Video games didn’t get much airtime during Apple’s September “It’s Glowtime” event, but that doesn’t mean it’s out of the game just yet. Many of the company’s big hardware announcements not only mean it’ll continue to improve game performance, but that it’s bringing those features to non-Pro models.
Apple also made hardware changes to the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro’s thermal capabilities that’ll reduce heat and result in 30% higher sustained performance. The A18 chip in the regular iPhone 16 also helps it to achieve hardware-accelerated ray tracing that’s up to two times faster than the A17 Pro in the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max (the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus only had the two-year-old A16 chip). This means more realistic lighting and shadows, which was previously only available on the M3 and A17 Pro Bionic. It also continues Apple’s commitment to reaching console-level gaming quality on its phones that could potentially match what players can get with the Mac’s M3 chips.
The newest game shown off during the presentation besides Honor of Kings: World, which isn’t out yet, is 2023’s Resident Evil 4 remake. The Death Stranding: Director’s Cut was released for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS in January 2024.
According to mobilegamer.biz, these games haven’t been selling well. It proposes that under 3,000 people have shelled out the $50 to pay Assassin’s Creed Mirage, which launched in June 2024. Digital Trends tried out Resident Evil: Village on an iPad Pro, and found it was “nothing short of a miracle,” with smooth frame rates and graphical fidelity
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