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It's not going to get any easier for them: iPhone 4S and iPad2 apps that play with Apple TV look to encroach on living room consoles. http://www.engadget.com/
by saturdaysaint 15y ago
It's not going to get any easier for them: iPhone 4S and iPad2 apps that play with Apple TV look to encroach on living room consoles. http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/07/real-racing-2-shows-off-iphone-4s-graphical-chops-brings-split/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/07/real-racing-2-shows-off-i... Fortunately for them, the iPod Touch can't do the mirroring so they have a year to defend the living room.
Project forward a generation or two, though, with improved and widespread Apple TV and better graphics, and it's hard to see how the Xbox and Playstation won't be affected - the Infinity Blade 2 demo might not be state of the art, but it be enough for functionally similar ports of console games. I think we're at most 3 years away from having iOS be the lead platform for Madden and/or FIFA.
- zyb09 15y agoOnly if Apple (and not some random third party) releases a wireless gamepad as an accessory for iOS devices. Then it could really take of.
- saturdaysaint 15y agoDid you watch the video? If the game video is beamed to the TV, the iPad and even iPhone can be very competent controllers. Once you can use the gyroscope/accelerometer freely and use the entire screen for gestures (without worrying you're obscuring the gameplay), they can make fantastic gamepads. Plus, since every kid is using their own device, everyone has instant access to their preferences.