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Re:Apple is reportedly poaching Xbox engineers to make their... by alsaaro on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @01:43AM (#30082535)
Apple is already in the gaming industry with a proven platform. If Apple leverages their iDevice marketspace dominance, I don't see how they could end in failure.

Imagine an eGPU that is compatible with any Mac/iDevice, just plug and play.

About a week ago I predicted that Apple would release a console, and that the Activision/Microsoft merger was not as much as a move to counter Sony's dominance, but as a moat against Apple.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29985974

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Re:Apple is reportedly poaching Xbox engineers to make their... by salamandersauce on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @06:09AM (#30084100)
An Xbox Series X or PS5 is $500. Comes with everything you need to play except a TV. A Series S or Switch is $300. A Mac/iDevice + eGPU + controller is not going to cost less than PS5 and especially not less than a Switch or Series S.

Apple positions themselves as a premium brand with a premium price which runs completely counter to the console model of subsidized hardware. It just doesn't make any sense for them to enter the console marketplace. Especially when the "big" games on Apple's platforms are essentially all Gatcha titles that are ALSO on Android. Sure the Apple console has a better looking version of Raid Shadow Legends but the Samsung Galaxy Player is a third the cost and the Chinese one from some brand you've never heard of is a fifth.

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