{"id":32612,"date":"2015-09-02T11:05:26","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T16:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=32612"},"modified":"2015-09-02T15:50:38","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T20:50:38","slug":"will-a-new-apple-tv-upend-the-video-game-console-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/32612-will-a-new-apple-tv-upend-the-video-game-console-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Will a New Apple TV Upend the Video Game Console Market?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-20500\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/NuStand-Alloy-Apple-Tv.jpg\" alt=\"NuStand Alloy Apple TV\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/NuStand-Alloy-Apple-Tv.jpg 280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/NuStand-Alloy-Apple-Tv-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/NuStand-Alloy-Apple-Tv-190x190.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/NuStand-Alloy-Apple-Tv-120x120@2x.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>Few know whether\u00a0Apple will release <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/32543-what-to-expect-at-apples-september-9-event\">the long-rumored Apple TV update<\/a> at Wednesday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/32495-apple-makes-september-9-event-official-siri-gets-in-on-the-fun\">big event<\/a> in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a huge opportunity for them if they do so, but it\u2019s not all about streaming TV shows and movies\u2026 though that\u2019s very awesome. The biggest game changer could be the gaming market.<\/p>\n<p>Think about it. If Apple links up console-style gaming to an Apple TV with the graphics capability of a PlayStation 3, it could turn the gaming industry completely upside down. Fewer people would\u00a0be looking toward $300-$400 gaming consoles with $50-$70 games, and\u00a0instead might look at a $149-$199 (depending on where Apple\u2019s final pricing would land) streaming and gaming device with games ranging from $0-$50 that are easily bought from Apple\u2019s App store. It\u2019s a market opportunity ripe for the taking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Major Shift<\/strong><br \/>\nThe last time a major shift like this occurred was when the PlayStation 2 hit store shelves in the year 2000. Essentially, it had better graphics capabilities than almost all arcades at the time. And the main reason to go to an arcade was for the better graphics and the social experience.<\/p>\n<p>Once players started getting better graphics at home, most arcades died within mere years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Changing Expectations<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the end, the Apple TV could change the expectation game of pricing for a console, as well as price per game. The impact it will have on the roughly $91.5 billion dollar per year gaming market could be huge.<\/p>\n<p>Time will tell. And we\u2019ll see what Apple has up its sleeve next week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few know whether\u00a0Apple will release the long-rumored Apple TV update at Wednesday\u2019s big event in San Francisco. There\u2019s a huge opportunity for them if they do so, but it\u2019s not all about streaming TV shows and movies\u2026 though that\u2019s very awesome. The biggest game changer could be the gaming market. Think about it. 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