Full FeedWill Apple’s second attempt at a gaming platform work?
You all remember the Apple Pippin, the greatest biggest flop of a game system ever, don’t you? Since then Apple has stayed relatively far away from the gaming market all together. However, I believe some of there products have, coincidentally, brought them somewhat back into it. Look at the iPhone and its accelerometer. Those two devices together make a great pair for a handheld gaming system and developers have already begun to take advantage of that with games like Spore (in the keynote). Still, I think there is yet one more product that could soon be a nice little gaming device, and that’s the Apple TV.
A recent patent filing by Apple suggest a 3D gaming controller for their Apple TV that would supposedly be much like the Wii’s system. This would be great for casual gaming on the Apple TV. Think about it. This device was made to be put in a living room with a large HD TV and home entertainment system. It has the iTunes Store on it with a full library of podcasts, etc. Why not add games to that list of items that can be purchased with this device? It already has everything it needs besides the most vital part, the games and the controller (Apple remote?). With those two additions, I feel it could one day become a serious competitor to the Wii. Now, this probably won’t happen anytime soon if at all, but it’s a possibility. What do you think?
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What do I think? I think I’m tired of the swill I’m seeing on this site, coming from this writer especially. None of these “original” posts are thought provoking or interesting in any way. Put some thought into it or just write the news.
on May 12, 2008 at 11:20 AM - LINKI agree with the previous poster. It’s really stupid to think that, just because Apple patents a 3D joystick, it will convert the crappy, underpowered and definitely unsuitable for games AppleTV thing in something able to compete with ... nintendo !! It’s an industry where they are less than rookies. But I see a lot of future for embedded devices outside the game segment, particularly e-commerce.
on May 13, 2008 at 08:15 AM - LINK