Microsoft: Valve isn't a threat to consoles; everyone is wary of Apple

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Microsoft doesn't view Valve as a competitor in the console universe, Microsoft President of Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick said during Microsoft's TechForum. Valve is "doing some innovative stuff," Mattrick says, but when it comes to direct competition, "no."

"The scale of products and things that are being brought to market are probably a little bit richer when I look at Sony, Nintendo, Apple and Google," he says.

Valve boss Gabe Newell recently noted that Apple is the Steam Box's (Image above) biggest threat, since it already controls such a large portion of the market with the App Store.
Nat Brown, the man who gave the original Xbox its name and former Microsoft leader, also sees Apple's potential to own the console game.

"Apple, if it chooses to do so, will simply kill PlayStation, Wii U and Xbox by introducing an open 30 percent-cut app/game ecosystem for Apple TV,"


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StarifyPosted:

Honestly, Apple seems to be doing too much right now. I understand they want to bring in more money, but it could also hurt them if a project does go bad. Maybe not bad, but it all adds up in the end.

CentPosted:

NaughtyNuts Apple will not succeed in selling their crap


Not true, it's from Apple, people will be in line waiting for the day it comes out.

oohPosted:

I think it'd be pretty sick for an apple type of console. Though I don't think i'd really enjoy apps/etc. on console... It'd be sick to add to regular games though. :D

neboPosted:

Zyphr
Tuba
-Live They actually are a threat though. Look around you, when you go anywhere you will see a good amount of people who have any type of apple product whether it being iPod Touch or an iPhone. Most likely 50-60 percent of the people you see around with an Apple device has most likely purchased some sort of game on that device, now multiply that by a whole country or even more than that. Those "Stupid" games is what's keeping Apple high in the mobile game market. If they were to get into game consoles especially with a lot of devs following behind them it could possibly destroy PlayStation and Wii, I don't think it will destroy the Xbox but Microsoft will still lose a good amount of money.


yeah but they don't have a console


Tuba, thats what this article is about a potential apple system -_-


Woops, brain fart :p

ODSTPosted:

A potential Apple system is as close to apocalypse for consoles as a real dooms dy would be for us. Seeing the fan/owner base of Apple products, A console from them may just end the fight right there and then. It would be interesting to see what they would do about the potential developers due to their limited open area development.

Ted-Posted:

If apple makes a console, it will fail unless they import amazing game designers and console engineers

UMPPosted:

Apple will not succeed in selling their crap

PGAPosted:

I would never buy a console from Apple.

ZyphrPosted:

Tuba
-Live They actually are a threat though. Look around you, when you go anywhere you will see a good amount of people who have any type of apple product whether it being iPod Touch or an iPhone. Most likely 50-60 percent of the people you see around with an Apple device has most likely purchased some sort of game on that device, now multiply that by a whole country or even more than that. Those "Stupid" games is what's keeping Apple high in the mobile game market. If they were to get into game consoles especially with a lot of devs following behind them it could possibly destroy PlayStation and Wii, I don't think it will destroy the Xbox but Microsoft will still lose a good amount of money.


yeah but they don't have a console


Tuba, thats what this article is about a potential apple system -_-

neboPosted:

-Live They actually are a threat though. Look around you, when you go anywhere you will see a good amount of people who have any type of apple product whether it being iPod Touch or an iPhone. Most likely 50-60 percent of the people you see around with an Apple device has most likely purchased some sort of game on that device, now multiply that by a whole country or even more than that. Those "Stupid" games is what's keeping Apple high in the mobile game market. If they were to get into game consoles especially with a lot of devs following behind them it could possibly destroy PlayStation and Wii, I don't think it will destroy the Xbox but Microsoft will still lose a good amount of money.


yeah but they don't have a console


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