garyopa
10-07-2011, 06:07 PM
Take That, Wii U - Apple is going to beat you down hard!
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With iOS 5, Apple is extending Airplay to any third-party app, allowing iPhones and iPads to serve as wireless game controllers for the Apple TV.
The world was amazed when Nintendo demo'ed their new Wii U Controller that has a large screen inside it, and you can wave it around, and see your own personal screen view on the controller where-as the TV had a much larger picture like in the case of multi-player games!
But maybe Nintendo showed their hand too early, as it seems Apple has beat them down to punch-line, with their up-coming iOS 5 release next week, you can do the same thing but even better as it works for up to 4 players, and you can use any of the existing Apple devices, iPad, iTouch, iPhone, iPod.
"Instead of sending a wireless signal from the set-top box to the controller, as the Wii U will do, Airplay sends a signal from the phone or tablet to the Apple TV. What's interesting here is that the TV can show a composite image from multiple iPhones and iPads. The game changes because you're seeing something different on the larger display from what's on your individual screen. I'm sure we'll see more apps designed to take advantage of this iOS 5 feature.
Is Airplay gaming reason enough to buy an Apple TV and four iPod Touches? Of course not. But if you've got an Apple TV, chances are you've already got at least one other iOS device. Or if you own a bunch of iOS devices, the Apple TV's $99 price isn't bad for a simple multiplayer game console.
This is another example of TVs and set-top boxes doing what previously required a dedicated game system."
Did Apple just basically slam-dunk themselves into the large video gaming market with ease with this new iOS 5 option?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxj1QuKebdQ
NEWS SOURCE: Technologizer (http://technologizer.com/2011/10/07/take-that-wii-u-split-screen-tv-gaming-comes-to-ios-5/)
http://www.maxconsole.com/maxconsole/contents/RKSID00000000000000000070/icon.jpg
With iOS 5, Apple is extending Airplay to any third-party app, allowing iPhones and iPads to serve as wireless game controllers for the Apple TV.
The world was amazed when Nintendo demo'ed their new Wii U Controller that has a large screen inside it, and you can wave it around, and see your own personal screen view on the controller where-as the TV had a much larger picture like in the case of multi-player games!
But maybe Nintendo showed their hand too early, as it seems Apple has beat them down to punch-line, with their up-coming iOS 5 release next week, you can do the same thing but even better as it works for up to 4 players, and you can use any of the existing Apple devices, iPad, iTouch, iPhone, iPod.
"Instead of sending a wireless signal from the set-top box to the controller, as the Wii U will do, Airplay sends a signal from the phone or tablet to the Apple TV. What's interesting here is that the TV can show a composite image from multiple iPhones and iPads. The game changes because you're seeing something different on the larger display from what's on your individual screen. I'm sure we'll see more apps designed to take advantage of this iOS 5 feature.
Is Airplay gaming reason enough to buy an Apple TV and four iPod Touches? Of course not. But if you've got an Apple TV, chances are you've already got at least one other iOS device. Or if you own a bunch of iOS devices, the Apple TV's $99 price isn't bad for a simple multiplayer game console.
This is another example of TVs and set-top boxes doing what previously required a dedicated game system."
Did Apple just basically slam-dunk themselves into the large video gaming market with ease with this new iOS 5 option?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxj1QuKebdQ
NEWS SOURCE: Technologizer (http://technologizer.com/2011/10/07/take-that-wii-u-split-screen-tv-gaming-comes-to-ios-5/)