Pachter predicts 'game-enabled' Apple TV by 2013

Wedbush Morgan analyst -- and video game prognosticator -- Michael Pachter is back with more predictions for the future! Speaking with IndustryGamers, "The Pacht" said he believes it's only a matter of time (three to four years) before Apple takes a stab at console gaming by way of a "game-enabled" version of the Apple TV. "Apple TV is the device that they can turn into a console, and they have essentially the same goals as Microsoft -- to turn Apple TV into an entertainment and Internet hub," he proposed.

The game industry Nostradamus figures that "If [Apple] can get enough iPod users to download games, it's a natural that they can ultimately convince a large number of these users to buy a game-enabled Apple TV," for which he believes "a 2012 or 2013 launch" would be most likely.

Pachter feels that Apple will start off conservatively with regard to the scope of these "console" games, but eventually aim to take on the best its competitors have to offer. "We'd get cool stuff like World of Goo or Geometry Wars," he predicts, "But probably not super cool stuff like Gears of War until they bought a few developers." Of course, Apple could just fulfill another long-running prophecy and buy Electronic Arts.

Reader Comments (51)

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to say FUCK YOU PACHTER

The only person who can get away with saying "first" on Joystiq is Premature Ejaculation Man.

DON'T F*CK HIM, KILL HIM!!!!... his professional career, that is.

I predict the next news story will have DSG.

See, this is where it starts getting annoying. When it's brought out of a post that does have her in a picture into a post that has nothing to do with her.

Granted, this is a Pachter post, but it's the principle of the thing.

OMG, let the next next post have Pachter! Pachter is fucking back you guys, oh sweet lord in heaven, rejoice!!!!

Is that the new mac mini?

I predict people will make their own prediction posts and rant against Patcher.

I predict you will come very quickly. ;)

Pachter's next predtition

"Bill Gates will suck my dick on 2014"

thiis guy is a retard nothing comes true of what he says

he is idiiot nobosy should listen to him

judging by the way you spell, you're in no position to be calling anyone an "idiiot".

Irony!

No Archi, it's "IIrony"! ;)

On-topic: Keep your mouth zipped Mr. Pachter. Please...

Get the fuck outta here Patcher

i've just realized this, but patcher has nice hands.

wow

Except those aren't his hands.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop

THIS NEW PHOTOSHOP THING IS AMAZING

I CAN NOW MAKE HUMOROUS IMAGES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB

However, you had better be careful. Sometimes people who have seen quite a few photoshops in their time can tell from the pixels.

Sony boy has a hand fetish. Confirmed.

And it will have so much shovelware that even the Wii will be like "....really Apple?

You're just a fanboy tmac

BTW the iPhone/iPod touch has a lot of good games.

"iPhone/iPod touch has a lot of good games"

Best joke I've heard all day! Thank you for that.

it has a couple good games, but very few compared to the rest. zenonia, rolando 1 & 2, and peggle are the only ones that truly are great on the iphone, and peggle is multiplatform.

Yeah I think I will pass on a Apple game system. It would be funny though. "Mommy why doesn't my Apple have any games for it"? "Because Timmy Apple Game Station like the Apple computer sucks and no one wants to develop for it".

BEHOLD!!! The next iteration is "i" related products.....the......iBox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_KxN0Nepus

Ah hell... you beat me to it.

I think that would go along nicely on the iRack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw2nkoGLhrE

I know I'm a Mac fanboy or whatever, but I have to admit that Apple creating a game system would be a pretty farfetched idea. Remember (or if you're my age, look it up) the Pippin? It didn't do very well.

(note to self:ONLY COMMENT ON THE FACT OF YOUR FANBOYISM ON TUAW from now on)

The Pippin wasn't really Apple's console, it was designed by Apple and produced by Bandai, and Apple just licensed it to third parties.

note to self: use CAPS when acting like a tool..

Should put this guy with Conan for "In the Year 3000..."

son of a bitch

Pachter needs to shut up.

lol

Nobody cares about this twat; stop posting his drivel.

He needs to stop predicting.

Looks like the new Jack Thompson is just about revealed here.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure that Apple would definitely attempt to get into the console business too. I think they would be more successful if they go the route of cloud computing and ally themselves with Gaikai or a service like that. It would work much better for their audiences who like no-fuss stuff.

I'd rather see all games downloaded on a massive HDD, because for Gaikai or OnLive you have to be connected to the internet and every time you play it takes up bandwidth.

Another one trying to take over my living room, eh? Good luck with that.

Michael Pachter has been around for a while, yet it seems everyone, as opposed to a few people, hate him now. I wonder why...

ugh, more Patcher. told myself i wouldnt read this drivel but its too late now..

i would love to see what Apple could do in the console market but i dont think theres room for 4 console manufactures right now. plus wading into the generations deep console waters is probably too risky for Apple to invest serious cash.

Apple might bring ipod and iphone games to the AppleTV but making it a legit games console is a lil more than pipe dreaming right now..

I agree in this context. Apple is not going to enter the game console space on the terms of the game console makers, for the simple fact that Apple themselves don't have the necessary development talent to power a large library of exclusive games. They could pull a major buy-in, but i think their entry into what's like console gaming won't be an actual console, but a full-blown multimedia device with gaming as a side-function.

A wired iPod Touch, or something very much like it.

I couldn't agree more.

Apple always approaches things from a different percpective and this will continue to be the case when they enter the console business.

To Joystiq: I humbly request that a sort-of Bingo card be made out of all of Pachter's predictions. It would be great fun for the whole family!

I can see apple coming into the console industry. They know they have a hold on customers with the ipod and iphone. they know gaming in itself is a very profitable business.

The battle field will be quite interesting in the future if apple decides to jump into the console business.

Pic is not quite on the level of DSG scariness/hilarity.

Needs more DSG.....and cowbell

I've been saying this for a while myself. Relaunching AppleTV with the ability to play games makes too much sense for it not to happen.

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