The “triple-A” moniker is bequeathed to only the highest-quality video games - those with the best graphics and that cost in the tens of millions of dollars to produce. “Apple is definitely building their devices as if they care a lot about ‘triple-A’ games,” said Mike Capps, president of Epic Games, the studio behind “Gears of War” for consoles and “Infinity Blade” for the iPad.
That growing user base is drawing developers who want to see their games played on as many devices as possible. With more than 55 million iPads sold to date, including 15.43 million last quarter, the tablet is quickly catching up to the number of consoles on the market: the PlayStation 3 has sold 62 million units and Xbox 360 has moved more than 65 million units. Epic Games and Namco Bandai 7832.T took the stage at Apple's iPad unveiling this week to show off what they can do with an iPad that has a faster quad core processor. The company is also setting itself up to take on Microsoft MSFT.O and Sony 6758.T on their home turf of console games.įrom Electronic Arts to "Crysis" developers Crytek, industry executives are figuring out ways to migrate graphics-intensive so-called hardcore games to the iPad.
Guests preview the new iPad with the iPhoto application in the demonstration room after the Apple event, introducing the newest iPad in San Francisco, California March 7, 2012.
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