| kowenicki said: This is more relevant to the ipad, I can already use my ipad through my TV with an HDMI cable. So just bring out a controller and its good to go. |
Except then all the developers need to start designing for it. And it's rarely just a matter of mapping controls, when you change the interface you often need to rebalance everything in the game around the strengths and weaknesses of that interface. For developer and end user alike, things can get very messy, very quickly.
Edit: And since many people seem to have a problem imagining connecting an iDevice to a TV:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD098ZM/A/apple-digital-av-adapter
But the superior solution for anything non-gaming (and even many games) is:
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/apple_tv
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