If Apple were to put out a game system,would you buy it?
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They would: release new consoles as often as PS3 releases firmware updates; only make exclusives, most of which would be too hipster for me to care about; only have one button; be able to run the OS of other consoles but not have their hardware capacity or read BluRay; and lastly, track my location at all times.
In all seriousness though, the iPad IS their gaming console, they just don't know it yet.
In all seriousness though, the iPad IS their gaming console, they just don't know it yet.
Damn. Ninja'd.CM156 said:If I'm not mistaken, they've already tried that.
That, and we'd see a new version every few months.
OT: I feel apple is an evil company, we must stop giving them money. now.
And all of those qwirky no lifers that make crap for smartphones and PADS couldn't make a real game. I don't want to play angry birds on my console.
Who makes game for apple? Bungi? Ha, yeah up until they rented their souls to microsoft!
People don't keep up arguments this long on The Escapist anymore? Oh I remember the good ol' days, when arguments would go on for pages and pages...Timi Pungracic said:it's more that other people cant keep up xDSimalacrum said:It is getting long, but I can keep on going! >Timi Pungracic said:this is getting so long xDSimalacrum said:1. Apple does annual updates. And besides, most other companies in the computer industry bring out some new version of something every year too. Doesn't mean you have to get them.Timi Pungracic said:
2. They're expensive because they're well made. Furthermore, Apple also innovates and changes markets; MP3 players, tablets and phones were all dramatically changed by Apple. I'd rather pay a little bit more money to a company that tries something new, than pay less to a company that does the same-old year after year.
3. You've seen tablets half the price with extras. Have you actually tried using one of them? Pretty much all the Android tablets I've laid my hands on so far have felt clunky, slow, and complicated, despite their fancy attachments and big numbers. Besides the newest iPad is by far the most portable tablet of them all, which is incredibly important for a, well, portable device. You're not really going to be messing around with a USB stick on-the-move, in real life scenarios, so such features are kinda useless (as are cameras). And all these tablets either matched or exceeded thebase model iPad in pricewait a minute, I meant the opposite! A lot of them exceeded the top-range iPad models, sorry about that. Anything cheaper generally sacrificed significant features, like screen size.
4. Quality as in build quality, looks, feel, etc. Which, I always argue, is far more important than people give credit for; do people say that the looks and feel of a car don't matter? No, the looks of a car are a very important feature. So why should a computer be made of ugly black/grey plastic and be judged only on speed and practicalities? Macs are expensive because they feel nice to use, with their back-lit keyboards and aluminium finish, as well as their easy-to-use, fancy OS.
5. I hope I've made an impression as a 'mature' Apple fanboy. However, I wasn't referring to 'mature' on that level; I was referring to the type of games 'mature' gamers play, aka. 'hardcore' games (I hate that term so I avoid using it whenever possible). I wouldn't buy a Mac console if all it had was Farmville
1. does annual updates that you MUST get and renders anything before obsolete, not with oher companies
2. I'd rather buy from someone who does something old but make it good, than something new and innovative that's utter shit(not saying that apple products are shit)
3. yes i tried using them, they were better actually, and some extras turned them actually into a laptop(the extras were usually free)
4. looks are important.. for some things. I dn't care however how pretty my computer is, and i sure as hell won't pay 80% of the price for the preetines
5. And most hardcore game playing people I see are teenagers, that shout in their mic for every single thing that happens
sorry for all my punctuation mistakes and so on
1. Annual updates does not mean the old version being obsolete. My MacBook Pro isn't as snappy as the newest version, not does it have Thunderbolt, but it still runs the latest software. Apple still sells the last-gen iPhone as cheaper alternatives too, and they work perfectly fine. "Obsolete" is something like the Touchpad, which won't be receiving any more support at all.
2. Apple products aren't shit is the thing, but still new and innovative
3. My personal experience with Android tablets has been that of frustration. Classic example: I was using a Motorola Xoom, and I couldn't even work out how to type a the web address on the browser. Furthermore, point about tablets is that their not meant to be laptops; laptops are too heavy and big to be practical for portability. In essence, their the next-gen desktops nowadays. Having extras is pointless if they're not useful in day-to-day use. Using the camera on any tablet makes you look like a bit stupid, and stuff like USB drives are, well, actually closing in on being obsolete now with cloud storage and whatnot. Why add features you never use, even if they are free? Its pointless.
4. I sense you're over-exaggerating the price... on average a Mac might be about 30% more expensive than an equivalent product (well, for computers at least). Style and looks are only part of the equation; I also prefer the Mac for its software.
