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It's definitely the lack of a bundled controller. The Siri remote is completely unsuitable for the great majority of games. While third-party controllers exist,
by nilkn 8y ago
It's definitely the lack of a bundled controller. The Siri remote is completely unsuitable for the great majority of games. While third-party controllers exist, it's not a viable proposition for a studio to make a controller-required game when so few Apple TV owners have such a controller. (And in fact, while this may or may not be true today, I believe at least initially Apple required all games to be playable with just the Siri remote, so controller support could never be more than optional.)
If Apple had bundled in a controller and funded a few high quality games that don't have microtransactions, it probably could be a pretty serious game console.
- b_tterc_p 8y ago“A few high quality games” seems like it’s handwaving a rather large part, no?
- nilkn 8y agoI don’t think so. Apple has a vast budget. Even just bundling a controller would’ve made a significant difference with no funding of games. I also don’t think they would’ve needed to fund entirely new games, just support a few indie ports to kick it off, similar to what Nintendo did with the Switch.
- protomyth 8y agoConsidering that are paying for TV show development, video games should not be beyond them.
- dawnerd 8y agoThe Siri remote is barely usable for content consumption alone. The trackpad is the most frustrating part of a remote I’ve ever used.