Apple..... Gaming System?

[Viper92107]

They could wreck other ones.....if they actually make it right.

So any thoughts on if they should make one?

[The prez 12521]

They could wreck other ones.....if they actually make it right.

So any thoughts on if they should make one?

If it's not like any other gmaing system they have done, then yes. But, slow approoval times that are biased, limitations galore, half games, a dump called the app store, and more make this horrible. But I love it :)

[DrMonkey]

They did have one, but it didn't turn out so well.

http://www.intuitive.com/blog/images/apple-bandai-pippin-production-prototype.png

I'm guessing apple will just stick to the iPod Touch as their gaming system for now.

[Kamazar]

All great consoles took time to involve into what they are today. Something new would have to be beyond mind-blowing to even survive in the market. Kinda like the iPod Touch with the AppStore (but then again, it's not a dedicated console).

[sam the lion]

I'd wait and see what will happen with iPad gaming.

[Spamcan]

Apple doesn't care about your television, they've done everything humanly possible to stay clear of that market. What you've got to ask is, what's the motivation? In the case of the Apple TV they absolutely needed a product that could run their DRMed content through a TV and so far that's the only thing their interested in bringing to a set top box. Microsoft saw the XBOX not only as a gaming system but a gateway to eventually selling downloadable content and DRMed media and they've become quite adept at doing both. From a philosophical standpoint Apple is a lot like Nintendo, they release the products they want and you can ether jump on board or get the hell out of the way and the consumers opinion means absolute dick to them. If anything what makes the App store a success is how much they took from the existing console marketplaces that have been growing since 2005.

[jmarquiso]

Always thought the Mac Mini - with its compatibility with most TVs - was an attempt to move the Mac to the living room. iPad works much better.

[Deewin]

It's rumored that Apple isn't really into the gaming business and wasn't happy about how people were embracing the ipod touch as a gaming platform but they went with it anyways. I guess that's where the money is at these days so they hired a person who used to work for ID software to help create more Apple branded ipod touch/iphone games.

One of the reasons why consumers love ipod touch games is because Apple allows anyone to make games for them and set them at any price and we get to see developers compete with each other buy undercutting the prices for the games to get noticed more on the App store. I don't know how well this strategy would work for a console though because 99 percent of the indy made games on xbox live are really bad.

[WunDaii]

Well technically anybody could wreck the other gaming consoles... if they made it right.

But Apple's would have to be different, in a good and spontaneous way.