It is being rumored that in these next few days Apple could launch a television service in streaming composed of several production companies, but there is also talk about the fact that Apple offers an unlimited video game service in a package, is this possible taking into account the history of the Cupertino firm?
According to the latest reports, more iPhone units are used to play video games than other platforms with much more fame such as the PlayStation, What does this mean for the market? Mobile platforms have become a very important mine for the video game industry.
Has been in USA Today where they have echoed, bBasically because there are around 900 million iPhones around the world, while we "only" find about 300 million consoles, This is made clear by the Wedbush Securities team. Thanks to the simplicity of use and the growth of their power, smartphones have a clear advantage over classic platforms such as an Xbox or a PlayStation, we cannot deny ourselves, although those of us who have spent a lifetime playing video games are clear that we have not We changed the console controller for a touch control for nothing in this world.
You just have to see the tremendous success of games like Fruit Ninja or Pokémon Go, deployed in the iOS App Store where all the developers have managed to earn more than 100.000 million dollars. It is clear that it is a prolific industry, however, this industry of video games for smartphones is going to be perpetually linked to the development of «casual» games due to the complexity of the controls and the inaccuracy of the movements when we interact with a screen, all this without underestimating great titles such as the Inifinty Blade saga, which are still far from the experience that can be offered on a video console.