Kunamahlebezi okuthi kulezi zinsuku ezimbalwa ezizayo i-Apple ingaqala inkonzo yethelevishini ekusakazeni okwenziwe izinkampani eziningi zokukhiqiza, kepha futhi kukhulunywa ngeqiniso lokuthi i-Apple inikeza insizakalo yemidlalo yevidiyo engenamkhawulo kwiphakeji, kungenzeka lokhu uma ucabangela umlando wenkampani yeCupertino?
Ngokwemibiko yakamuva, kusetshenziswa amayunithi amaningi we-iPhone ukudlala imidlalo yevidiyo kunamanye amapulatifomu anodumo oluningi njenge-PlayStation, Kusho ukuthini lokhu emakethe? Amapulatifomu weselula abe yimayini ebaluleke kakhulu embonini yemidlalo yevidiyo.
Ubelokhu engenile USA Today lapho benanela khona, bNgokuyinhloko ngoba kunama-iPhones angaba yizigidi ezingama-900 emhlabeni jikelele, ngenkathi "kuphela" sithola cishe ama-consoles ayizigidi ezingama-300, Lokhu kucaciswa yithimba le-Wedbush Securities. Ngenxa yobulula bokusetshenziswa nokukhula kwamandla abo, ama-smartphones anenzuzo ecacile ngaphezu kwamapulatifomu akudala njenge-Xbox noma i-PlayStation, asikwazi ukuziphika, yize labo bethu abachitha impilo yabo yonke bedlala imidlalo yevidiyo kucacile ukuthi thina have Not Sishintshile isilawuli se-console silawula ukuthinta lutho kulomhlaba.
Kumele ubone impumelelo enkulu yemidlalo efana neFruit Ninja noma i-Pokémon Go, efakwe ku-iOS App Store lapho bonke onjiniyela bekwazile ukuthola imali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-100.000 zamadola. Kuyacaca ukuthi iyimboni enkulu, kepha, le mboni yemidlalo yamavidiyo yama-Smartphones izoxhunyaniswa ngokungapheli ekwakhiweni kwemidlalo «engajwayelekile» ngenxa yobunzima bezilawuli nokungalungi kweminyakazo lapho sisebenzisana isikrini, konke lokhu ngaphandle kokubukela phansi iziqu ezinkulu ezifana ne-Inifinty Blade saga, okusesekude nesipiliyoni esinganikezwa kukhonsoli yevidiyo.