With Apple's release of the SDK to developers later this month, owners of the iPhone and the iPod Touch are starting to get curious as to what that means for them.
Currently there is no way to get 3rd party applications on the iPhone unless you hack it, which is against Apple's policies and voids the hardware's warranty. But after hearing the outcry of many iPhone and iPod Touch users that wanted to do more with their purchase, Apple made the decision to release a kit that would allow developers to create applications that are sanctioned by the company.
With Apple's recent devotion to bringing games to the iPod Classic and the iPod Nano from major publishers like Sega, experts feel the iPhone could be next. Though Apple has never made any serious attempts at entering the gaming market, this could be their attempt at testing the waters.
"Even if they don't come out with their own dedicated device, the ability to play more advanced games on the iPhone is a natural way for them to enter the market," says Roger Ehrenberg of Information Arbitrage.
With a touchscreen, accelerometers, and advanced hardware for a handheld device, the iPhone can be a revolutionary portable gaming system.
Some consumers are skeptical about the release of future applications from Apple after Steve Jobs' keynote at Macworld last month. The company gave early adopters of the iPod Touch the option of purchasing an update for $20.00 USD that included the applications that originally shipped with the iPhone. Not only did this move upset early adopters but also gave analysts reason to believe that all future applications would come with a price tag.
The SDK will be released later this month.
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