A new rumor has just surfaced about Apple and it hints at some of its future plans. The company is apparently eyeing the video gaming console market, and has apparently even tried to bring in engineers from Microsoft Xbox.
The news arrives from the latest podcast on Xbox Two on YouTube. In the latest episode, Windows Central writer Jez Corden shared the interesting information. He stated that the source isn’t quite reliable and he doesn’t have any particular evidence or documentation to back it as of right now. However, if the rumor is even remotely true, it is big news within the gaming industry.
Corden stated that “I’ve been hearing for a while that Apple has been poaching Xbox engineers to make its own console. I’ve heard that for ages, that Apple was exploring making a video game console, and I don’t know if it’s going to be a VR play or a metaverse thing or something like that, but some of the engineers that Apple’s poached from Microsoft were because they wanted to explore making their own console.” Keep in mind, the Cupertino based giant is known for canceling big projects, so its entirely possible that we may never see an Apple branded gaming console.
It is also reasonable to believe that a console was planned in the past and could already have been cancelled as well. Although, the iPhone maker has been raising its focus in gaming, with its Apple Arcade that are playable on its TV. So, the brand at least has some experience in a console like product. Unfortunately, this is still an unconfirmed report, so take it with a pinch of salt for now and stay tuned for more updates.
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