Hypothetical: "Apple Deck" gaming console with Apple Silicon

[thenewperson]

Because the iPhone and iPad are both terrible at any sort of gaming beyond the basic genres

Where exactly would an "Apple Deck" be starting from that it wouldn't inherit these issues? Apple is obviously going to start from iOS for a device like this and developers are obviously going to build for iPhone/iPad if they considering building for this hypothetical device since the numbers are actually there. I feel like whatever issues gaming on iOS devices has will be inherited by any Apple device like the Steam Deck.

 

[diamond.g]

Where exactly would an "Apple Deck" be starting from that it wouldn't inherit these issues? Apple is obviously going to start from iOS for a device like this and developers are obviously going to build for iPhone/iPad if they considering building for this hypothetical device since the numbers are actually there. I feel like whatever issues gaming on iOS devices has will be inherited by any Apple device like the Steam Deck.

Yeah basing the system on iOS is going to be seen differently than basing it on macOS. That is the draw to the Steam Deck. It runs PC games. If the Apple Deck runs macOS games (say like Factorio or Metro Exodus) that would make it more worthwhile.

 

[JMacHack]

No one is buying it over an iPad and iPhone. You can own all 3.

Why? Because the iPhone and iPad are both terrible at any sort of gaming beyond the basic genres.

This hinges on a lot of unknowns. We don’t know what a “Stevedeck” would look like or be capable of.

Would it just be an iPad with built in controllers? Then who would buy it over a regular iPad?

Would it be a gimped Mac?

Would it have its own App Store? Would it use the iOS App Store?

if it didn’t have access to games outside the iOS store I’d see the “Stevedeck” being DOA. And if we did, what’s the advantage of it over a Mac?

The biggest elephant in the room is that the GabeStation has Steam and Proton built in. Giving access to many more games than either iOS or MacOS. Unless Apple worked to build a compatibility layer like Wine, then I can’t see any Apple “gaming” device taking off.

 

[JMacHack]

Yeah basing the system on iOS is going to be seen differently than basing it on macOS. That is the draw to the Steam Deck. It runs PC games. If the Apple Deck runs macOS games (say like Factorio or Metro Exodus) that would make it more worthwhile.

I’m gonna wait to see how well the steam deck runs metro exodus. I have a feeling people are overestimating it’s performance.

 

[diamond.g]

I’m gonna wait to see how well the steam deck runs metro exodus. I have a feeling people are overestimating it’s performance.

I am really curious to see if it can run the Enhanced Edition at all.