When you play Pokemon GO, you go out and walk and exercise, (making you walk and exercise is an integral part of the gameplay.) You meet new people who are amassed at Pokestops, (i.e., Pokemon hot spots.) You get to hook up with pretty girl - in real life instead of online or via your headset - who are also playing Pokemon GO - girls who would ignore you otherwise. You get to see them face-to-face so there is no cheating or fake photos there. That is the difference. Pokemon is an entirely new kind of game. The hardest part of talking to new people and girls is finding the right openers. Pokemon GO provides all the pickup lines you need to talk to them: "What's your level?" "What team are you on?" "Are you Team Blue/Red/Yellow?" "What's your higher CP?" "Hey, you want to work together to take down that gym?" "I'm Team Mystic too! Team Instinct is controlling that gym over there. You wanna take down that gym and get some free Pokecoins together?" "Do you know there is another Pokestop hot spots here, let me show you on my phone..." "Here, this is the best way to swipe/throw a Pokeball to catch the Pokemon..." FYI: female Pokemon players OUTNUMBER male Pokemon players. How many games have more female players than male player? You are missing out all those opportunities when you are not playing Pokemon GO. Last week I did not know anything about Pokemon. This week I have gotten the phone numbers of about half a dozen young, pretty girl whom I met personally at Pokestops. Can you say the same for Halo or any other game? Pokemon GO is hot right now, and it opens up new horizons and new opportunities (especially if you are a dude.) If and when Windows Phone finally get Pokemon GO, the opportunities will be gone.