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I'd be surprised that Valve would even go for that, Apple hasn't been their market anyway.
Key word: "hasn't" as in past tense.
http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
Mac HW numbers are in the single digits. Apple needs Valve, not the other way around.
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"AppleTV would surely be an ARM platform" Battery life isn't an issue in the home and ARM can't really do full fledged ports of the most demanding and popular AAA console titles. So I'd expect an Intel chip. It could possibly have an ARM chip too but I'd guess emulation is good enough and higher profit. Alternatively they could put in a bunch of ARM chips but iOS just makes a lot more sense on paper. With an Intel ch…
Noise is a problem. I'm not sure whether Apple wants to compromise on that.
Not to mention, the current Mac Minis run dead silent with fairly speedy x86 chips.
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I've been waiting and suggesting Google to turn Google TV/Android into a "console platform" and try to take over the console market the same way they did it with phones - by getting all companies to make mini-Android consoles with high-end ARM chips that have "good enough" graphics. They could've started doing this from day one of Google TV. Instead they still keep focusing only on the "TV" part. I think they will mi…
It should be interesting to see what happens when Sergey and Larry gain complete control over the company after the stock split. "Tech Dictatorship" seemed to work well under Jobs, maybe these guys will make some riskier decisions in the name of progress.
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they dont sell books through the apps in app purchases though? its just an app that allows you to see your book purchases isn't it?
They used to, before Apple demanded 30%. They couldn't afford to pay that, so they stopped selling books in their iOS app.
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Noise is a problem. I'm not sure whether Apple wants to compromise on that.
The hypothetical Apple TV also has a very generous footprint, which gives Apple a lot of playing room for thermal management. Not to mention, the current Mac Minis run dead silent with fairly speedy x86 chips.
Another interesting possibility is mobile Steam with app purchases and Appstore interoperability. It would be awesome to buy a cross platform game on Steam and get it for PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android all the same time. Ridiculously unlikely, I know, but I can dream.
Mobile steam is already there so it wouldn't be a huge leap. Currently it's pointless except for the chat because, yeah I could buy that game on the go. But why?
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It still isn't. http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey Mac HW numbers are in the single digits. Apple needs Valve, not the other way around.
Games + Augmented Reality? Apple could be looking to buy into steam for games, but they could also be working together on some Augmented Reality hardware / software.
Quoting Gabe Newell,
> Well, if we have to sell hardware we will. We have no reason to believe we’re any good at it, it’s more we think that we need to continue to have innovation and if the only way to get these kind of projects started is by us going and developing and selling the hardware directly then that’s what we’ll do. It’s definitely not the first thought that crosses our mind; we’d rather hardware people that are good at manufacturing and distributing hardware do that.
Who do we know that's good at manufacturing and selling hardware? Which company has had explosive growth in the video game sector as a platform provider in the last few years? What company famously has its eye on the television market?
Valve and Apple have priorities and incentives that align nicely for a partnership on a new console-like thing. They also seem very alike when it comes to design values.