Human Interface Guidelines for Games on Apple Platforms - https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/designing-for-games. This is an awesome new starting point for our recommended best-practices in user-experience. Don't miss the associated talk, https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2024/10085/

Wired Xbox Controllers - speaking of low-latency game input, one of the most-requested features for Xbox fans is here - use your Xbox controller on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS with a wire. (Hey, how was that any different from other wired controllers? Xbox uses a custom fast USB protocol called GIP instead of the USB-HID standard. But now you don’t have to care.)

Game Mode on iOS - maximizes gameplay performance by minimizing background activity, while dramatically reducing input and audio latency. https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/13/ios-18-game-mode-faster-iphone/

Game Porting Toolkit 2 - https://developer.apple.com/games/game-porting-toolkit/ with improvements to instruction and graphics API emulation (hello, ray tracing!), more games run, and they run faster and with more accuracy. This year even more tools and dedicated sample code based on your feedback about what makes writing and porting high-end games easier.