Apple Has Reportedly Killed Off An Accessory Lots Of People Were Looking Forward To – SlashGear

Apple’s original 32-inch, 6K Pro Display XDR seemingly raised questions about whether Apple’s new standalone monitor craze was an experiment to see how much money it could siphon from its diehard customers’ wallets. At a heart-stopping $4,999 for the display and another $999 for a tilt-adjustable stand, all but the most opulent creative workers swore it off. It was a beautiful display, mind, but for many in a field lush with suitable alternatives well under half the cost, the prospect of owning one was little more than wishful window shopping.

Then came the 5K Studio Display, which Apple launched in 2022 alongside the new Mac Studio. This 27-inch beauty was a much more reasonable $1,599 and offered useful features, including an integrated 12-megapixel camera, built-in microphones, powerful speakers, and a svelte 600-nit IPS panel. It also housed Apple silicone to handle some of the camera and voice-activated features built-in.

Between industry-standard framerates for creative tasks and content creeping toward 120 Hz, and macOS garnering more respect as a viable gaming platform, we’d hoped Apple would be more apt to introduce this long-awaited successor following the Studio Display’s success. But problematic manufacturing coupled with a stifling economic climate has curbed retail spending in a way that not even its mobile arm hasn’t been immune to, so Apple may have decided the revenue opportunity is not worth the investment. There’s no clear answer to whether this dream display will ever see the light of day.