Last week, Apple placed it's iPhone as the mobile gaming phone when it announced that it will open up iOS 7 to standardised third-party game controllers.
It already looks like things are on a roll, as today, Kotaku acquired a blurry image showing a gamepad controller with Logitec's gaming logo on it.
While no official products have been announced, this image shows what looks to be a Lightning connector and dimensions that would fit an iPhone 5. Kotaku, at least, is vouching for its authenticity.
One of Apple's key strengths and driving points is the amount of "iAccessories" that are available for its iPhones and iPads, and Apple's announcement last week will undoubtedly have accessory and peripheral makers speeding to get products to market.
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Apple's push into the mobile gaming world isn't exactly new, and while there have been third-party, attachable controllers available previously, this is the first time Apple has moved to give game and peripheral developers specific design guidelines.
The idea behind the standardisation is that it will allow you to buy any one controller and have it work with any game on your iOS 7 device.
Apple made iOS 7 available in beta to developers last week on Monday during WWDC, and told developers that controllers should be an optional extra, not a requirement of games, meaning that games should still be playable through the touchscreen.
Via: Kotaku
Source : techradar[dot]com
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