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Apple TV to get gaming support with iOS 4.3?

By | February 10, 2011, 5:40am PST

Summary: There are a lot of rumors swirling about the highly anticipated official release of iOS 4.3, but now even Apple TV has gotten mixed up in this.

There are a lot of rumors swirling about the highly anticipated official release of iOS 4.3, but now even Apple TV has gotten mixed up in this.

According to Engadget and “a trusted tipster,” new codes in the third beta version of iOS 4.3 reveal the possibility that Apple TV will support online gaming. Specific citations include ”ATVGames,” “ATVThunder,” ”com.apple.appletv.play.live.thunder” and “.play.archive.thunder.” The word “merchant” also seems to pop up a lot, citing the possibility of a new gaming store portal. This would have to refer to game rentals only, though, considering one of the selling points for the second-gen Apple TV is a rental-only model rather than buying.

This gaming theory definitely sounds plausible, but it’s just a bunch of codes right now. We can’t have any valid idea as to how this will truly look until iOS 4.3 is officially announced. Same goes for the personal 3G hotspots and new multi-touch gestures for the iPad.

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don't think it would be
xiaoa 10th Feb 2011
don't think it would be worth it AT ALL if they can't match the quality of Xbox or PS3. They would have to do something revolutionary like what they did with iPod and iTunes if they want a chance More info about iDevice: http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/

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