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Following the arrival of the Apple Arcade gaming service on the Apple TV in September 2019, and the launch of Apple’s TV+ service way back in November 2019, it’s criminal that the newest Apple TV launched way back in 2017. It’s high time for Apple to update the Apple TV, so news that a new Apple TV is in the pipeline is welcome.
The new Apple TV can’t come soon enough – in fact it’s a surprise that despite announcing the new Apple One subscription service on 15 September – which will bundle the Apple TV+ service alongside Apple Music and iCloud – Apple still hasn’t updated its hardware that enables you to watch the Apple TV+ shows on your TV screen. However, Apple TV isn’t the only way to watch – there are now many AirPlay compatible TVs and TVs with Apple TV built in.
The lack of a new and improved – or at least cheaper – Apple TV is astounding given the amount of money Apple has spent creating content for the new TV service. Here’s how the current Apple TV lineup looks:
Apple TV 4K: Unveiled in September 2017, it’s powered by the A10X Fusion chip found in the 2017 iPad Pro models and based on the A10 chip used in 2016’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. From £179/$179.
Apple TV HD: An even less powerful model than the 4K, the HD Apple TV launched in 2015 and sports the A8 chip found in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus (which dates back to 2014.) From £149/$149.
It does seem amiss that Apple has failed to develop the hardware while it has promoted the Apple TV as a gaming console. Apple’s failure to bring the Apple TV into line with other devices in its line up is disappointing.
So, having established that Apple needs to address the performance gap in Apple TV hardware, when is the new Apple TV likely to arrive?
Before we attempt to answer that question, is there a possibility that we may never see a new Apple TV? Could Apple discontinue the Apple TV?
Will Apple launch a new Apple TV?
Now that many new smart TVs and devices like the Amazon Fire TV, Roku, the new Xbox and PlayStation now include the Apple TV+ app and support AirPlay 2 (for streaming content from your iPad or iPhone), is there a need for the Apple TV?
Perhaps not if the purpose of the Apple TV is to watch the content on Apple TV+ and anything you have bought from iTunes, or AirPlay from your Apple device to your TV screen.
However, the Apple TV offers more than a way of watching content. It also includes its own app store and lots of games – including access to the games in Apple Arcade.
There are reports that suggest that Apple is going to reinvent the Apple TV as a games console, with a new games controller, and games to rival…
https://www.macworld.co.uk/news/new-apple-tv-3663891/
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