5. Which is why I said 'mature' games with the ' ' marks, to suggest sarcasm
1. actually with the macs it DOES mean it's obsolete, new software not compatible with 3 year old macs... shit my pc is old 7 years i think
2. new, of yourse, innovative not really
3. why must i have such a bad memory, used one tablet, i don't think it was android based even, forgot the god damn name, it was surely not a big name developer
4. not really, my computer costed no more than 800? i think, but it can run new games and software at a pretty good rate(got a solid 60 fps out of crysis 2 with most settings high)
5. only hardcore game in there was call of duty, other games are already a bit more sophisticated and dont hold the players hand throughout the game in fear he might get lost(yes i'm calling gta a sophisticated game)
...Lets get on with this before I start feeling old again.
1. I'm hoping my Mac will last a similar amount of time, it will certainly run the latest software in 3 years time. Our oldest Mac in the house has only just conked it in terms of not being able to run the newest Mac OS X, (you need a Intel Core 2 Duo processor to run it, ol' Mac has an Intel Core Duo) but it certainly still works.
2. Apple is one of the most innovative companies around. They were the first company to use the mouse which changed computing forever, for one. Then the iPod, which had a 95% market share for a hell of a long time, then the iPhone, which completely changed smartphones (early pre-iPhone Android phones looked like BlackBerry's), and, well, the iPad...:
You get the idea.
(Oh, also, Apple is transferring from Hard Drives to Solid State Drives faster than any other company)
3. The only non-Android based tablet worth mentioning was the TouchPad by HP if I remember correctly. That went kaput in 6 months.
4. That still isn't "80% of the expense", my MacBook can run the latest software and all that as well. I don't really play games on it much, except strategy games (and the only strategy game I really need is Rome: Total War
)5. Well, 'sophisticated games' then. I actually rather like that term!
I would say no because Apple is notorious for it's closed minded thinking. It would probably try to lock developers into releasing games only for their system which would reduce the amount of developers that would work with them. They would probably use inferior hardware, and price it way too high, kinda like they do with their current products. Apple's business tactics might work for the mobile device platform, but I think it would fall flat in the console market.
no for 5 reasons.
Probably be white and made out of crappy plastic
PRobably be named Igame
Probably be 5x more expensive then any other gaming system
It Would be OSX based so barely any companies wo uld want to produce games for it
and most important ONLY HIPPSTERS WOULD BUY IT.
Probably be white and made out of crappy plastic
PRobably be named Igame
Probably be 5x more expensive then any other gaming system
It Would be OSX based so barely any companies wo uld want to produce games for it
and most important ONLY HIPPSTERS WOULD BUY IT.
This should have been a poll. My answer - no way, for all the same reasons everyone else has already given. Screw Apple and their overpriced walled gardens.
No because like their comps many companies don't make compatible games for it. And using bootcamp or parallels.... well why didn't you just get a Windows comp right.
And many game companies again just wouldn't make games to go on it.
And many game companies again just wouldn't make games to go on it.
If they put out a reasonably priced system with a variety of games and enough power to play them, yes.
That probably wouldn't happen, but if so I would certainly buy it.
That probably wouldn't happen, but if so I would certainly buy it.
it would be WAY expensive but be secure, innovative and origional, however, Apple would not allow certain things to be played via it, so it wouldn't go too well
lol No. What would be the point? It would have to have something unqiue to try and put a foot in the gaming competition.
Who's gone to go out and get a PS3/360 console, just with a different name and look, lacks all the games and exclusives and pretty much every game for it will be on the PS3 and 360.
Who's gone to go out and get a PS3/360 console, just with a different name and look, lacks all the games and exclusives and pretty much every game for it will be on the PS3 and 360.
Pippin's old news, but personally I consider the iPhone to be pretty much a gaming system these days. Its games are even being introduced to awards for hand-helds.
But if you're talking about a PS3 and Xbox 360 competitor, then hell no. I consider Apple hardware shoddy enough as it is, so why would I buy their console when there are perfectly good other ones out there?
But if you're talking about a PS3 and Xbox 360 competitor, then hell no. I consider Apple hardware shoddy enough as it is, so why would I buy their console when there are perfectly good other ones out there?
Well, ignoring any possible financial restraints, I would obviously need more information. I can't base my judgement solely on the fact that Apple made it.
But given what this iConsole would PROBABLY be like, I would have to say no. It would probably be on the Wii side of the console scale, if you know what I mean, and I already have an iPod touch.
But given what this iConsole would PROBABLY be like, I would have to say no. It would probably be on the Wii side of the console scale, if you know what I mean, and I already have an iPod touch.
