Apple's iPhone has been phenomenally successful, with mobile gaming leading the charge in the sales success of the iTunes App Store and an increasing number of hardcore gamers adopting the iPhone as their mobile format of choice.
This month sees the announcement of Apple's tablet computer, with a launch event planned in San Francisco for 27 January.
Interestingly, Apple is inviting leading videogame journalists in the US, with Kotaku reporting that it has received its invite to the launch.
Major gaming move from Apple
Details, as ever with a new Apple product, are thin on the ground, but the fact that Apple is inviting dedicated gaming media seems to strongly suggest that the Cupertino computing giant is looking to make its next major step into games with the new tablet computer.
"We have been anticipating a major move from Apple in the games market for some time," said CVG editor Tim Ingham.
"This could well be it."
More details, news, comment and analysis on the gaming capabilities of the Apple Tablet on 27 January. By which point we will be able to call it by its proper name and stop referring to it in myriad ways!
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nitebot
January 21st 2010
6. @zioexcel. Tried taking a look at sites like Touch Arcade and Pocket Gamer recently? The guys who post there are hardcore gamers (desperate to buy a hyped game as soon as it's released and then play it obsessively until they run out of gameplay). And you know what, they have games consoles as well!!
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ginga_nut
January 19th 2010
5. easy girls.. We all know that Apple will dominate the world. Just accept it man!
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zioexcel
January 19th 2010
4. 'hardcore gamers' adopting the iPhone as mobile platform of choice? what hardcore gamers!? I know no 'hardcore' gamers who play the iPhone games when they have DSi, PSP or PSPGo.
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zioexcel
January 19th 2010
3. 'hardcore gamers' adopting the iPhone as mobile platform of choice? what hardcore gamers!? I know no 'hardcore' gamers who play the iPhone games when they have DSi, PSP or PSPGo.
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madjedi
January 19th 2010
2. Might not be the tablet. Might be an Apple games console to take on PS3, Xbox360 and Wii!
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optimaximal
January 19th 2010
1. Yes, because said 'gamers' are going to be swayed by a $1000 device when even the Playstation 3 is less than half that cost.
This is all rubbish conjecture for a device that might actually NOT be revealed come the 27th...
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