bptba93 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I was thinking it would be pretty cool for Apple to make a gaming console. Make it dual-boot os x and the os that runs the games. You could have a whole computer and a gaming console in one. I think if Apple could get Sony or Microsoft (extremely extremely rare occurence) to help them along the way in terms of games and some technologies...I think Apple's "iPlay" could be very cool. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18355-iplay/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Would that be sort of like the iGame? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18355-iplay/#findComment-119860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takuro Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 The iGame How creative. A mix between a PS2 and a GameGear with an Apple logo slapped onto it and an iPod click wheel placed in the center. Lets hope that Apple's design quality never gets this poor. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18355-iplay/#findComment-119863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
non sequitur Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 why dual boot? make it a feature in leopard. design a USB controller, insert the game dvd, and play. of course this would only be for intel based macs(you know they want everyone to switch over). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18355-iplay/#findComment-120609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bptba93 Posted May 28, 2006 Author Share Posted May 28, 2006 what's weird is that the xbox 360 and ps3 both have ppc, kinda odd. EDIT: Also I would dual-boot incase of anything getting deleted in leopard cause then you couldn't play games if leopard went down..... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18355-iplay/#findComment-120719 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtm3dd Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Imagine the external design if Apple produced a proper console. What do you reckon?? iBook white (It cant be called macbook white as theyre black now aswell!!!) or Pro metal.... hmmmmmmmm.... the possibilities are endless Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18355-iplay/#findComment-121255 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bond Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I remeber there was a hoax of some sort a while back that included a cool sort of mockup. It was very ipod-esque, and was supposedly to include a very similar GUI to OS X, plus the ability to have a Save-state feature for any game, much like current emulators. Seemed cool...alas, fake. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18355-iplay/#findComment-121658 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRP Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 what's weird is that the xbox 360 and ps3 both have ppc, kinda odd. As well as GCN and Wii. Since PS3 has pretty much all the capabilities of a computer on the inside and ISN'T at odds with Apple, there was a little musing a while ago that perhaps it might run something like Mac OS X due to it's PPC architecture and overall impressiveness (This is from a few Sony resources, not from just any ol' Joe Blow... but it seems that OS X is just a pipe dream that involves the approval of Papa Steve and they were just thinking that it would be more sellable if it had an actual OS instead of the humdrum stuff that runs games only). As it is right now, you're just better off getting Windows or Linux on a Mac Mini, hooking in a USB gamepad and emulating stuff, maybe even getting out the good ol' DVI->TV adapter (and look up BYOAC while you're at it). EDIT: although to be honest, I think Jobs has the "let's launch a console" wildcard up his sleeve. He has a lot of cards up his sleeve; the Intel switch was one of them. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18355-iplay/#findComment-121695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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