| theprof00 said: kitler, while those are all really great reasons, it leaves a company like apple in a state like, "shit let's do it, where do we start". Then we have another overpriced console that does the same thing as another one but forces us to pick between hardware as if we didn't pay enough in hardware as it is. |
i think you're missing my point though.
the iphone/itouch has been out for 2 years (i think) without any apps store. and yet people were buying it. now suddenly those tens of millions of people (guessing here, idk the actual numbers) wake up one day and find out they already have a gaming device in their pockets. instant market.
okay sure, maybe the hardcorez wont buy one specificaly to game but it doesn't matter. nintendo has already proved that you can make billions of dollars a year selling games without the hardcorez.
games or no games - i will have an iphone this febuary once my current contact expires. you can be sure that i will check out any apps the iphone supports and will gladly put out a few bucks for a quality title. it's not as direct of an approach as when MS entered the gaming market but slowly and surely apple is going to become a major player because there is basically no way for them to fail: their product will find its way into consumers hand with or without developer support.
