• Apple Patents GamePad

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      Kris "Kayris" Cullen
      Published on 07-26-2012 06:04 PM
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      Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo should keep a close eye on apple as they have now patented a game pad for use with iOS. The patent was filed way back in March and is now finally published. The images shown below are schematics for the controller and a media player (or video game system)





      FIG. 4 is an Apple TV, which could easily become a video games console with an upgrade, and technically already can play iOS games over airplay. Currently, core gamers don't take the platform too seriously due to the lack of buttons that severely limits gameplay.

      The controller is also shown to be able to connect to an iPhone/iPod Touch and presumably will be able to connect to an iPad if it ever becomes real. Connection is shown to be wireless, using Radio-frequency identification (RFID) and NFC tags, rather than the cable depicted.
      Well if Apple is looking into really putting in its two cents into the video game industry (not that it already hasn't impacted it) then we could be looking at an all out console war with the next gen consoles on their way.


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      Tags: apple, console, game, ios, tv, war
      Comments 2 Comments
      1. ecchiSKETCH's Avatar
        ecchiSKETCH - 07-27-2012
        Why?

      1. CronoT's Avatar
        CronoT - 07-27-2012
        Really? That's their game pad? It looks like a rip-off of the PS1 dual shock controller, which itself was a rip-off of the Super NES controller.

        In fact, it looks almost EXACTLY like my Logitech PC controller:



        I think it's time for Apple to have it's day in the Frivolous Lawsuit Hell Dept.

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