SAN FRANCISCO — Apple chief executive Tim Cook confirmed that the fourth-generation box will be the first Apple living room device that uses apps to actively competes with video game consoles thanks to new hardware, software, and peripherals all targeted at gamers.
Confirming previous rumors, the new Apple TV will have an app store with games that are playable on your TV. Clearly, Apple intends to build upon the disruption of the handheld console market (think Nintendo’s line of DS and 3DS systems) that began with its App Store, iPhone, and iPad products. Now it’s clear that it aims to disrupt the consoles with lower-priced (but also less capable) hardware and apps that are far cheaper than $60 console games.
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