Phil Harrison has suggest that if current trends continue, Apple could become the lord and master of videogames within ten years.
“At this trajectory, if you extrapolate the market-share gains that they are making, forward for ten years — if they carry on unrestrained in their growth, then there’s a pretty good chance that Apple will be the games industry,” said the Gaiki executive. “… You’ve got iPhones, iPads, iPods, which are all part of the same ecosystem; the speed at which Apple sold 15 million iPads is phenomenal. And the number one activity on an iPad, according to some reports, is games, and I think that will only continue.”
While I can’t see Apple being the future of videogames, I certainly think its presence will continue to grow. iOS has proven itself to be a worthy outlet for mobile gaming experiences and I think anybody who writes off Apple’s potential influence is doing so with a heavily blinkered outlook.
I dare say gamers should prepare themselves for Apple becoming a larger part of their favorite hobby.
Phil Harrison on the future [Edge]
