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bananaking21 on 28 July 2013
S.Peelman said:

Yeah Apple should join. Someone should join. Really join, not half-assed like the ouya anyway. If only because I too want things to heaten up. Two generations without a single casualty? That's too much to handle.

bananaking21 said:
geddie221 said:

Nintendo doomed? Lmfao. You better be talking about Wii U. 3DS is the best selling handheld im recent history. 


it has been confirmed time and time again by professionals and analyst that nintendo has been doomed for the past 15 years. please, get your facts right

Only 15?

I thought they were doomed since the Genesis came out!

maybe we should make sega join again, then have its ass kicked.... again!

you know what, they were doomed as soon as they entered the market, so around 27 years.



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Th3PANO on 28 July 2013

Apple will go under without Jobs. They would have gone under without Jobs and Microsoft before...



dobby985 on 28 July 2013

There is no point in Apple making a console.
They already dominate handheld gaming with iOS.
Consoles are a lot more niche than what they sell and it's not their forte.



daredevil.shark on 28 July 2013

When apple released their console "Apple Bandai Pippin" 17 years ago they learned a good lesson. Plus making a hardware and selling it at loss or no profit doesnt match apple. Plus they are making a lot through digital and retail (I love retail version of a game) doesnt give full profit. They are happy with current business model.

For more info check this link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Bandai_Pippin



Zappykins on 28 July 2013
daredevil.shark said:
When apple released their console "Apple Bandai Pippin" 17 years ago they learned a good lesson. Plus making a hardware and selling it at loss or no profit doesnt match apple. Plus they are making a lot through digital and retail (I love retail version of a game) doesnt give full profit. They are happy with current business model.

For more info check this link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Bandai_Pippin

I remember all the complainers about how limited the Kinect when it launched, you couldn't really do much on Netflix with it.  Then about a year later, it was fully integrated with Bing Voice Search and you could verbally pause in every app.  Microsoft added stuff over the year, but it was next dashboard for the real upgrade in functionality.

I remember the joke was something like, "If Apple had launched the Kinect it would all those things day one, but it would also have cost $400."



 

Really not sure I see any point of Consol over PC's since Kinect, Wii and other alternative ways to play have been abandoned. 

Top 50 'most fun' game list coming soon!

 

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UnknownFact on 28 July 2013

It would be the same thing, but with just a different logo. So why bother? =



kljesta64 on 28 July 2013

apple console costs 999$ and we get every year a new one with a minor upgrade for the same price.



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fordy on 28 July 2013

Because Apple have always been known for their innovations with the game industry....

(old, but still good for a laugh)



ListerOfSmeg on 28 July 2013
NobleTeam360 said:
Honestly I hate Apple but I actually wouldn't mind seeing someone new enter the console market.



We already did just recently with Ouya.



ListerOfSmeg on 28 July 2013

They tried already and it didn't work out too well for them. Of course they were using completely outdated hardware and the system suffered. Add they did horrible marketing and its easy to see why it failed and so few people know about it.