Apple’s new Studio Display is missing a key feature that will leave Mac gamers disappointed

If you’ve been in the computing world long enough, you’ll know that Apple doesn’t exactly have a stellar reputation when it comes to gaming. For years, the company’s computers were not ideal for gaming performance. You were more likely to be able to run Crysis on a potato than on a MacBook.

Then Apple silicon came along and changed everything. Mac gaming performance, while not on par with Nvidia’s RTX 5090, has come a long way. Apple even teamed up with CD Projekt Red to bring Cyberpunk 2077 to the Mac, complete with macOS-specific optimizations. It feels weird to say it, but Macs are serious gaming machines these days.

All that is why I’ve been waiting for news of Apple’s new Studio Display with bated breath. Unfortunately, today's announcement that Apple has refreshed its standalone display has left me ...