Apple eventually lifted those restrictions, but not before game developers turned their back to focus on PCs and true game consoles. That says a lot about Apple TV as a gaming platform.Īpple TV was a hobbled gaming platform from the beginning thanks to restrictions like requiring Apple Remote game play support and controlling where game resources were stored. It took a Twitter thread from Steve Troughton-Smith on October 9th for people to pay any real attention to the game’s demise.