The WWDC keynote is a software, not hardware, announcement…?

Has there ever been hardware launched at WWDC? It's a developer conference, not a hardware launch. Hardware is in the fall.

They have on occasion, when it makes sense to unveil OS changes and hardware simultaneously. Apple Vision Pro, move to new architecture, 2019 Mac Pro tower – that sort of thing. Most years they don't announce new hardware, though.

AVP

Not every year, but yes.