Apple's AirPlay Mirroring Means iPad Games on Your TV -- Will This Affect the Games Industry?

As the lines between console and mobile continue to blur, Apple's eyes remain fixated on conquering the living room experience. Its introduction of AirPlay Mirroring could be a key blow to console makers like Sony and Microsoft who are still trying to gain traction on the mobile frontier. The plethora of content on Apple's App Store combined with portable devices could be the reason why Apple will be the first to deliver a seamless gaming experience. More after the jump.

As the lines between console and mobile continue to blur, Apple’s eyes remain fixated on conquering the living room experience. Its introduction of AirPlay Mirroring could be a key blow to console makers like Sony and Microsoft who are still trying to gain traction on the mobile frontier. The plethora of content on Apple’s App Store combined with portable devices could be the reason why Apple will be the first to deliver a seamless gaming experience.

The recent update to Game Center could be the most important one as Apple continues to incrementally roll out improvements to its OS.

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