Dota 2 Being Tested on Tablets

[Hectic Glenn]

In a quick word with Gabe Newell at the VGAs on Friday, Kotaku revealed that Valve have been working on getting Dota 2 running on tablets but haven't been particularly successful.

Gabe said "We were working on getting Dota 2 running on some tablets. That ended up being kind of a disappointment. But the good news is that tablets are getting faster very quickly, so I think we'll get the kind of performance we want and other game developers want in the near future."

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Always good to see Valve venturing into new areas of the market, although I'm somewhat skeptical how playable Dota 2 would be on a touch device. As a viewing client (as seen during The International 2) however, I would be very interested rather than having to use twitch.

 

[Vegeta897]

As a spectator, cool.

As a playing device? They must be joking.

 

[Omnomnick]

Since it was never stated that it would just be the spectator client, I think jumping the gun and saying they were trying to get it playable is just stupid. Valve aren't dumb, they wouldn't even bother attempting that without some kind of....hardware...add-on...

I also like how Kotaku said it would be easy to play Dota 2 on a tablet since it isn't "demanding on your fingers". Has anyone at Kotaku ever played a match of Dota 2?

 

[Vegeta897]

I also like how Kotaku said it would be easy to play Dota 2 on a tablet since it isn't "demanding on your fingers". Has anyone at Kotaku ever played a match of Dota 2?

Tap on enemies to attack, tap on items or abilities to use them! Simple!

 

[Omnomnick]

Tap on enemies to attack, tap on items or abilities to use them! Simple!

Just like Angry Birds.

 

[KnightChameleon42]

If this succeeds, I can imagine them integrating full steam support for iOS and Android devices.