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Apple Expands tvOS Gaming With PS4, Xbox One S Controller Support

Tuesday June 4, 2019. 04:10 AM , from Slashdot/Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook today announced that the company is expanding Apple TV controller support to include 'two of the best and most popular game controllers available, Xbox One S and PlayStation DualShock 4' with the next tvOS update. Unfortunately, as Ars Technica notes, this 'does not include original Xbox One control pads that shipped with the 2013 version of the system -- only the Bluetooth-enabled controller update that premiered alongside Microsoft's One S update in 2016 will work with Apple TV.' From the report: The announcement, which drew large and sustained applause in the presentation hall, comes nearly four years after Apple's second-generation Apple TV became the company's first foray into TV-based gaming since the ill-fated Pippin. At launch, Apple TV games were required to support the hardware's touchpad-focused, tilt-sensitive remote, and those games could optionally support any number of MFi controllers already designed for mobile iOS hardware. While Apple reversed that decision in mid-2016 to allow for MFi-exclusive games, Apple TV game developers continue to complain about the fragmented control landscape on Apple's set-top box.

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