While Apple has expanded its reach to many sectors of the technology industry over the years, the company might now be looking to enter the mobile gaming sector. It introduced a dedicated, subscription-based gaming service called Apple Arcade for iPhones and iPads around three years ago. And now, according to a few patent filings that were recently made public, the Cupertino giant could soon debut dedicated gaming controllers for its mobile devices like iPhones and iPads. Check out the details below.
According to recent reports by Patently Apple, Apple is working on several kinds of dedicated gaming accessories for mobile devices. The company filed a couple of patents that detail three kinds of gaming controllers that you can attach to iPhones and iPads.
Other than these, Apple also showed an Xbox controller-like gaming accessory that will wirelessly connect to a mobile device. Going by the patent images (attached below), there will be 4 control buttons, 2 analog sticks, a menu button, and a dedicated slider to switch between gaming mode, phone mode, and messaging mode. The slider will then allow users to attend an incoming call or reply to a message while gaming on their devices.
With these dedicated gaming accessories, Apple intends to expand its reach in the ever-increasing mobile gaming sector to capitalize on the opportunities. However, it is worth mentioning that as these are still in their patent stages, it is difficult to guess when the company might bring these products to the commercial market.
