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Apple to storm the gaming market?

slumpy monkey | February 11, 2008 | News | Playstation 3 Mac Company 
With Apple's success in other electronic areas are they considering to storm the gaming sector? With this patent there could well be an Apple gaming console.
Apple has long been linked with a possible, and indeed probable, move into the mobile games space – and news of some new games-specific trademarks filed by the firm indicate that the company may be on the brink of announcing something.

Trademork.com reports that Apple recently filed to protect its logo and trademarks in relation to “hand-held units for playing electronic games; hand-held units for playing video games; stand alone video game machines; electronic games other than those adapted for use with television receivers only; LCD game machines; electronic educational game machines; toys, namely battery-powered computer games”.
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    Sonic Flash | February 11, 2008
    "Apple set to kick 3rd parties,self in balls"

    Macs have a bad habit of only being supported by other Macs. The only Mac hardware is made by Apple, and all of the software is made by Mac owners. Its its own bubble. And if anyone is going to somehow pull off success in the gaming market without 3rd party support, it's Nintendo!
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    Crimson Fury | February 11, 2008
    You are so wrong... many third party companies make software & hardware that work perfectly with Macs. The days of proprietary Apple products is long gone my friend. Also, with the success of the iPhone, many developers are taking notice.
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      iLLmatic | February 11, 2008
      Those days are most definitely not long gone, but the Mac solitude isn't nearly as blatant as it used to be.
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    BANDITO ATTACK | February 11, 2008
    um.. well, stand-alone video game machines. nothanks
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    Tock | February 11, 2008
    IF apple made a console id buy it
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      iLLmatic | February 11, 2008
      You know nothing at all about this theoretical console, yet you know right now that you would buy it? Wow, Steve Jobs really is a cult leader. I didn't want to believe it.
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    Linkin Park Fan | February 11, 2008
    Ah god, not another console in the market. I think we already have to many choices.
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    Zero and X | February 11, 2008
    We already have 3 consoles on the market, I have 2 of them, my wallet does not want to be stabbed with another console.
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      Red 9 | February 11, 2008
      Even one made my bank account wimper. But this mentions mobility. Maybe a PSP/DS competitor?
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        Ekou | February 11, 2008
        Not even another handheld. Not EVEN! *cries uncontrollably while remembering Sega's gamegear*
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    Final Blade | February 12, 2008
    I would love to see another Console on the market, the money the gaming industry can make would be huge, its nothing but good.
    I won't be surprised if come next gen we will have 4 consoles instead of 3.
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    Yoshi Freak | February 13, 2008
    Oh No. Not another Apple Console.

    The last one was filled with "We can Add together" Shit for toddlers. >.
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    Raikou376 | February 14, 2008
    Wow, this is probably going to happen, realistically. I hate the idea of it, though.
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    slumpy monkey | February 14, 2008
    I cant help think that if apple DO make a games console it will make gaming abit more mainstream, abit more cool, If you get what I mean.
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    Crimson Fury | February 15, 2008
    Of late, what ever Apple releases becomes a hit. They produce great products that work excellent and look sexy doing it. I think it would be a while before we saw a console from Apple, if ever. Now hand held gaming, that we will see very soon. Whether it will be played on a multi-function unit, (iPod, iPhone, etc.), or a dedicated unit remains to be seen.

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