Death Stranding iPhone 15 Pro Performance Review - Struggles to Maintain 30 FPS
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2024
- Death Stranding has come to iPhone 15 Pro… but is it actually playable? Let’s see how it performs and the tech behind it.
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See raw performance here: • DEATH STRANDING iPhone...
How I measure FPS:
- Performance HUD: developer.apple.com/documenta...
0:00 - Introduction
0:24 - Supported Devices
0:31 - iOS Tech
5:28 - Control Options
6:42 - Playing on External Display
7:30 - Performance
13:10 - FINAL THOUGHTS? - Ігри
I will look at Mac version maybe later in the week or possibly next week. Just need a break for a few days. Cheers
And this is why Apple needs to start focusing on cooling rather than more power.
Yep, every smartphone company should focus on sustainable performance not peak performance.
I got a liquid cooler for iPhone 15 ;)
@@awesomnalitybu-bu-but the geekbench score, how will apple showcase that they have a faster chip than android an a optimized very inclusive tester🤡
@@nexad3395 Accessories are cute, but don't solve the problem on a hardware level
This! 👆👆👆👆👆 I love this reply@@opticalsalt2306
My suggestion towards the dves is that they should bring older titles to mobile phones rather than newer ones. Since these are direct port form the pc and the console counterparts it is expected to perform mediocre. Having said that, i think older titles are safer bet at this stage. Hardware is there but the software ain't quite there.
They must port all those games actually if they really wanna compete with the likes of steam and consoles.
I’d pay whatever to play the Silent Hill saga again and be able to download it in any of my Apple devices.
I actually agree with this - there are a lot of games that didn't get a fair shake the first time around that would be great on a phone or a tablet.
Agree with this and many of the older games are actually enjoyable, recently played hitman blood money and it was a ton of fun
Batman arkham series would be good one
Its still impressive given the fact that these games were not built with mobile in mind, it would be amazing to see what mobile game developers will come up with, now that they know that mobile gaming can achieve the AAA mark.
Nothing. Mobile game devs don’t give a shit about developing quality games. They are rather more focussed on introducing lootboxes and in game currencies and microtransactions.
@@its_arghoIf you watched the video you'd know why more AAA games aren't on phones, games are simply too big, death stranding being 54 gb as an example, most phones are 128gb.
@@ms7b101games made for a console like the Nintendo Switch would run just fine on the iPhone.
@@ms7b101 It doesn’t have to be 50Gb. There are plenty of quality games for consoles that are smaller in size. Take the Nintendo Switch games for instance. And even some older AAA titles like Witcher and Skyrim and GTA etc.
@@ms7b101bruh they could port gta v on mobile phone for years now since the released of sd870/880. Phone today are more powerful than switch X3
After seeing this I don't have high hopes for Assassins Creed
Same :/
Yeah, it’s so odd Mirage didn’t come out for PS4 and they promised it for the iPhone. At best iPhone 15 Pro is gonna be around PS4 level power, they kinda chose a bad game to advertise. Ubisoft should have chosen the Prince Of Persia, it’s perfect since it already runs great on switch.
@@Dada228822A17 Pro has more computing power than the PS4.
@@Dada228822mirage clearly came out for the ps4 haha. It’s basically a PS4 game ported to ps5 and mobile.
@@Dada228822
If there was a PS3 Pro... that's where iPhone 15 Pro and most of the world's currently more powerful than iPhone 15 Pro phones would be performance wise.
Yeah, the A17 or whatever isn't as powerful as the older Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, never mind the enhanced Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy or the new Smartphone 8 Gen 3. Yet any of those phones SoCs with any of their NPUs and RT cores would still be significantly less powerful than a base model PS4... so much so that I will argue that overall, we're really looking at the non-existant PS3 Pro level of performance and visual fidelity coming out of iPhone 15 Pro.
That means PS4 games could run on phones today (as we see with Death Stranding here) but at resolutions and framerates well below PS4's level of performance and visual fidelity (as we also see here). This brand new top of the line Apple iPhone is struggling to run a game that was made to run at 1080p30 - with higher quality visuals - for consoles that were released in 2013 for $400.
