So even if Apple doesn't buy Sony, if Apple doesn't buy EA. In order for Apple to enter the industry they need to aquire someone, they have no internal dev teams to make games. Apple is also the second largest company on earth and have alot of money to throw around, they could easily go on a shopping spree and aquire a large amount of developers to make up a new gaming branch of Apple.
I think a fourth competitor couldn't possibly be a good thing especially being the size of Apple. Four consoles have never existed side by side for more then a year or two. It would probubly mean the death of one of the big three. It would also mean other big publishers/developers would now be under Apple control rather then making games on all three platforms.
Imagine EA, UbiSoft , Activision or even Sega not making mutliplatform games anymore. Suddenly they are exclusive to Apple. It would be a huge upset to the whole industry and Apple financially would have a major advantage over Sony, MS or Nintendo.
-JC7
"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer
