First generation anything is like dipping your toe in the pool. Testing the waters so to speak and seeing how the market reacts. If you are looking to replace your Xbox, you may have to wait a few generations down the road I would think.
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Apple TV Said to Have Motion Sensitive Remote Control Targeted at Casual Gamers
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Speaking of Nintendo, I don't know why, but I kind of have a feeling Nintendo might come on stage during the conference and announce their first mobile game. That would be so awesome. Oh well, a gamer can dream.
If it has a fancy controller, I hope it'll still work with "any ol' remote" like the current one does. That way I can continue to use my universal remote.
This is different. Touch screens sucked because they were poorly implemented. Voice based controls suck because you can't replace a d-pad with your voice.
This makes a lot of sense. Between apps on the iPhone, iPad, watch, and a potential TV SDK, it would be hard for developers to get around to the latter. If the new TV comes with motion control and an A8 processor, it could run native iPhone/iPad apps and the remote could serve as a touch(less) device.
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A Motion Sensitive Control makes sense since apple bought PrimeSense (Kinect) in 2013.
They're hiring engineers all the time (just follow some of the known Apple twitter accounts) but it is not enough to replenish the ones they're losing right now.
In addition, just like money, you can't throw more engineers at a problem and expect it to be solved quickly and smoothly. Projects doesn't get magically better just because you grew the team, in fact, it can much worse. I've seen projects that grew in size so fast, it has failed horribly because there were so many chaos going at the same time with training, difference of opinions, and so on.
Apple's problem isn't with engineers, it's the managers. I've heard many complaints about not sharing information properly between teams, managers choosing to prioritize stuff based on what marketing teams want and so on.
That's the big question. Is the 2015 AppleTV with new OS, processor, remote, and app SDK any different from the 2010–2012 AppleTV? Or is it still the same?
Definitely. This is pretty important to me, and I am sure a large percentage of people. Adding unique remotes (such as the bluetooth remote of the Fire TV) brings us back to the days when each device required separate controllers. I have standardized on Harmony remotes for years and have perfectly programmed remotes for each of my TVs/devices. All other remotes are in a drawer.
I am really excited about this. While I don't play video games, my children do, and maybe I might play a few if it was on the Apple TV.
I think an update is long over due. Sometimes I wished Apple would spend as much attention on an existing product like the Apple TV, as they do with a new product like the Apple Watch.
I think an update is long over due. Sometimes I wished Apple would spend as much attention on an existing product like the Apple TV, as they do with a new product like the Apple Watch.
I love the remote learning on the Apple TV. It is so much more convenient to use the TV remote instead of having multiple remotes.
My biggest complaint about my Chromecast was that it did not have a remote.
Motion sensitive remote could be nice, but since I'm not much of a gamer, I don't know how much I would take advantage of it, unless a developer came up with another good use for it. What I would like to see more than anything is a new UI, and 4K support. I think there's a good chance for a new UI. 4K support I'm not sure about. With Apple going on about how many 4K monitors the mac pro can handle, and the 5K imac, and retina displays on the phone, ipads, and macbooks; it's clear that apple thinks resolution is important. Why apple TV (and by extension, iTunes) doesn't support 4K yet, I don't know. Hopefully that changes on 9/9.
And it will replace the Mac as your home's "digital hub" thanks to HomeKit etc.
Doubt Nintendo will want anything to do with this device but I think a realistic option would be a PS Now app. Sony has already brought their streaming game service to other companies platforms (i.e. Samsung Smart TVs) and even mentioned the iPad during the PS Now launch. The Dual Shock 3 is Bluetooth so it could work with an AppleTV and rumors are the new ATV can handle PS3 type graphics, which would be exactly what PS Now is dishing out.
Apple TV Said to Have Motion Sensitive Remote Control Targeted at Casual Gamers
Nice! Angry birds on my 73" tv that I don't have to dress up for!
Nice! Angry birds on my 73" tv that I don't have to dress up for!
Is it too much to ask for local storage of movies? maybe even a card reader so I can store my itunes movies on the card and watch them from there? Yes I know I could store the movies on my Time Machine and stream them from iTunes on a computer using Airplay, but that has never worked out for me. Its always choppy to the point it is unwatchable.
I don't even care about the remote. I just want the new AppleTV to be released so I can finally replace my 2nd gen Roku, which has become pretty flaky.