How is this a nightmare vision? Proprietary bullshit, which is what consoles are, is what Apple does better than the others.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Having a nightmare vision of the future where Apple releases it’s own gaming console
deranger@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It doesn’t even exist and I’m already getting insufferably smug Apple heads telling me it’s the best one.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 days ago
M chips are super expensive. They’re optimized for low clockspeed/idle efficiency and pay through the nose for cutting edge processes, whereas most gaming hardware is optimized for pure speed/$, with the smallest die area and cheapest memory possible, at the expense of power efficiency.
And honestly the CPU/GPU divide over traces is more economical. “Unified memory” isn’t needed for games at the moment.
And, practically, Apple demands very high margins. I just can’t see them pricing a console aggressively.
deranger@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Good points.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The base Mac Mini is not super powerful. Physically, it’s comparable to AMD Strix Point, which you’d find in any AMD laptop.
I am not trying to rag on Apple here: their stuff is fine. It’d be beyond excellent for a handheld like the Steam Deck.
…But a plug in gaming console? Not at the prices they’re asking.
Wispy2891@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It is “cheap” because they are hoping that someone is stupid enough to pay the upgrades like $200 for 256gb of extra SSD. Or that it later leads to purchasing more Apple devices.
It’s a gateway drug
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I mean didn’t Microsoft just bring Apple back from going bankrupt around that time. Had to have competition so they wouldn’t become declared a monopoly. So you bail out your friends
radix@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The Pippin 2.