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- Mark Gurman of Bloomberg has hailed Apple’s new Mac mini as a serious competitor in the gaming business.
- The device is more powerful than several of Apple’s major computer models, despite being as small as the TV.
- Although developers’ positive response to the Mac Mini could be a game changer, Apple will still need to make major strides in the selection of games offered.
Apple may have at last discovered a serious competitor to influence the gaming business with the launch of the new Mac mini. In his weekly tech email, Mark Gurman of Bloomberg expresses this viewpoint.
Gaming has proven to be a challenging market for the iPhone manufacturer, despite Apple’s prominence and resonance in a number of tech areas. It has just not been able to compete with the Xbox from Microsoft or the PlayStation from Sony.
With little success, further attempts to gain ground have been attempted in recent years. The processing power of the 2015 version of the Apple TV set-top box, which included the App Store, games, and applications, was limited. The device’s remote control’s inability to be used for touchpad gaming or motion control is another drawback.
Last year saw the release of Apple’s Vision Pro headset, which has gaming capabilities and is compatible with its Apple Arcade subscription service. Although non-native controllers can be used with it, developers haven’t been particularly motivated to promote Vision Pro.
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The possibility of a revamped Mac mini M4 could mean that things are about to change.
Almost as small as an Apple TV, it is a powerful yet little gadget that performs better than many of Apple’s larger computers. All of this makes for an alluring gaming offer, especially when combined with the simplicity of connecting to a living room TV setup.
The $599 entry-level Mac mini has a graphics engine and central processor unit with ten cores each. This ought to offer sufficient power to easily rival an Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5.
If you want more, the M4 Pro gadget, which costs $1399, is competitively priced with the most expensive Mac Pro and Mac Studio versions available today.
More games like the recently revealed Death Stranding and Cyberpunk 2077 would be a good step in the right direction, but Apple still has to make major strides in the selection of games it offers.
To find out if the Apple Mac Mini will become a reliable gaming portal, the company and customers will have to wait for the market and game developers to respond.
