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AAA games are coming to iPhone 15 Pro, powered by the new A17 Pro chip

33 points by astlouis44 3y ago

callalex 3y ago
AAA games will never be on the iPhone until the Steam and Epic stores are allowed on the platform. Even then I would be reluctant to buy a $60 game because there is a huge chance that the game will just stop working after two years of iOS updates.
- nefitty 3y ago
  I currently can't use Postmates because I'm not on iOS15.
- keiranlovett 3y ago
  “Never be on the iPhone”…. Yet here we are.
glonq 3y ago
I could maybe enjoy these games on an iPad. But my thumbs are too big and my eyes are too bad for playing AAA games on a phone-sized screen.
- zamadatix 3y ago
  The new iPhone Pro does support 4k HDR output via DP/HDMI from the USB C port this generation... but I can't help but feel the iOS environment is just too awkward to make this really take off. Maybe they really did all this for the Vision line and this is just a first step.
fosterfriends 3y ago
After seeing Divinity 2 come to iOS, fingers crossed on Baulders Gate 3…
kridsdale3 3y ago
They say this every single year. Then they show demos of games that were AAA 7 years ago.
- Dylan16807 3y ago
  Being one console generation behind isn't too bad, if the games actually make it to the device.
- Kirby64 3y ago
  Assassin's creed mirage is supposed to come out next year, which would be roughly 3-6 months behind the console/pc release. Not quite 7 years.
- keiranlovett 3y ago
  They literally showed off a game coming out end of quarter 2023.
- valianteffort 3y ago
  Resident Evil 4 Remake came out this year. I think it's likely that game porting kit will also enable devs to port to iOS, making the process a lot easier.
sillywalk 3y ago
The A17 GPU now supports ray tracing. Resident Evil 4 Remake, Assassin's Creed Mirage I wonder how long the battery will last ?
- pohuing 3y ago
  I'm more interested in the gpu performance. Nvidia has put a whole lot of effort into making ray tracing a thing. And even there the performance is mediocre unless you buy the top cards
Dban1 3y ago
I just wna play Pokemon games native on phone

33 points by astlouis44 3y ago

AAA games will never be on the iPhone until the Steam and Epic stores are allowed on the platform. Even then I would be reluctant to buy a $60 game because there is a huge chance that the game will just stop working after two years of iOS updates.

nefitty 3y ago
I currently can't use Postmates because I'm not on iOS15.
keiranlovett 3y ago
“Never be on the iPhone”…. Yet here we are.

glonq 3y ago

I could maybe enjoy these games on an iPad. But my thumbs are too big and my eyes are too bad for playing AAA games on a phone-sized screen.

zamadatix 3y ago
The new iPhone Pro does support 4k HDR output via DP/HDMI from the USB C port this generation... but I can't help but feel the iOS environment is just too awkward to make this really take off. Maybe they really did all this for the Vision line and this is just a first step.

fosterfriends 3y ago

After seeing Divinity 2 come to iOS, fingers crossed on Baulders Gate 3…

kridsdale3 3y ago

They say this every single year. Then they show demos of games that were AAA 7 years ago.

Dylan16807 3y ago
Being one console generation behind isn't too bad, if the games actually make it to the device.
Kirby64 3y ago
Assassin's creed mirage is supposed to come out next year, which would be roughly 3-6 months behind the console/pc release. Not quite 7 years.
keiranlovett 3y ago
They literally showed off a game coming out end of quarter 2023.
valianteffort 3y ago
Resident Evil 4 Remake came out this year. I think it's likely that game porting kit will also enable devs to port to iOS, making the process a lot easier.

sillywalk 3y ago

The A17 GPU now supports ray tracing. Resident Evil 4 Remake, Assassin's Creed Mirage I wonder how long the battery will last ?

pohuing 3y ago
I'm more interested in the gpu performance. Nvidia has put a whole lot of effort into making ray tracing a thing. And even there the performance is mediocre unless you buy the top cards

Dban1 3y ago

I just wna play Pokemon games native on phone