Actually, by the very definition of ergonomic, you DO have to actually use it to make that judgement...
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Apple TV Games Must Work With Apple TV Remote, May Not Require External Controller
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Actually, by the very definition of ergonomic, you DO have to actually use it to make that judgement...
but how much of them would work well with an apple tv remote? sitting on my couch, when i hold up my ipad in front of my eyes, it's noticeable bigger than the tv-screen. i wonder what would set the apple tv apart from the devices i already have for gaming/media consumption.
Looks like it's GG then. TV games need better controllers than that. At least provide something on par with an NES controller!
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For $150, it could at least be as good as the Wii.
Graphically, it will be better...but not software wise, if game devs have to lower their game quality and complexity to support this controller.
I mean, you wouldn't even be able to play Super Mario World on the Apple TV controller. Let alone, say, a good fighting game.
No joystick, and it's likely too tiny and thin to hold, like how the old ones were. I'd rather use a Phillips CD-i remote or Wiimote than this thing.
No, they'll buy an Xbox or Playstation or Nintendo, or if they have enough money, they'll build a 1337 g4ming rig PC.
I have been waiting for this update a long time only to find out that all the games will be like angry birds. I was looking forward to playing World of Tanks Blitz and Final Fantasy 7. I think the software is great but the hardware is lacking. Why not add the a9x?, few dollars profit maybe????. I wish they had a headphone jack like the Roku, could of used it for music!!!!!!!!!
Some will. A growing number won't. Gaming rigs are becoming a smaller and smaller percentage of the total electronics stuff market. Even as more people play software games.
Yes you can. Anything a normal 80-es kind of joystick are able to, the ATV-remote is perfectly capable of.
Apple must also had a reason why they abandoned the original plan to restrict access of games to those who did not have a controller.
Reread the article before you make baseless claims please.
The problem isn't the controller. The problem will be how to successfully market high-end $20 to $99 game in an App Store overcrowded with freemium cruft.
I'll assume that's correct without looking for numbers because of mobile games. I thought you were considering only people who wanted gaming capabilities, i.e. people who would at least buy a console (be it one of the big three or the Apple TV). Those people would definitely choose one of the three mainstream consoles over an Apple TV with a controller. Everyone else would probably find an iPad or iPhone more suitable than an Apple TV for games. That's the problem. It's in between being a casual game device and a full-on game console.
That has already been the case since generation 2 now. You download the Remote app. Unfortunately, you have to use Home Sharing to make it work, which is only bad because it's just kind of a PITA.
There won't be enough A9 chips in the world for the next four months at least to handle demand of both iPhone, iPad Pro and Apple TV using A9.
Don't you think it will support a bluetooth head set? And if it does, then a bluetooth dongle turns every headset into a bluetooth headset.
Why does it have to be one or the other when Apple specifically says it can be both? Every game i've ever played has a control scheme setting. Simply choose either the Siri remote or the 3rd party gamepad of your choice. Done.
Keep in mind this remote will be used to view TV and movie content for 90% of users, not gamers. Having a lot of buttons on any remote is not Apple's way and having a bunch of useless buttons on your remote is not a good consumer experience either.
Apple is not competing with any gaming platforms because this is not a gaming machine. The same thing can be said about iPhone and iPad. But you don't have to be competing with an industry or company to destroy it. Just ask Nintendo.
Compared to Android, iOS gaming is far superior. Compared to a dedicated portable gaming platform, iOS can hold its own but isn't really competing against those either.
The Wii had that 2nd 'Nun Chuck' controller for use in your other hand, so more than just one controller.
Are you really comparing a little plastic stylus (the one Jobs was talking about) with the new Pencil?
Well that's disappointing. Looking at my gaming library on my Fire TV it's pretty much all controller required games (Hotline Miami 2, Sonic 2/4/CD, GTA: SA, KOTOR, Minecraft, etc). If you try to launch a game that requires a controller it alerts you that no controller is detected. This really does limit what games are possible on the device. Apple's app store has a lot of high quality games that I just don't see working with the remote included in the new ATV.
They should of been able to easily handle chip manufacturing for Apple TV if they can handle iPhone sales. Maybe they should put lead weights in it like the beats headphones to make me think I really have something amazing . I don't want to connect and charge bluetooth headphones.
Do the vast majority of iPhone owners use it to take photos every second of every day?
Yes.
Are there more powerful cameras out there that can take better photos?
Yes.
Do the vast majority of iPhone owners care?
No.
Will the Apple TV's remote will be just fine for the vast majority of people to game with.
YUP.
Yes.
Are there more powerful cameras out there that can take better photos?
Yes.
Do the vast majority of iPhone owners care?
No.
Will the Apple TV's remote will be just fine for the vast majority of people to game with.
YUP.