Controllers unleashed: Apple TV gaming is about to get a Kraken-sized upgrade!Brianna Wu is the head of Development at Giant Spacekat, host of Disruption and Rocket on Relay, and co-author of Women in Tech. She also lives to troll iMore senior editor Georgia Dow.
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By removing the Siri remote requirement in tvOS 10, Apple is making a big improvement to Apple TV gaming.
In every way, the new Apple TV is a step up from the version it replaced. The interface is better, its channel selection is massively expanded, and forget the haters — I find the new remote a blast to use. But as much as I love it, I found it hard at first to not feel a bit frustrated by the state of gaming on the platform. Thankfully, I have hope that this will soon be changing — starting with restrictions being lifted on custom controllers.
Remote limitations
The Siri Remote makes a lot of sense for watching TV and navigating content. It offers a touch area a bit larger than a postage stamp at the tip of the remote — just large enough for your thumb...
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Controllers unleashed: Apple TV gaming is about to get a Kraken-sized upgrade!
