nkid99 Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 ok now think. before sony and m$ got into the console biz, sony was JUST an electronics company and m$ was JUST the biggest company on this planet we like to call Earth. now think..... what if MAC got into the biz? what if panasonic got in? i know, not very likely but that's what people were thinking when only The Big N and Sega were in :P...... i wonder if and when more companies are getting in to the biz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 Panasonic used to make consoles. They made the 3DO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicoTranzrig Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 [COLOR=darkblue]Well, with the 3DO discontinued, Panasonic now makes the optical drives in the GameCube. I don't think the Apple will get into the gaming buisness anytime soon. Certain things limit it like money and popular 3rd-party support. Back then, it wasn't too difficult to get into the gaming buisness, still a company needed a lot to make sales. Now, the market is very big with tons of competition. While Panasonic makes for the GCN, I'm not sure what Apple could do... Provide new designs for the outer casings of consoles? Maybe produce a development kit based on OSX? Both the GameCube and the new Apple G5 run on IBM PowerPC processors. It could be possible...[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semjaza Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 Way back there was a bunch of rumors of Nintendo and Apple being involved. That was just because of the PowerPC stuff though, from what I understand. I imagine they could provide the basic OS for a future system, but I doubt it would ever happen. I severely doubt Apple will ever make their own console, but I don't see why they can't get involved with other companies. Nintendo, Sony and MS all are using various parts from various companies for their consoles right now. IBM, Toshiba, Seagate, Mosys, ATI, Nvidia and so on. They're all involved, plus others. The Playstation isn't Sony's first console either. They had one way back that failed miserably. Sony has experience in basically every aspect of electronics there is, and have provided parts for past Nintendo goods... The sound chip in the SNES for example, and that whole SNES CD fiasco, along with Phillips. Panasonic (Matsushita in Japan) is also totally responsible for the production, and apparently the design, of the Q, which is basically a DVD playing GCN. I think it's expected that they will be partnering with Nintendo again for the next system, seeing as though they are the world's biggest electronics maker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkid99 Posted July 5, 2003 Author Share Posted July 5, 2003 but remember, i dont mean JUST apple or panasonic. those r just examples.... but i just wonder who is gonna get in next.... (not counting nokia with their n-gage that combines the worlds crappiest cell phone with the worlds crappiest hand-held game system....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicoTranzrig Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 [COLOR=darkblue]Whoever has the time and money to do it. Consumers probably want consoles that make sense (below the 500 USD price range) and great games that push the imagination. Even the U.S. Army attempted a game called "America's Army: Operations" and it looks good (plus it's free). While the hardware aspect of video games may be limited to only the big companies, the software possibilites are virtually endless, especially for the PC.[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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