Imagine an eGPU that is compatible with any Mac/iDevice, just plug and play.
About a week ago I predicted that Apple would release a console, and that the Activision/Microsoft merger was not as much as a move to counter Sony's dominance, but as a moat against Apple.
Apple positions themselves as a premium brand with a premium price which runs completely counter to the console model of subsidized hardware. It just doesn't make any sense for them to enter the console marketplace. Especially when the "big" games on Apple's platforms are essentially all Gatcha titles that are ALSO on Android. Sure the Apple console has a better looking version of Raid Shadow Legends but the Samsung Galaxy Player is a third the cost and the Chinese one from some brand you've never heard of is a fifth.
The other thing is that there would very likely be some awkward overlap between an Apple Console and an Apple TV, especially considering Apple's consistency in product design. Having two little black boxes on the market, both of which handle media and neither of which is a computer, would be confusing for consumers.
Which doesn't mean Apple isn't interested in gaming. I think they are, a lot. I'd say a more likely scenario is that Apple starts quietly—or not so quietly—beefing up its Apple TV line into something that ultimately turns into a console. Bolster their Metal API, ship an Apple TV with an M5 (or whatever they call 2025/6's version of Apple Silicon), line up some big-name titles that you can rent/buy/stream through the device, and I think they’d be a force to be reckoned with.