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Ineligible Picks

26th August 2022 at 9:36am

Each host is currently forbidden from reusing the specified picks in any upcoming Keynote Games. They also cannot use the Annual picks in the next Annual Games. Each list is specific to each host, so while Stephen may not reuse from his own list, Federico could reuse a pick from Stephen's list.

Stephen's Forbidden Picks

Type2026 Annual RickiesScore
Stephen Regular "Tim Cook's job title changes in 2026"
Stephen Regular "The iPhone 17e ships in 2026"
Stephen Risky "Apple announces a Mac with a touch screen"
  • "It is an update to an existing notebook." (in other words, not a new line like "MacBook Touch")
  • "macOS does not radically change to accommodate touch." (Specifically, the macOS on this machine does not have a custom UI compared to a non-touch Mac.)
  • "The product comes with the Apple Polishing Cloth in the box."
Type2026 March RickiesScore
Stephen Regular "The iPhone 17e is announced" 1
Stephen Regular "The base iPad is updated and supports Apple Intelligence" 0
Stephen Risky "There is a new entry-level Mac laptop, powered by an A-series chip" -1
  • "Apple calls it the MacBook, but mentions or shows the original colorful iBooks"
  • "It has MagSafe and two USB-C (not Thunderbolt) ports"
  • "The base SKU has 8 GB of RAM, isn't available in all colors, and starts at $699"
    • That price could be the regular or education store price.

Myke's Forbidden Picks

Type2026 Annual RickiesScore
Myke Regular "Apple ships a folding iPhone"
Myke Regular "A Google LLM is powering Siri's features by default"
  • This might not be verifiable if Apple keeps the details close, but Myke is confident that if it's true, we'll know.
Myke Risky "By the end of the year, Apple will not have shipped equivalent features for the Apple Intelligence features shown at WWDC 2024"
  • "Craig Federighi will talk at least once more about there being '2 architectures.'"
  • "Apple will once again promise that the missing features will be shipping by the end of the next year."
  • "Actions across apps is one of the features that will not ship."
Type2026 March RickiesScore
Myke Regular "John Ternus is quoted in every press release about new products" 0
Myke Regular "The MacBook has a screen smaller than 13 inches" 0
  • Strictly "less than", not "less than or equal to."
Myke Risky "There is at least one new Studio Display" 0
  • "At least one model features a Mini LED display with a 90hz refresh rate"
  • "Apple will create a new name to describe this panel (like Liquid Retina XDR)"
    • It is indeed described in copy as a "27-inch 5K Retina XDR display"
  • "The old Studio Display and Pro Display XDR are still available"

Federico's Forbidden Picks

Type2026 Annual RickiesScore
Federico Regular "Apple updates the MacBook Air with the M5"
Federico Regular "Apple ships some of the AI features previously seen in 2024"
Federico Regular "MacBook Pro is refreshed with a new chip"
  • There is some question as to whether a pick from 3 games ago includes the 2025 game that was graded moments ago, and it is decided that it does. Now that ahead of their time picks grant bonus picks, this throwback from 2023 can now be used.
Federico Risky "Apple ships a foldable phone that:"
  • "Is called 'iPhone Duo.'"
  • "Runs both iOS and iPadOS apps and seamlessly switches between them."
  • "Has a feature that operates both the outer and inner screens at the same time."
Type2026 March RickiesScore
Federico Regular "A new Mac laptop is announced in multiple colors" 1
  • That is, not part of an existing line, but not locking in to a "MacBook" variety.
Federico Regular "The new iPhone 17e supports MagSafe" 1
Federico Risky "The new M5 Max chip in the MacBook Pro comes with a new architecture that..." 0
  • "Better separates CPU and GPU inside the chip"
  • "Allows Apple to advertise higher sustained performance and better heat dissipation"
  • "Allows for more than two configuration options for M5 Max"
    • These must be CPU/GPU options, not other things in the SOC like RAM