Okwenza amageyimu we-Android abe mahhala-kuya-Play

Kungani ungakwazi nje ukukhokha imidlalo noma ngaphezulu.

Kungani imidlalo eminingi kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ku-Android, ukudlala mahhala? Ngenkathi kunezinhlelo eziningi zemidlalo ekhokhelwayo, kukhona futhi nokuningi kwemidlalo ekhululekile ku-Android kunalokho. Futhi ukutholakala kwe-Android kuye kwaphoqelela imidlalo eminingi esikhundleni sokuthi ibe mahhala-ukudlala kuwo wonke amapulatifomu weselula. Ngiyabona izici ezine eziyinhloko ezithandwayo ngokuthi kungani i-free-play idume kakhulu ku-Android.

01 ngo-04

Amafoni we-Android ashibhile kunama-iPhones

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Ku-Android, ukudlala mahhala yisimo esihluke kakhulu kusuka ku-iPhone ngenxa yokuthi abasebenzisi abaningi be-Android abanayo imali eningi njengabasebenzisi be-iOS. Cabanga ngakho: ukuba ube ne-iPhone, kufanele ube nemali yokukhokha okungenani i-$ 199 ngaphambili ngaphambili kwefoni, bese uthola insizakalo yenyanga ekhokhwa emva kokukhokha. Futhi amafoni amaningi ahamba nezindleko eziphakeme kakhulu, noma ngezintengo ezivuliwe ezingavaliwe. Qhathanisa lokhu ne-Android, lapho izingqikithi zebhajethi zikhona yonke indawo. Kulula kunoma ubani onesamba esincane semali ukuthenga ifoni ye-Android noma ithebhulethi. Ngokuthuthuka kwezobuchwepheshe beselula, amafoni namathebulethi ongayithenga manje empeleni angakwazi ukwenza imisebenzi eyisisekelo namageyimu aphansi. Futhi nge-MVNO kanye nezinhlelo ezikhokhwa ngaphambili eziphansi kakhulu manje, kungenzeka kunoma ubani onenzuzo encane yokuqonda ukuze abe nefoni ehlelekile kanye nohlelo.

Manje, nansi inkinga: uma othile ehlunga phansi komgqomo ngefoni yakhe ye-Android, ngeke ngempela abe nemali yokukhokha imidlalo ngaphambili, akunjalo? Ngisho noma bengakhokhi ukuthenga kwangaphakathi nohlelo futhi bakhokhela abasebenzisi lapho, bangabaluleka ngezinye izindlela. Bangakwazi ukubuka izikhangiso, kokubili ukuvinjelwa kwezikhangiso zevidiyo, okufaka imali kumthuthukisi. Ngakho-ke, ukudlala mahhala kuyinhlobo ye-equalizer: ngenkathi ukukhokhela abadlali emidlalweni eminingi kungenza ngcono, wonke umuntu angadlala.

Lokhu akusho ukuthi i-Android isungulwe kahle emazweni afana ne-India ne-China, lapho idoli liqhubeka khona kakhulu kunalo emazweni asentshonalanga. Ngenkathi izitolo zokusebenza zivame ukunikeza amanye amathrekhi amanani entengo, umdlalo ongu-$ 0.99 up ngaphambili ubiza okuningi kumuntu ovela kulezo zindawo.

Ngakho-ke, ukuze isikhalazo kulaba ababukeli abaningi abangeke babe nemali eningi yokuyisebenzisa emidlalweni, ukudlala mahhala kuyimpendulo.

02 ka 04

Njengoba imidlalo encane ifinyelela ku-zero, kanjalo nentengo.

I-Digital Legends Entertainment

Amageyimu okushintsha ngokushesha ekudlalweni mahhala kungengxenye enkulu yokwanda kokusabalalisa kwe-digital. Kwenzekani ukuthi njengoba sekulula kubathuthukisi ukwenza futhi bethengise imidlalo ngaphandle kokuba yingxenye yenkampani enkulu, futhi ngaphandle kokuhamba nabashicileli, bakwazi ukwenza imidlalo ngokukhululeka. Baye bakwazi ukwenza imidlalo encane kunalokho lapho bekuzodingeka benze okuthile okudinga ukukhiqizwa kwemidiya yangokwenyama ukuze bayisakaze. Kwenzekani ukuthi sekube nenani elikhulayo lemidlalo ezitolo zeselula.

