U-Vratislav Holub Ekuqaleni kuka-2022, umbiko othokozisayo mayelana nokuthuthukiswa kwekhonsoli yegeyimu evela kwa-Apple wandiza ku-inthanethi. Ngokusobala, umdondoshiya weCupertino kufanele okungenani abe nentshisekelo emhlabeni wemidlalo futhi acabange nokungena kule makethe. Kowamanqamu, akukho okungamangaza ngakho. Ngokushintsha okumangalisayo ohlangothini lokusebenza, imidlalo ngokwayo nayo ithuthuka ngesivinini serokhethi, ngaleyo ndlela yonke ingxenye.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Kodwa ukuqhamuka nekhonsoli entsha sha akuwona neze umsebenzi olula. Imakethe njengamanje iphethwe ngabakwaSony kanye neMicrosoft nge-Playstation yabo ne-Xbox consoles, ngokulandelana. UNintendo ubuye abe ngumdlali owaziwa kakhulu nge-Switch handheld console, kanti inkampani iValve, nayo ephume neSteam Deck handheld console, manje isijabulela ukuthandwa okwandayo. Ngakho-ke kungumbuzo wokuthi ngabe isekhona yini indawo ye-Apple. Kodwa empeleni, ukuthuthukiswa kwekhonsoli ye-Apple kungase kungabi umsebenzi onzima, ngokuphambene nalokho. Umsebenzi onzima kakhulu kungenzeka ukuthi umlindile ngemuva kwalokho - ukuthola iziqu zemidlalo ezisezingeni eliphezulu.
Inkinga ayikho nge-console, kodwa ngemidlalo
I-Apple inazo izinsiza ezingacabangeki, amaqembu onjiniyela abanolwazi kanye nezimali ezidingekayo, ngenxa yalokho, ngokombono, kufanele ikwazi ukubhekana nokuthuthukiswa nokulungiswa kwekhonsoli yayo yomdlalo. Kodwa umbuzo wangempela owokuthi ngabe into efana naleyo izomkhokhela yini. Njengoba sishilo ngenhla, ukuthuthukiswa ngokwako kungase kungabi yinkinga enkulu njengokuthola izihloko ezifanele nezisezingeni eliphezulu zenkundla yakho entsha. Izihloko ezibizwa nge-AAA zitholakala kuphela ku-PC kanye nama-consoles ashiwo ngenhla. Eminye imidlalo ikhethekile ngisho nezinkundla ezithile futhi udinga ukuba naleyo khonsoli ukuze uyidlale.
Ukudlala ku-Macs akukhululekile
Uma kunjalo, i-Apple kuzomele ixhumane nezitudiyo zokuthuthukisa futhi ihlele ukuthi ilungiselele imidlalo yazo ukuze ithole ikhonsoli ye-Apple engaba khona. Kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi umdondoshiya usevele wenza into efana nalena. Phela, ekupheleni kukaMeyi, safunda ngezingxoxo ze-Apple, ezazinezifiso zokuthenga isitudiyo somdlalo we-Electronic Arts, ngemuva kwezihloko ezidumile ezifana neFIFA, NHL, Mass Effect nezinye eziningi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuthola imidlalo ethile yesikhulumi sakho kungase kungabi lula kangako. Onjiniyela kufanele bacabange ukuthi ukulungiswa kuzokhokha ngempela yini nokuthi isikhathi sabo sizobuyiselwa yini. Lokhu kusiletha ekudumeni okungenzeka kwe-Apple console - uma ingazange ithole umusa kubadlali ngokwabo, khona-ke kuyacaca kancane ukuthi ngeke ize ithole izihloko zegeyimu ezifanele.
Ingabe i-Apple inamandla okuphumelela?
Njengoba sekushiwo, uma i-Apple izongena ngempela emakethe yekhonsoli yegeyimu, kungumbuzo obaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ingaphumelela yini kuwo. Vele, lokhu kuzothonya kakhulu amandla athile ekhonsoli, izihloko zegeyimu ezitholakalayo kanye nentengo. Intengo ngokusobala ingaba yinkinga. Umdondoshiya uyakwazi lokho. Esikhathini esidlule, wayesevele enezifiso ezifanayo futhi weza emakethe nge-Apple/Bandai Pippin console, okwakuwukwehluleka okuphelele. Le modeli yathengiswa nge- $ 600 emangalisayo, yingakho amayunithi ayizinkulungwane ezingama-42 kuphela athengiswa esikhathini esingaphansi kweminyaka emibili. Ukungafani okuthakazelisayo kungabonakala uma ubheka umncintiswano oyinhloko ngaleso sikhathi. Singaqamba iNintendo N64 kanje. Le khonsoli ibiza amadola angama-200 kuphela ngoshintsho, futhi ezinsukwini ezintathu zokuqala zokuthengisa, uNintendo ukwazile ukuthengisa amayunithi aphakathi kuka-350 no-500 ayizinkulungwane.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Ngakho-ke uma i-Apple ihlela ukuqhamuka nekhonsoli yayo yegeyimu ngokuzayo, kuzofanela iqaphe kakhulu ukuthi ingenzi amaphutha esikhathi esidlule. Yingakho abadlali bezoba nentshisekelo ikakhulukazi enanini elingenzeka, amakhono kanye nokutholakala kwemidlalo. Ingabe ucabanga ukuthi umdondoshiya weCupertino unethuba kulesi sigaba, noma sekwephuze kakhulu ukungena? Isibonelo, inkampani eshiwo ngenhla i-Valve nayo manje isingene emakethe ye-console yegeyimu, futhi isajabulela ukuthandwa okungakaze kubonwe ngaphambili. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kubalulekile ukusho ukuthi i-Valve inelabhulali yegeyimu ye-Steam ngaphansi kwayo, equkethe imidlalo engaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezingama-50 kanye neningi lomphakathi wokudlala we-PC.
