EA: Apple can challenge Sony, MS in console war

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Joelcool7 said:

battousai147 said:

I love my mac, ive used apple computers since they were using the old g4 procecessor made by ibm, they have always been very solid pieces of hardware but more importantly the software has always been top notch, stable, fluid and very user friendly.  Now i know that most of you (from what ive read) hate apple for some reason or other, but for me their products have been second to none, and if they were to enter the gaming market they would bring one of the best engineering teams in the field of electonics, and im not just talking about product design but technology first and foremost. 

 

You know those wonderful touch screen phones that most of us use(whether its an iphone or not)  apple is the company responsible for mainstreaming that technology.  Their products are inovative, sleek, easy to use and have excellent build quality, and for the very few times i have had to use it the customer service has always been top notch, i don't see how apple entering the console market good be anything but good, through their inovation, design and resources they could push console gaming to a new level and push sony and ms to new hights as well good competion almost always breeds excellent products for the consumer, but for now, Im PS3 all the way.

No offence but you have 2-posts on VGChartz, so I take everything you say with alot of salt. Also you are like the only person here who thinks Apple entering is a good thing.

At the OT, I gotta say man EA neglecting Nintendo and only talking about competing with Sony and Microsoft really shows EA still doesn't take Nintendo seriously. I mean you'd think he would at least mention the biggest player in the console industry.

As for Apple being the only company that could enter the console industry and have a chance. I think Activision , EA and maybe even UbiSoft and Sega could if they put all their money and IP's behind it, launch a successful platform. Also other companies like Disney for example if they put their money where their mouth is could enter the industry.

Basically any entertainment company with a few billion to through around and has connections to the games industry could jump in. Sure they'd fight a hell of a fight to get anywhere and not fail but I think Apple isn't the only one who could.

Example Panasonic Jungle, if Panasonic aquired some studios or invested money in bringing exclusive games to a handheld. Even Panasonic could enter the industry. I think OnLive is going to be mildly successful with their platform too. How about a Steam Platform.

Now I think Apple is ill equiped to enter the industry and it would take a take over of a publisher perhaps EA and judging from the statements it is probubly on the table. But I think Activision could do a better job at launching a platform.

So no Apple is not the only company that could enter. Also back to earlier I think Nintendo would be their biggest threat not Microsoft or  Sony.

So thats your argument, ive posted twice so the opinions i have and the facts that i posted have no meaning and no validity in this forum.  I guess if thats what you have then thats what you have, but it seems a bit thin.  Now onto your post, you claimed apple would be ill equiped to jump into the console market, but according to yahoo, apple is the second largest company in the world right now, when speaking of their total assets.  With this kind of funding they really could buy their way into the industry and publishers, I mean isn't this how MS got into the game in the first place, but whether apple does this or not is a different story all together, i think only time, and how much profit can really be made will tell, but i stand by my belief that it would only be good for the console gaming industry..