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Epic Games, one of the top game developers for the iOS platform,believes that Apple could directly take on game consoles likeMicrosoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3 if it were to developa Bluetooth controller for the iPad. With this Friday's launch of the new iPad, Mike Capps, president ofEpic Games, has been touting the power of Apple's third-generationtablet. Capps was onstage at last week's iPad unveiling , where he showed off a new title, "Infinity Blade: Dungeons,"which takes advantage of the graphics processing and Retina displayof the new iPad. Capps also took part in an interview with Reuters that was published on Monday, in which he spoke of the possibilityof a Bluetooth controller being developed for the iPad. With ahypothetical controller combined with AirPlay and an Apple TV, hebelieves Apple could challenge Microsoft's Xbox and Sony'sPlayStation platforms for the home console gaming market. "It's quite easy to imagine a world where an iPad is more powerfulthan a home console, where it wirelessly talks to your TV andwirelessly talks to your controller and becomes your new console,"Capps said. His comments are particularly interesting as Capps, on behalf ofEpic Games, has appeared onstage at all three of Apple's iPad mediaevents. At last week's unveiling, Apple also featured Namco Bandaito show off the graphics processing capabilities of the new iPadand its A5X chip , which features a quad-core graphics processor. Capps boasted at last week's event that the new iPad has a greaterscreen resolution than the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, thanks toApple's new high-resolution Retina display. The new iPad also hasmore memory on its custom processor, which is believed to feature agigabyte of RAM. Capps said the unveiling of the new iPad last week shows that Applecares about the game market that has flourished on iOS devicesthanks to the App Store. He said Apple is interested in bringing"triple-A," high-quality games to its mobile devices. Epic Games isn't alone in seeing Apple potentially entering thehome console game market with the iPad and a Bluetooth controlleraccessory. Executives at Electronic Arts also told Reuters that they are closely watching Apple's moves. "When the iPad gets to the processing power that's equal to an Xbox360 and it connects to a television, that's no big deal to us e'll put the game through the iPad and have it display through thetelevision," said Frank Gibeau, president of Electronic Arts'Labels. Another piece to Apple's potential entrance into the home consolemarket could be the company's rumored television set. Numerousreports have indicated that Apple is working on a full-fledged television that could be unveiled as soon as laterthis year. If Apple were to release a television set with an App Store like itoffers for iOS devices and the Mac, or update its Apple TV set-topbox with App Store access, some believe it could have an affect onsales of game consoles from companies like Nintendo, Sony andMicrosoft. The prospect of console-style gaming from Apple first became areality last year with the launch of the iPad 2. "Real Racing 2 HD" was one of thefirst titles that allowed users to output video from their iPad 2to an HDTV to control the game, and AirPlay support was later addedto make the feature wireless. One survey of game developers conducted last year found most believe Apple and its late co-founder, Steve Jobs, havehad the greatest impact on the gaming industry of late. A survey of1,000 people at the London Games Conference found that 26 percentof respondents said Jobs was the most influential person in theindustry, while 46 percent included Jobs in their top five. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China Acrylic Coin Tray , Magnetic Floating Display for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Magnetic Floating Display.
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