Did Apple announce its entry into the video game console wars along with the iPad launch?
I’ve never heard anything about Apple producing a video game console. If we’re going to consider the iPad/iPhone/iPod brand as a valid competitor to the big three console producers, then we might as well throw in every cell phone ever made. Until Apple produces and iBox or something, they are not directly competing with Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo. The iPad is a viable gaming platform, but any gaming function of the device is an added bonus. It is not a gaming device and will not compete any more directly with the big three than the common cell phone.