U-Vratislav Holub Inhlanganisela ye-Apple nemidlalo ayihambisani neze. Vele, ngokwesibonelo, ungadlala imidlalo yeselula ngokujwayelekile kuma-iPhones nama-iPads, kanye nezihloko ezingafuneki kuma-Mac, kodwa ungakhohlwa ngalokho okubizwa ngokuthi yizicucu ze-AAA. Ngamafuphi, ama-Mac awawona awomdlalo futhi kufanele sikwamukele lokho. Ngakho-ke bekungeke yini kube kuhle uma i-Apple igxilile emhlabeni wemidlalo futhi yethula eyakho ikhonsoli? Impela unazo izinsiza zokwenza kanjalo.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Okudingwa yi-Apple ku-console yayo
Uma u-Apple enquma ukuthuthukisa eyakhe ikhonsoli, kuyacaca ukuthi bekungeke kube nzima kangako kuyo. Ikakhulukazi kulezi zinsuku, lapho ine-hardware eqinile ngaphansi kwesithupha sayo ngesimo se-Apple Silicon chips, ngenxa yokuthi izokwazi ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza okuphelele. Vele, umbuzo usamile ukuthi kungaba ikhonsoli yakudala ngesitayela se-Playstation 5 noma i-Xbox Series X, noma, ngokuphambene nalokho, into ephathwayo ephathekayo, efana neNintendo Switch kanye neValve Steam Deck. Kodwa lokho akulona iphuzu kangako ekugcineni. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-Apple isebenza eduze nabahlinzeki abahlukahlukene abangayihlinzeka cishe nganoma yiziphi izingxenye ezingadingeka kudivayisi enikeziwe.
Ikhonsoli yomdlalo wendabuko
I-Hardware nayo ihambisana nesoftware, ngaphandle kwayo ikhonsoli engeke ikwazi ukuyenza. Yiqiniso, kufanele ibe nesistimu yekhwalithi. Umdondoshiya we-Cupertino asisalele emuva nalokhu, njengoba kungase kuthathe enye yezinhlelo zayo eseziqediwe futhi ivele iyiguqule ibe yifomu elifanele. Empeleni, bekungeke kudingeke ukuthi axazulule noma yini esuka phezulu, noma okuphambene nalokho. Umdondoshiya usuvele unesisekelo futhi bekuyokwanela kuphela uma eguqula izinsiza ezinikeziwe zibe yifomu elifunayo. Bese kuba nombuzo wesilawuli segeyimu. Akukhiqizwa ngokusemthethweni yi-Apple, kodwa mhlawumbe kuzoba okuncane kakhulu okufanele ibhekane nakho lapho ithuthukisa eyakho ikhonsoli yomdlalo. Kungenjalo, ingabheja ngeqhinga eseliphusha manje ngama-iPhones, ama-iPads, okuthintwa kwe-iPod nama-Macs - okuvumela ukuhambisana namaphedi egeyimu we-Xbox, i-Playstation ne-MFi (Yenzelwe i-iPhone).
Ngeke kusebenze ngaphandle kwemidlalo
Ngokolwazi oluchazwe ngenhla, kubonakala sengathi ukungena emakethe yekhonsoli yegeyimu ngeke neze kube yinselelo ku-Apple. Ngeshwa, okuphambene kuyiqiniso. Sishiye ngamabomu into ebaluleke kakhulu, okungekho mkhiqizi angayenza ngaphandle kwayo kule ngxenye - imidlalo ngokwayo. Ngenkathi abanye betshala imali eningi ezihlokweni ze-AAA ngokwabo, i-Apple akenzi lutho olunjalo, okuyinto eqondakalayo ngempela. Njengoba engagxilile ekudlaleni futhi engenayo ikhonsoli, bekungaba yize ukuthi azibandakanye ekuthuthukisweni kwegeyimu yevidiyo ebizayo. Okuwukuphela kwento ehlukile yinkonzo ye-Apple Arcade, enikeza izihloko ezimbalwa ezikhethekile. Kodwa ake sithele iwayini elihlanzekile - akekho ongalwela ikhonsoli ngenxa yalezi zingcezu.
Kepha yimidlalo eyenza ama-consoles ahehe, futhi ngenkathi iMicrosoft ne-Sony bevikela ngokuqinile ukuhluka kwabo, umdondoshiya waseCupertino uzoshoda ngokuphawulekayo kulokhu. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akusho ukuthi i-Apple ayikwazi ukuzama ukungena kule makethe ngenxa yalokhu. Ngokombono, bekuyokwanela uma umdondoshiya evumelana nezitudiyo eziholayo zokuthuthukisa futhi ngaleyo ndlela adlulisele izihloko zawo kukhonsoli yawo. Yiqiniso, lokhu akulula kangako, kodwa akungabazeki ukuthi i-giant efana ne-Apple, nayo enezinsiza ezibanzi, ngeke ikwazi ukwenza okufanayo.
Ingabe i-Apple ihlela ikhonsoli yayo?
Ekugcineni, ake sikhulume ngokuthi ngabe i-Apple ihlela nokukhulula i-console yayo. Yiqiniso, i-giant Cupertino ayishicileli ulwazi mayelana nemikhiqizo ezayo, yingakho kungacaci ukuthi sizoke sibone umkhiqizo ofanayo. Noma kunjalo, entwasahlobo yangonyaka odlule, bekunemibono ku-inthanethi yokuthi i-Apple ibilungiselela umuntu oqhudelana naye iNintendo Switch, kodwa kusukela lapho bekuthule cwaka.
Kodwa uma besilindile, bekungeke kube umdlalo wokuqala ophelele. Kusukela ngo-1991, i-Apple yathengisa i-console yayo yegeyimu ebizwa ngokuthi i-Pippin. Ngeshwa, uma kuqhathaniswa nomncintiswano, unikeze ukusebenza okuxegayo, umtapo wolwazi wegeyimu ompofu kakhulu, futhi wawushibhile ngokuphawulekayo. Empeleni, kwakuyi-flop ephelele. Uma inkampani yama-apula ingafunda kulawa maphutha futhi iqonde izidingo zabadlali bamageyimu, akungabazeki ukuthi bangaletha ikhonsoli edlalayo enhle kakhulu. Ungawamukela umkhiqizo onjalo, noma ungakhetha okwakudala okuvela ku-Microsoft, Sony noma Nintendo?
Ngicabanga ukuthi ikhonsoli ye- ingathakazelisa kakhulu. Ngokwami, ngicabanga ukuthi i-Apple nakanjani kuzofanele inikeze izihloko ezikhethekile kanye "nokuthile okwengeziwe" okungekho kuma-consoles anamuhla, kanye nokusobala njengomklamo ophelele, njengoba sijwayele kuze kube manje.