Apple iPhone and iPad Games Coming to TV Screen (Video)

Have you ever been so addicted to a 99-cent iPhone or iPad game that you wanted to immerse yourself in it in the comfort of your living room and give it the same due diligence as your favorite $60 Xbox or PlayStation title?

Thanks to new technology that allows iOS games on their system, a company called BlueStacks can offer people that very experience.

BlueStacks' GamePop console goes on sale this fall and will include a subscription that allows many of the games offered in Apple's iOS App Store to be played in high definition on TV screens.

The technology does not require any partnership with Apple Inc. BlueStacks can acquire all of the games by simply going to the developers and requesting they make the necessary modifications to allow their titles to be played on the GamePop service.

The service will require a subscription of $7 and an initial purchase of the console for $130. Many insiders believe this will be a huge test for the gaming industry to see if people can be content with running the games on their iPhones and iPads for free, or for 99-cents, or if they'll prefer to continue with the quality and cinematography of consoles that charge $400 to purchase and games that are $60 each.

With the subscription, BlueStacks plans to offer about $200 worth or paid games for free with a subscription to the GamePop service according to VentureBeat.

The company reportedly thought about offering users a touch screen controller for the console, so that players wouldn't have to change their gaming paradigm. However, BlueStacks decided a touch controller simply wouldn't work as well or give users that same in-home feel. As a result, they have adapted most games to run on a controller.

It's likely Apple is not thrilled with the idea of the GamePop console as it will make it so they no longer get a 30 percent cut of all apps purchased. If an app is updated in the App store, GamePop will have to modify the game entirely to make the necessary adjustments because it can't simply download them from the App store without sacrificing its ability to have no affiliation with Apple Inc.