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Will the Apple TV Become a Gaming Platform?

Posted by Soulskill on from the yeah-it'll-hold-up-my-xbox dept.

An anonymous reader writes "New data strings uncovered in the recently released iOS 4.3 beta 3 suggest that Apple may have grand ambitions for its little hobby known as the Apple TV: the device may soon transform into a gaming platform."

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  1. Didn't we already see this? by ksd1337 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Apple already tried a gaming platform back in the day. It was called the Pippin.

    Is this idea gonna fly?

    1. Re:Didn't we already see this? by mjwx · · Score: 3, Informative

      basicaly another gaming niche that currently belongs to nintendo that apple will tackle and probably be successfull.

      Right,

      You do know that when facing competition that Apple, historically loses.

      The only two companies really making money out of gaming machines at the moment are Nintendo and IBM.

      Nintendo have a massive back catalogue of extremely popular games from over 20 years of released consoles and several extremely profitable 1st party IP's (Mario, Zelda). Apple has a bunch of Flash games written by 3rd parties. In this regard, Apple only competes with the Wii virtual console, not with actual Wii or DS games.

      IBM, oh yes them. They make the chips for the PS3, Xbox360 and Wii.

      --
      Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
  2. Re:More walled gardens anyone? by sortius_nod · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually, Halo was originally supposed to be a Mac RTS. Quick google will serve you well.