Despite the inclusion of the super-fast A19 chip and continued support for game controllers, the new 4th-gen Apple TV 4K is still far from a viable gaming device for anything beyond the most casual of audiences, thanks to missing features and mind-boggling design decisions.
Every so often, the Apple TV 4K tries to be a game console, and Apple promotes a ton of games in the App Store to bolster that claim. With the first new Apple TV 4K release in four years, there was hope that the 4th-gen model would take things to a new level. But at a time when the gaming industry is readying itself for the biggest game release in a decade, and perhaps ever, in the form of Grand Theft Auto 6, the Apple TV 4K just doesn't cut it.
Gamers in the Apple ecosystem are better served by iPhones than Apple TV 4K boxes. Even the Mac, notoriously not a gaming device, has gotten in on the action in recent years thanks to blazing-fast M-series performance. Apple has promoted gaming on the iPhone and, to a lesser degree, the iPad. The Mac also received the Game Porting Toolkit, now on version 4.
On paper, the new model looks promising. The A19 chip allows smoother gameplay and support for games that previously could not run, and the 128GB standard storage leaves more room for apps and games. Controller support, including the PlayStation DualSense, remains. Yet these specs don't tell the full story. The Apple TV 4K is still limited to 4K at 60 frames per second, while modern consoles offer faster, variable frame rates and gamers expect more. Until Apple either commits fully to gaming or admits it never will, the Apple TV 4K will remain a casual gaming box.
Source: AppleInsider · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing