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callalex
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
I currently can't use Postmates because I'm not on iOS15.
keiranlovett
“Never be on the iPhone”…. Yet here we are.
glonq
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
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
After seeing Divinity 2 come to iOS, fingers crossed on Baulders Gate 3…
kridsdale3
They say this every single year. Then they show demos of games that were AAA 7 years ago.
Dylan16807
Being one console generation behind isn't too bad, if the games actually make it to the device.
Kirby64
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.
valianteffort
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.
keiranlovett
They literally showed off a game coming out end of quarter 2023.
sillywalk
The A17 GPU now supports ray tracing.

Resident Evil 4 Remake, Assassin's Creed Mirage

I wonder how long the battery will last ?

pohuing
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
I just wna play Pokemon games native on phone