Author Topic: Wrap it up, console makers, Apple has you shitbaked (Read 2001 times)

Eel O'Brian · « **on:** June 14, 2013, 02:04:40 AM »

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/06/13/apple-working-with-logitech-and-moga-for-mfi-game-controllers-details-framework-at-wwdc

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #1 on:** June 14, 2013, 02:14:27 AM »

maxy · « **Reply #2 on:** June 14, 2013, 02:21:41 AM »

Nice.

chronovore · « **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2013, 12:22:35 AM »

Can't wait.

Next up, maybe I'll be able to use AppleTV to send my current iPad game to the TV and then play it with a controller there.

Pippin 2.0

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2013, 12:48:52 AM »

Sure we bitch about MS on price and DRM and nintendo on shitty hardware, but once Apple gives us a 650$ itunes fulled 9800gt with a Logitech touchpad, we will all be bending over.

Diunx · « **Reply #5 on:** June 15, 2013, 01:16:15 AM »

Mobile games

maxy · « **Reply #6 on:** June 15, 2013, 02:01:29 AM »

Diunx

chronovore · « **Reply #7 on:** June 15, 2013, 04:30:23 AM »

I don't want it for my phone, though. I want it for my iPad. Thankfully, it says standalone is supported.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #8 on:** June 15, 2013, 05:42:08 AM »

I was hoping all the free to play multiiplayer games would finally kill off shoehorned multiplayer modes, but it doesn't look like that's happening anytime soon, or at all.

keep whiffing big pubs.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #9 on:** June 15, 2013, 12:56:41 PM »

for those who don't want to click, here are pics of the prototypes:

Himu · « **Reply #10 on:** June 15, 2013, 01:02:26 PM »

Has Ms not copyrighted that controller button layout yet because jeez

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #11 on:** June 15, 2013, 01:04:36 PM »

The form-fitting one looks like a Vita.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

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brob · « **Reply #12 on:** June 15, 2013, 01:05:41 PM »

I for one welcome our new $0.99 overlords.

Can't wait to have the [popular iOS game] experience from the comfort of my living room couch.

Himu · « **Reply #13 on:** June 15, 2013, 01:06:15 PM »

It really does.

So next gen when Sony is the console leader will PlayStation buttons become the standard rather than xbox buttons? That'd be weird to see that stuff in PC games.

brob · « **Reply #14 on:** June 15, 2013, 01:07:36 PM »

xbox prompts in pc games is due to the proliferation of the xbox controller, not the xbox itself. Is there even an official Dual Shock API for the PC?

Himu · « **Reply #15 on:** June 15, 2013, 01:10:12 PM »

I don't think so. I actually tweeted Yoshida about if we will be able to use ps4 controllers on PC with PS prompts but he didn't respond. Guess i will make a gaf thread bout it instead.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #16 on:** June 15, 2013, 01:18:09 PM »

Holy shit this is awesome.

Hope it takes off. We might finally be able to really play ALL genres on mobiles.

So good Apple is doing this finally. Game changer.

Momo · « **Reply #17 on:** June 15, 2013, 01:49:03 PM »

Well to be fair Android already has a working bluetooth controller implementation. The key bit they are missing is standardization. (would like if they sold a Nexus G Pad with a standard controller and huggable controller sleeve thing)

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #18 on:** June 15, 2013, 02:10:47 PM »

Are they actually making these or are they just creating an SDK and giving other companies an idea of what a controller should look like?

You'd think they'd at least go monochromatic on ABXY, or use their own symbols for it.

mjemirzian · « **Reply #19 on:** June 15, 2013, 04:09:21 PM »

Would you buy an ipod touch with one of these bundled for $249?

It'd be like a Vita that can do more than play games and browse the web.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #20 on:** June 15, 2013, 04:36:09 PM »

I think they're partnering with the two stated companies to provide the reference controllers. When Apple produces their own branded controller all Ives'd up is when it'll really take off.

demi · « **Reply #21 on:** June 15, 2013, 04:38:11 PM »

Now I can play all those iOS ports of console games with a real controller.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #22 on:** June 15, 2013, 04:43:27 PM »

At least for portable gaming fans, this sounds like good news.

Hasn't the iphone 5 already trump the vita in terms of GPU power and screen resolution?

The next iphone will probably be the first Apple product I buy if the added-on controller comes true.

The idea of ipads replacing consoles isn't appealing to me though. Despite the rapid advancement in technology, I can't imagine a tiny ipad being able to have the same processing power as a PS4 in the next 5 years. But an ipad would make a great portable console for those longer trips.

chronovore · « **Reply #23 on:** June 15, 2013, 06:41:19 PM »

'dem longer trips...

Yeah, I'm excited about the standalone.

Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on June 15, 2013, 01:02:26 PM

Has Ms not copyrighted that controller button layout yet because jeez

Wasn't ABXY on Nintendo first?

I can tell you, Trying to find different shapeforms didn't work out all that great for Tapwave, or whichever failed console it was which had those "waves"...

maxy · « **Reply #24 on:** June 16, 2013, 02:41:19 PM »

Momo · « **Reply #25 on:** June 16, 2013, 02:57:17 PM »

analogue slider thing looks grotesque

chronovore · « **Reply #26 on:** June 16, 2013, 06:32:01 PM »

Plus, I hate to point it out, but Apple changes their form factor so frequently. I know more people with 4S than iPhone 5.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #27 on:** June 16, 2013, 07:08:06 PM »

Kinda don't really like the width. It'd be more complicated config but it'd be nice if it could cover some of the top and bottom bezel.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #28 on:** June 16, 2013, 09:48:00 PM »

The sad thing is that you just know this got suggested a million times by people in the Windows Phone and Xbox teams, only to get rebuffed by the alpha designers with something along the lines of "haha nerds, what part of minimalist design do you not understand? can you imagine Apple ever doing something gimmickly and awkward like this, cuz I'm kinda not seeing it." until they did

chronovore · « **Reply #29 on:** June 16, 2013, 11:47:00 PM »

But these aren't Apple designs, these are all third-party...

Tasty · « **Reply #30 on:** June 16, 2013, 11:48:22 PM »

They got X/Y and A/B mixed up.

originalz · « **Reply #31 on:** June 18, 2013, 10:06:20 AM »

Reports I've heard of these controllers is that the sticks are kind of shit, the casing is bulky, and there are concerns about how many times it can survive being snapped in and out. Still, got to start somewhere!

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