This week during the WWDC keynote, Jeremy Sandmel - who is the senior director of GPU software at Apple - announced a significant upgrade to the Metal API.
This created an opportunity for Apple to woo game developers, though the company isn't going all out just yet. Today, all Mac models except for the Mac Pro are powered by M-series chipsets, and some of them integrate rather beefy GPUs rivaling those of Nvidia and AMD. In the meantime, the Cupertino giant had been working on custom silicon for its Macs to bring them more in line with iPhone and iPad. Hyper-casual games thrive on iOS and that's why the company created Apple Arcade, a subscription service that removes the manipulative monetization systems that are present in a lot of mobile games. Over the past few years, Apple has focused almost exclusively on the mobile gaming experience of its users. This would normally require a beefy GPU, but Apple is following in the footsteps of AMD, Nvidia, and Intel with an upscaling technology of its own that will supposedly make gaming a pleasant experience on Apple Silicon Macs.
Something to look forward to: There aren't a lot of reasons for gaming on a Mac, and one of them is the relatively high Retina resolution of Apple displays.
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