What do you mean by that?.
The whole dev kit issue of consoles versus just needing a Mac with a free sdk that iOS/OSX has.
Plus software is not as tightly controlled, though thats not as true for MS if you include Xbox Community games.
What do you mean by that?.
lolGood to have more competition. However, I dread the day when the gaming side have to deal with a flood of Apple fanatics.
This is probably the worst assessment of the market I've read here in quite some time.I dont believe it.
How are they going to do a "kinect like system" when everybody hates it, and MS prolly owns all the patents?
Beyond that, it would be a failure anyway since it sounds like a weak piece of crap.
Apple has never been a fit for the games business: Cornerstones of (core, console) gaming:
Lots of hardware losses, razor/blade model, hot, noisy, powerful hardware. Appealing to the younger male demographic.
Apple hates all of those things. Apple doesn't sell hardware they arent making a huge profit on, which is impossible if you want to play in the traditional console space. They also appeal to women first/
Good to have more competition. However, I dread the day when the gaming side have to deal with a flood of Apple fanatics.
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Good to have more competition. However, I dread the day when the gaming side have to deal with a flood of Apple fanatics.
Nintendo can be sustained by their IPs.
Sony and Microsoft have the most to lose if Apple start throwing their weight about.
No 3 consoles is enough. Can't let the market get over saturated.
i'm in for a new contender
Over saturate and let history repeat itself and the game industry bubble goes boom.
The simplified HDTV would spare users from having to use complex remotes for multiple devices like DVD players and cable boxes. Isaacson wrote that Jobs "wanted to do for television sets what he had done for computers, music players, and phones: make them simple and elegant."
"It will have the simplest user interface you could imagine," Jobs was quoted as saying. "I finally cracked it."
I'm guessing this game console is going to be more like a future Apple TV that's app/game enabled.
This rumor from Cult of Mac got brought up in the thread about Tim Cook Meeting with Valve but a serious rumor about Apple actually building a full on video game console to enter the market against Sony, MS, & Nintendo is big enough to warrant it's own thread:
http://www.cultofmac.com/160760/why-apple-ceo-tim-cook-met-with-valve-exclusive/
I remember Jobs talking about the console market in the iPhone keynote. Back then it was "actually a little smaller than you think, not such a big market."
My body is ready for the titanic Apple vs. Steambox vs. Wii U vs. PS4 vs. Nextbox battle to the death.
Just need to get Sega some money so they can join in too.
Nintendo either does its own thing or Apple buys Nintendo. Sorry, no other options available.
How much will this box cost?
Looking at all the SteamPlay games I own (purchase the game once own it on Win and Mac) the potential of an Apple TV console with a traditional x86 architecture running OSX and Steam sounds pretty appealing.
Buying the box and logging in to Steam would give me access to like 30 games, some of which I haven't played yet. This may be a compelling selling point with backwards compatibility seemingly going down the drain for 720/ps4.
I dont believe it.
How are they going to do a "kinect like system" when everybody hates it, and MS prolly owns all the patents?
Beyond that, it would be a failure anyway since it sounds like a weak piece of crap.
Apple has never been a fit for the games business: Cornerstones of (core, console) gaming:
Lots of hardware losses, razor/blade model, hot, noisy, powerful hardware. Appealing to the younger male demographic.
Apple hates all of those things. Apple doesn't sell hardware they arent making a huge profit on, which is impossible if you want to play in the traditional console space. They also appeal to women first/
Haha, since when? Leander Kahney is a respected asshole but I can't remember any time they just "made shit up"
You mean the highest specced machine available for the money? Why would that be a bad thing?If it's priced anything like the ipad, no thanks.
All of the 18-24 males with iPhones and iPads don't exist apparently.
4 consoles is too many.
Someone would have to die or merge.
Poor Sony.
Why would Apple want to enter the money pit none as gaming? Consoles, if it would be one, are a whole different ballgame. They would have to have to a physical drive as there is no way it would survive without one yet. They then enter a new world where Gamestop puts pressure on their neck. They would have to deal with used games...
Basically, a myriad amount of stuff they controlled before would be taken out of their hands. They would have to also sell as a loss or risk becoming a joke of a system when it comes to price.
I can't see it. But it would wonderful if the drama unfolded at E3 sine I'm going this year. =D
They then enter a new world where Gamestop puts pressure on their neck. They would have to deal with used games...
Problem is, these males own a console for serious gaming.
I don't know the context of that picture but if Jobs was seriously claiming that in 2006 only 26 million consoles were sold then that just proves how much Jobs used blatant lying to hype up his product.
What used games? You're talking about the company that wants to eradicate disc based media. Apple would never release this thing with a disc drive if true, why would they? Their online infrastructure makes Xbox Live, PSN and Nintendo's all look like child's play. They could handle large downloadable games with ease on their networks.
noWouldn't the iPhone equivalent of a console basically be those straight to TV connected kids games quality type of games?