Manje, cabanga emuva embonini yomculo lapho uNapster efika, futhi kungazelelwe ungaba nomculo wonke womhlaba mahhala. Kungani ukhokhela umculo uma ungadingeki? Kungani ukhokhela ama CD amaningi uma umculo wedijithali ungabiza kancane? Kungani uthola umculo manje uma amasevisi okubhaliselwe ashibhile? U-$ 9.99 ngenyanga uyinani elihambayo futhi uvame ukuza nezivivinyo ezincane ezisheshayo nezinye amabhonasi. I-Google inikeza i-YouTube ngaphandle kwezikhangiso kunoma ubani obhalisela i-Google Music. Ababhalisi bekhamera behla njengezimpukane njenge-Netflix, i-Amazon ne-Hulu zinikela ngokuqukethwe okuningi ekusebenziseni abantu futhi ezishibhile kakhulu kunokubhaliselwa kwekhebula.

Kuyafana nemidlalo. Njengoba ukuhlinzekwa kwenyuka ngokuphawulekayo, isidingo sokukhokha imali eningi yemidlalo yehle. Amanani aqala ukwehla ku-$ 0.99, futhi njengoba ukuthenga kwangaphakathi nohlelo kutholakala kubathuthukisi, ngokushesha baba indlela yokukhokha. Umdlali ojwayelekile akadingeki ukuba asebenzise imali emidlalweni phezulu naphambili.

03 ka 04

I-piracy iyinkinga ekhethekile ku-Android

Ustwo Imidlalo

Imiphumela ye-piracy yinto engaziwa kakhulu-ingabe iyathinta ukuthengisa, noma ingabantu nje abangazange bakhokhele nakanjani ukuthola umdlalo mahhala? I-China, lapho i-Google Play ilahlekile ngezinye izikhathi, ngokuvamile iwumthombo omkhulu wokuphanga. Kungenzeka ukuthi abathuthukisi bayesaba into abakufanelekile, kodwa bebekhona.

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi, ku-Android, kulula kakhulu kubaqaphi ukuthola imidlalo yamahhala, ngoba ama-APK angafakwa nanoma ubani, ngokuphambene ne-iOS lapho kunzima khona ukulayisha imidlalo. Futhi abasebenzisi be-Android bayimidlalo yokuphoqa. Njengalokhu, abathuthukisi abathile bazokwenza imidlalo yabo ikhululeke ku-Android ngezikhangiso, uma kuqhathaniswa nokukhokhwa kwi-iOS. Mhlawumbe abasebenzisi abesekelayo abakabalulekile njengomsebenzisi ngamunye, kodwa kungcono ukwenza imali esikhundleni sokufaka ingozi yokwenza zero kubantu abangathola umdlalo mahhala noma kunjalo.

04 ka 04

Amageyimu okudlala mahhala azuzisa kakhulu ngoba adala umnotho wawo

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Isizathu esiyinhloko sokuthi kungani ukudlala ngaphandle kokudlala kungakabikho nje, kodwa kuzinzile, ukuthi umdlalo ngamunye uvikelekile futhi ugxilwe kwezinye imidlalo emakethe. Umdlalo okhokhelwayo ngokushesha uqhathaniswa neminye imidlalo nakwezinga lentengo yalo. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, ngoba imidlalo yamahhala yokudlala ayinomnotho wayo, umbuzo awuba "yilokhu okubalulekile ngokuqondene nenye into," kodwa "lokhu kuyigugu kimi?" Ngakho-ke, umqondo wokusebenzisa imali engaphezu kwemali ekhokhwayo yemidlalo ikhokhelwe kakhulu. Futhi ngokuchitha imali okungenamkhawulo, kungenzeka ukuthi imikhomo echitha amakhulu namashumi emdlalweni owodwa ukuba ikhona, lapho ama-dollar ayikhulu anganelisa abantu abaningi abanemiholo ekhokhelwayo isikhathi eside.

Nakuba ukuchaza indlela le midlalo yokwenza imali kuyinselelo, futhi isenzo sokulinganisela; umdlalo ovulekile kakhulu kubadlali ngeke wenze imali, kodwa umdlalo onamandla ngokweqile ekwenzeni imali ungavala abadlali. Futhi, ukuthola ukulandwa okwanele kuyinselele ngaphakathi, futhi ikakhulukazi lapho inamba yabadlali abancane ikhokha nhlobo. Kodwa uma isebenza, isebenza kahle kakhulu, nemidlalo eyenza izigidi ngonyaka kanye nangaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezibucayi kakhulu.

Kunezizathu zangempela zokuthi kungani ukudlala mahhala kuvelele kangaka.

Ngisho noma ungakhathaleli imidlalo yamahhala, kuzoba njalo ukuthi udlale futhi ujabulele. Kodwa kunesizathu sokuthi amageyimu okudlala mahhala amaningi kakhulu.