As someone who loves his iPad, this makes me sad. It’s not enough for me to abandon it but it’ll definitely make the upgrade decision tougher when the time comes.
Does iPad even support Xbox1/PS4/steam controllers? Last time I checked, at least PS4 gamepads did not work on ios. Without those (certainly Xbox and PS4 ones), I’m not sure I’d want to stream games onto an iPad anyway (not that this makes it better, if anything it makes it worse).
The iPad has a native control, with no checkboxes in sight.
Please note I said IPad, not tablet. Call me a dick, but I don't believe other tablets are worth considering as part of any relevant target market anyway, at least at this stage.
Now we just have to wait for Apple to add the reverse - control your Mac from your iPad :)
This could be pretty useful bc of the touch screen + pencil combo. Back in 2016 I spent a weekend mocking up an "iPad as a graphics tablet" app, and it was surprisingly easy and effective [0][1]. I'm sure Apple could do a lot better.
Remember, the iPad doesn’t come with a controller, but you can use a Pencil with it if you want.
Same thing will likely happen with the Vision products.
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