New Apple TV 4K could lastly fulfill a decade-long promise

Apple is anticipated to announce the iPhone 17 series subsequent month, and whereas I am excited to see the brand new iPhones, what I am actually ready for Apple to unveil is the 4th-generation Apple TV 4K. It has been three years since Apple launched the 3rd-generation Apple TV 4K in 2022, so it is lengthy overdue.

Whereas I doubt Apple will announce its subsequent Apple TV on the iPhone event subsequent month, rumors recommend it could possibly be revealed and launched earlier than the tip of the 12 months, which I hope is the case, particularly since new, thrilling particulars concerning the machine have simply come to gentle.

In accordance with MacRumors, the brand new Apple TV 4K might be outfitted with Apple’s A17 Professional chipset. This would supply a big efficiency enhance in comparison with the A15 Bionic chip discovered within the Third-generation Apple TV 4K. MacRumors stories it found the brand new Apple TV’s chipset in a software program code leak.

Different upcoming Apple machine chipsets additionally surfaced on this leak, together with a brand new iPad mini with the A19 Professional chip and a brand new entry-level iPad that includes an A18 chip coming quickly. However what I discover most enjoyable about this leak is the implications it may have for gaming on the brand new Apple TV 4K.

The brand new Apple TV 4K could possibly be able to AAA gaming

The A17 Professional chip can also be discovered within the iPhone 15 Professional and newest iPad mini

If this data is correct, and the brand new Apple TV 4K does have the A17 Professional chip, it should pack a severe efficiency punch. The A17 Professional first debuted within the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Professional Max in 2023, and in 2024, Apple used the identical chip in its newest iPad mini refresh.

Not like the A15 Bionic discovered within the present Third-generation Apple TV 4K, the A17 Professional within the new 4th-generation would make it able to supporting Apple Intelligence and AAA video games. Each the iPhone 15 Professional and the iPad mini with the A17 Professional are able to taking part in video games like Murderer’s Creed Mirage, Resident Evil 4 Remake, and Dying Stranding. So the brand new Apple TV 4K may have some severe gaming capabilities with the A17 Professional.

Apple has been touting the Apple TV’s skill to play video games for nearly a decade, however with out AAA recreation help, it has by no means totally delivered. It seems the brand new Apple TV 4K would possibly lastly fulfill that promise.

Apart from this chipset leak, little concrete data is thought concerning the new Apple TV 4K. Different leaks recommend it should have both Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7 and can preserve the identical black plastic design because the Third-generation Apple TV 4K.

Moreover, rumors recommend the value of the brand new Apple TV 4K is likely to be extra inexpensive, possibly around $100, just like the value of the Roku Ultra, certainly one of its greatest rivals. The third-generation Apple TV 4K presently begins at $130. If the brand new Apple TV 4K has an A17 Professional chip, I doubt Apple will decrease the machine’s value, given how highly effective it’s, and the uncertainty tariffs are inflicting. However hey, shock me, Apple.