Apple to Launch Gaming Controllers Developed Beneath “Beats” Model

After the announcement of the iPhone 18 collection and the iPhone Duo, Apple is taking a step additional by creating a brand new gaming accent particularly for its telephones and probably different gadgets. According to the newest Power On e-newsletter from Bloomberg, Apple is within the course of of making recreation controllers, codenamed “T6502” and “T1057.” These appeared in macOS 26.7 launch candidate mentions and are reportedly devoted to a handheld cellular expertise first. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is designing recreation controllers for its iPhones, that includes all the same old components reminiscent of thumbsticks, residence buttons, triggers, shoulder buttons, and lots of extra management choices to make cellular gaming simpler on the iPhone.

For the rollout, Apple plans to do it by way of its “Beats” model, often known as “Beats by Dre.” Since Apple owns the model, the corporate will use it to launch non-traditional merchandise like these gaming controllers, which do not essentially match the Apple model. Launching this product additionally is smart contemplating that cellular SoCs present in trendy telephones are equal to laptop computer or handheld consoles in uncooked CPU and GPU energy, so turning the cellphone right into a gaming handheld is a pure answer. For instance, macOS 26.7 RC revealed that the T1057 gaming controller has accelerometer and gyroscope help, whereas the T6502 gaming controller doesn’t.

The T1057 SKU design could possibly be fascinating as it might operate by itself with third-party gadgets, whereas the T6502 would use the iPhone’s accelerometer to deal with sensory enter. Hence, we may see a devoted controller designed to work with third-party gaming handhelds, consoles, and PCs, offered underneath the Beats model, pushing Apple to compete immediately with different options from the controller world ecosystem.