Apple to enter the console wars!?

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Citing sources, Cult of Mac reports Apple is preparing a new TV set which’ll be released later this year and “will come with an Apple-branded, Kinect-like video game console.”

The system will apparently rely on motion-based and touch controls, and will ship with a touch screen remote which’ll be bundled with the TV.

The website also builds up on rumors of Valve’s entry into the hardware industry, connecting the developer posting a job listing for an electronics engineer to join its hardware team, required to assist in creating “whole new gaming experiences.” Valve also recently said that it’s exploring the field of wearable computing and augmented reality.

If the report is true, this isn’t the first time Apple has triedits hand at making video game consoles. The company had created something called the Pippin as early as 1995 by teaming up with Bandai. Pippin was a multimedia console based on the Macintosh OS which allowed users to access the Internet and play games. The system was a big flop, managing to sell a meagre 12,000 units before Bandai decided to pull the plug on it.

Apple is also rumoured to be working on a console style controller for iOS devices.

Source: VG247

:fuckthat:

It will retail for Nine Ninety-Nine Ninety-Nine US Dollars!

Kinect like? Certainly not the definition of a gaming system most of us here are tuned to.

What exclusives should we expect... Angry birds 3D? Cut the rope extreme?

I wouldn't mind. Sony wouldn't have a chance competing in the casual market against Nintendo, Microsoft, AND Apple so going the hardcore route might be their only choice.