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man-bear-pig on 27 July 2012

When apple make iPad/iPhones connectable to a TV and release a controller, then console gaming is officially over. Sony, MS & Ninty may as well cancel their incoming console releases...



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sethnintendo on 27 July 2012
man-bear-pig said:
When apple make iPad/iPhones connectable to a TV and release a controller, then console gaming is officially over. Sony, MS & Ninty may as well cancel their incoming console releases...


There are just as many Apple haters as there are Apple lovers.  I would rather die from a horrible disease than give Apple any money even if they had a cure.



bananaking21 on 27 July 2012
kowenicki said:
bananaking21 said:
i cant wait till they make this then call them selfs "innovative" and "magical" then go on and sue sony for "copying" there design and technology. they are gonna claim sony use 700 patents in there dualshock controller.....


I wish people would read OP's properly.  Even after it has been explained we still get posts like this.

...and its "their" not "there", "themselves" not "them selfs"

I don't usually like to be the grammar police, but your post wound me up with its banality. 

carry on.


lol english is my second language so go easy on me with the grammer will ya? lol and i actually read patent after i posted ya i know kinda dumb lol i was to eager to mock that i just said whats on my mind before reading the thread



kitler53 on 27 July 2012
crissindahouse said:
Soundwave said:

You guys are misinterpreting the patent, the patent is for Apple devices to interface with a generic type of controller.

It does not mean that they're making a controller in the Dual Shock design, this is common for patents though (ie: Microsoft has XBox patents where the 360 appears to be interfacing with a cell phone device -- that looks exactly like an iPhone).

It *is* significant in the sense that if Apple is developing a Bluetooth controller or allowing third parties to make Bluetooth game pads that interface with the iPhone/iPad/Mac/AppleTV/iTV ... that could mean big trouble for MS/Nintendo/Sony. 

Because theoretically what this could mean is that you pay say $40 for a hypothetical iController from the store, then with an AppleTV or even a small dongle, Apple can have the iPad/iPhone that people already have in their house beam a signal to the TV, and voila, now you can play games without needing to spend $300-$400 for a game console. 

i'm not sure but isn't it already possible to use a ps3 controller via bluetooth to play android games from your phone/tablet on a tv with a special program? i believe i read that somewhere but i'm not really sure.

and lol at this new ouya console, it would be dead before it would start to really live.


i was at a cabin party two week ago.  one of my friend was playing final fantasy V on his android phone with a ps3 controller.   seems as long as it is bluetooth it can be configured to work.  i'd assume it could be configured to work with android (native) games in addition to the snes port.  i don't know what program he used...he pirates a lot so i try not to ask things for the sake of our friendship.



Ajescent on 27 July 2012
Arcturus said:
It's magical

Win



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benao87 on 27 July 2012
Kresnik said:
Soundwave said:

You guys are misinterpreting the patent, the patent is for Apple devices to interface with a generic type of controller.

It does not mean that they're making a controller in the Dual Shock design, this is common for patents though (ie: Microsoft has XBox patents where the 360 appears to be interfacing with a cell phone device -- that looks exactly like an iPhone).

It *is* significant in the sense that if Apple is developing a Bluetooth controller or allowing third parties to make Bluetooth game pads that interface with the iPhone/iPad/Mac/AppleTV/iTV ... that could mean big trouble for MS/Nintendo/Sony. 

Because theoretically what this could mean is that you pay say $40 for a hypothetical iController from the store, then with an AppleTV or even a small dongle, Apple can have the iPad/iPhone that people already have in their house beam a signal to the TV, and voila, now you can play games without needing to spend $300-$400 for a game console. 


This, this and this again.  They're not patenting a dualshock-designed controller.  Don't just read the sensationalist title and assume the worst.

Most of Gilgamesh' threads have sensatinalist titles.

OT: Apple is embrecing what most people where doing long time ago with jailbroken devices.



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bananaking21 on 27 July 2012
kowenicki said:
bananaking21 said:
kowenicki said:
bananaking21 said:
i cant wait till they make this then call them selfs "innovative" and "magical" then go on and sue sony for "copying" there design and technology. they are gonna claim sony use 700 patents in there dualshock controller.....


I wish people would read OP's properly.  Even after it has been explained we still get posts like this.

...and its "their" not "there", "themselves" not "them selfs"

I don't usually like to be the grammar police, but your post wound me up with its banality. 

carry on.


lol english is my second language so go easy on me with the grammer will ya? lol and i actually read patent after i posted ya i know kinda dumb lol i was to eager to mock that i just said whats on my mind before reading the thread

Apologies.

no need to apologize friend :) you just pointed out a simple mistake i should learn from it :P 



mysticwolf on 27 July 2012

I like the idea, but I don't need it. I spent enough money on Apple already.



 Been away for a bit, but sneaking back in.

Gaming on: PS4, PC, 3DS. Got a Switch! Mainly to play Smash

logic56 on 28 July 2012
kowenicki said:
Ive said for a while that if apple allow a standard controller to be paired with ipads/iphones then it could spell a whole heap of trouble for the gaming giants as the iPad suddenly becomes a console.

yeah becasue people are gonna rush out to play angry birds on thier TV



bobgamez on 28 July 2012
kowenicki said:
logic56 said:
kowenicki said:
Ive said for a while that if apple allow a standard controller to be paired with ipads/iphones then it could spell a whole heap of trouble for the gaming giants as the iPad suddenly becomes a console.

yeah becasue people are gonna rush out to play angry birds on thier TV


Yay... So original.

Now shall I play FIFA, FInal Fantasy 3, chaos rings or dead space next on my iPad?  You havent got a clue as usual.

Besides which, you are missing the point totally.  If they allow 3rd party controllers then the games made for the iPad will change massively. 

Well you better hope people start buying ITVs because it is selling like s*** right now.