Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo are the current triumvirate of the gaming console market. These three have been relatively uncontested for the better part of the past two decades. However, more competition is always better. If the recent reports are true, then Apple is looking to throw its hat into the ring to compete with the likes of the PS5, Xbox Series S/X, and the Switch.
Apple's ecosystem of devices is fairly capable of gaming. It also doesn't hurt that the Apple Arcade has an excellent selection of games for kids and adults alike. But, according to Windows Central reporter, Jez Corden, Apple is making moves to position itself as a console manufacturer. Corden explains in a recent The Xbox Two podcast that he's heard that the California-based tech giant is "poaching" engineers from Xbox to make this happen.
Although Corden clarifies that his sources aren't 100% legitimate, he believes that there is a strong possibility that these rumors are true.
It should already go without saying but do take these rumors with a grain of salt. Corden notes that he's not 100% sure about the details of Apple's console.