How the 2026 iPads and MacBook Neo Make Mobile Game Dev The Future
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Apple just had a pretty wild hardware week. They announced a bunch of devices including the new iPad Air with the M4 chip and the new MacBook Neo, which starts around $599 and uses an iPhone-class chip to hit that lower price point. Both are aimed heavily at students and creators.
With Apple pushing cheaper Macs and more powerful iPads this year, it feels like the barrier to entry for indie dev will be dropping a lot. It kind of feels like Apple might unintentionally be creating the cheapest “iOS game dev studio” setup ever.
Will you be buying the latest drop? What games will you create with the new tool set up? Only makes sense to create a NEO game on the MacBook Neo with hyperPad.
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@KrystalYee It'll be interesting to watch the popularity of HyperPad grow. Even the regular iPad has an A16 chip now. I'm old but capacity per dollar from when I started went from $10,000+ entry to $300
