Can Apple Succed on a Console war?

The industry is unstable with 3 strong console competitors, 4 could cause a collapse.

considering how many suckers buy their products.......probably

The industry is unstable with 3 strong console competitors, 4 could cause a collapse.

dercoo

You're going to get the same token gamer response on this forum about Appleselling overpriced tech fashionbut I think it is completely plausible that Apple could enter the fray with a competent gaming machine.

They have the in house resources to do so and now with big time developers on board making games for their illustrious app store, they have the third party backing as well. I don't think they ever will or want to join the "console wars," but they are certainly capable of it.

The industry is unstable with 3 strong console competitors, 4 could cause a collapse.

dercoo

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The industry is unstable with 3 strong console competitors, 4 could cause a collapse.

nintendo-4life

If they join they could beat sony's spot as the #1 most expensive console ever.genaroll

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The industry is unstable with 3 strong console competitors, 4 could cause a collapse.

nintendo-4life

Are you talking about the DC, it was not successful and killed (well it was all ready weak) SEGA console devision.

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The industry is unstable with 3 strong console competitors, 4 could cause a collapse.

Nerkcon

On the handheld market it surely can compete with nintendo or sonypsp. I don't think it would ever be as high as nintendo but very possible could match up to sony's handhelds. I work in a exxon plant and everyday everyone in my age bracket of 20-29 are found playing in the smoke pens some sort of game or two on their phones. As the masses grow in age and looking how companies see "smartphones", I can easily see Apples smartphones doing well in the handheld game sector. Just hard to find people "sneaking" ds's and psp's at work. The Iphone just seems to work well in this scenario (that and other smartphones that is).

It did, but that also meant the industry didn't collapse. Only one company did which, as sad as it was, didn't really hurt gaming all that much.

nintendo-4life

That's because Sega games are still around, Sega just stopped producing hardware...!

Why would Apple want to enter the console market? They make more than enough money from the Zombies that buy the new IPhone every year, and will probably start milking out the IPad with a new version every year also. That's a lot of money. Starting up a new console has to cost a lot of money that they may potentially never recover. They will stick with their cash cows.

You're missing one vital point: People who buy gaming rigs and game consoles aren't necessarrily the same as the ones who buy ipads

Why would Apple want to enter the console market? They make more than enough money from the Zombies that buy the new IPhone every year, and will probably start milking out the IPad with a new version every year also. That's a lot of money. Starting up a new console has to cost a lot of money that they may potentially never recover. They will stick with their cash cows.

coasterguy65

You're missing one vital point: People who buy gaming rigs and game consoles aren't necessarrily the same as the ones who buy ipads

DoomZaW

I can see how Apple could get some third party support, but how will they build up a third party? MS built up with Bungie and Rare, but I don't see Apple doing too great. They'd need a super killer app too. Halo was a miracle for Microsoft.

Most of the people I know who are Apple fans are not gamers. They don't buy consoles. They play the odd game on their phone whilst on the train or on their lunch break. They don't get home from work and fire up a console for a few hours of gaming. It is a different market.

They would need to develop a console that offers something more attractive than the competition, which would be very difficult as we have a crowded market with 3 consoles, all of which have their strengths and are good machines. Designing a console from scratch to compete with Sony, MS and Nintendo? That is going to take a ton of money, and even then it is risky.

Lets say they design a decent system, then we come to the games....

A new, unproven, player in the console market (even a company as big as Apple) is not going to get a ton of 3rd party support until the publishers can see the console is selling. They would have to get some sort of 1st party game development under way. They can either set up their own teams, or buy some developers, but either way it is going take time and money.

For this reason I don't see Apple making a console..... Unless....

It might work if they did a "joint venture" with another company. A partnership between Apple and Activision for example? Apple providing the hardware expertise, Activision providing 1st party games and valuable experience of milking gamers!

More competition is always welcome. Zero5000X

a console from apple could fit their gaming needs in their computer line up. But i doubt they could do success with their market politics. We know how people hated the start price of the PS3.

Most of the people I know who are Apple fans are not gamers. They don't buy consoles. They play the odd game on their phone whilst on the train or on their lunch break. They don't get home from work and fire up a console for a few hours of gaming. It is a different market

misiufraggle

They will buy anything Apple puts out. Apple will make them gamers.

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Most of the people I know who are Apple fans are not gamers. They don't buy consoles. They play the odd game on their phone whilst on the train or on their lunch break. They don't get home from work and fire up a console for a few hours of gaming. It is a different market

AHUGECAT

They will buy anything Apple puts out. Apple will make them gamers.

still it wouldnt be enough to compete with the 3s

They have the fanboys which means they're halfway there..KittenWishes

Win. Gotta love the Apple fanboys that spend too much time on the internet because they bought an overpriced product and lack games to play.

$900 at launch, casual games, watered down ports? No thanks. Apple doesn't belong in gaming. They have no first party devs so it would fail, and fail hard. Console gaming isn't exactly as dumbed downed as iPhone and iPod touch games.

More competition is always welcome. Zero5000X

I had to wonder: is having four companies competing in the console business better than three?

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Yes they could easily. But the current competition is too high. Someone would have to drop out.

[QUOTE="Zero5000X"]More competition is always welcome. thom_maytees

I had to wonder: is having four companies competing in the console business better than three?

[QUOTE="Zero5000X"]More competition is always welcome. thom_maytees

I had to wonder: is having four companies competing in the console business better than three?

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You're missing one vital point: People who buy gaming rigs and game consoles aren't necessarrily the same as the ones who buy ipads

Wabb1t

im saying that probably the majority of apples fanbase doesn't care alot for games, apple really doesn't either, if they had they would probably have done more for pushing the ipad/itouch as a gaming platform.

I think were having plenty of problems with 3, i dont think we need another.

Apple's Core Fanbase are not gamers.

Apple's Core Fanbase are not gamers.

LegatoSkyheart

Apple has it's own "gaming" machine right now, but who knows? maybe they succeed

if apple did make it into the console market they would hype some gimick the other systems dont have and they would sell there trendy under power machine for 650$ and all the apple fans will eat it up and say its the best thing to ever happen to gaming. then apple will make a new one every year .