Is Apple ever going to release a gaming console

[Irishman]

As proven by their completely new design for their laptop systems.

And their completely new design for their Pro desktop system.

 

[0098386]

And their completely new design for their Pro desktop system.

Woah... 4 years later! (and Apple still don't have a console)

 

[Irishman]

Woah... 4 years later! (and Apple still don't have a console)

Damn! I am so sorry. I was just reading, and didn't realize I was resurrecting a necrothread. Wow.

 

[Huntn]

Apple has an iPad. I predict no console...

 

[Solomani]

Just wanted to see what you guys think about this.

A console to compete with the 360, PS3, and next gen consoles... sweet!

No, they already tried with the Pippin, and that product failed.

What is more sensible is that Apple spend a few million dollars of their throw-away pocket change and make a BIG drive to bolster Mac and iOS gaming development. That means addressing the very reasons (for example) why Mac gaming lags behind PC gaming: for example, because DirectX is industry standard over OpenGL, etc. It could mean that they could spend some effort helping developers, or outright bribing them, to write gaming drivers that are almost non-existent on MacOS for example force-feedback drivers for racing wheels or advanced function flightsticks controllers.

This sort of effort will NOT catapult Apple gaming ecosystem to the level of PCs or PS4/Xbox consoles. However, if Apple did this right, it could bolster the OSX and iOS gaming ecosystem, which means more AAA games developed for all Apple platforms, which also translates into more sales of native OSX/iOS gaming software.

Apple has countless billions in cash. They could easily afford to invest in this kind of "effort" if they had the right visionary pro-gaming executive inside Apple. Apparently, they don't?

Necro-thread…. lolz