That sounds like typical Apple fan rewriting of history to me. Metal was barely relevant to any 3D acceleration conversation at the time the Mandle/VK/DX12 conv

That sounds like typical Apple fan rewriting of history to me. Metal was barely relevant to any 3D acceleration conversation at the time the Mandle/VK/DX12 conversations and planning was being had. Apple platforms just weren't all that important for this industry and console experience from Xbox 360/PS3/Nintendo shaped requirements much more.