I honestly can’t wait to play it on my Mac. I also can’t believe that after more than 500 hours playing this game, I still want to play it again. 😂
Cheers.
I’m exactly the same!
Thank you for your video, great to see you on camera! :)
If Apple didn’t try again with next year, this will be the end for AAA games on phones, no one will try again for few years
nope, you can play all PC AAAA games on android
AAA games will never be on phones because of the lack of active cooling. It's a miracle modern AAA games are running on the switch given its potato hardware, but even though modern smartphones are far more powerful than the switch, the switch has the cooling capabilities. Phones don't
@@someusername1872That‘s a good comparison. The Switch has a tablet chipset from 2015, faaaar far behind an A17 Pro. But thanks the cooling we can have games like Astral Chain or Zelda TOTK maintaining 30fps for most of the time.
@@kudakudi-jx1keyeah with a black screen or sub 10 fps.
@@someusername1872even a13 at 4w is faster than a full clocked tegra x1, switch has its low level api and game optimizations to thank. And a totk level game can run on a17 pro at 60fps at 4w, like genshin.
People wanted aaa games on mobile, I think this shows that we aren't quite there yet. Cooling wise and the chips aren't efficent enough to power through xbox one or ps4 titles without using up too much energy and heat. I think it is to be expected though, aaa games barely run well on a deck at 7 watts, on the ally they don't run well under 10 watts.
On phones that run at even lower wattages, it isn't going to be a good experience.
Like the drop from 10watts to 7 watts on the ally is quite laughable. Like it goes from running games at decent fps to just dying. Lowering the resolution and graphics helps a bit but man I wish amd made it so then it could go from 4 watts to 30watts.
We been there a while ago. Just not iPhone
@@S0ULS4VERnah, the 8 gen 3 is underclocked when not overheat, the gpu uses 12 watts of power at max. Almost as much as the steam deck. The xhipset would need to be in a steam deck sized device for it to cool properly.
You can't really play aaa games on such a power limited device like a phone
thanks for the review but still im amazed with your garden view, what a great spot
You should update this video as they have released multiple patches addressing performance and it runs extremely well now.
I’m a huge kojima fan and a handheld gaming enthusiast. I love the backbone limited edition controller and almost upgraded to 15 pro so I could use that controller to play DS. I’m so glad I decided to watch this review before I made any stupid purchases.
I’ve played the pc version and the ps5 version. The phone isn’t the same but it is still an unreal version in its own way. I didn’t upgrade to the 15 pro max for the game but the game is definitely enjoyable and worth its $29AU price… if you have a Mac even better. I’ve had zero crashes.
If you’re expecting console level quality on an iPhone then maybe you need to adjust your expectations? The fact that this game is running on a PHONE at all is incredible
Man it's been time watching your videos which are interesting , but really the most respectful thing about all of it is you are a natural , simple person who delivers content professionally and friendly without exaggerating or bias , i would really look forward for all your videos and it's really exciting to see people like you introducing interesting content like that
I have no idea what they hoped to do with this project. Wouldn't it be better to port something more easy like a Tekken or Mortal Kombat?
Yes I agree mortal kombat would be so easy but they don’t know so much about this field
I really appreciate your reviews.
Low graphics or not it’s still amazing that a mobile phone can run AAA 2020 console games
It's ridiculous, the current flagship mobile phones literally destroy every pc gaming desktop from 15 years ago in every aspect.
nowadays game minimum requirement is 720p 60fps unless you playing pixel game
dont find any excuses to the phone
this phone literately ignoring the cooling and sell user the game that cant run on it
@@Kenny-hy5pj You are right, it's a gimmick at this point, the cooling and battery life issue needs to be addressed before playing AAA games on a phone. But new cpu's are coming with integrated gpu's, AI and stuff, so it's interesting to see where this thing goes.
@@aggelakas
They can minimize the heat but they can't make the heat disappear
This is according to energy change in physics
Unless they break the physics
@@Kenny-hy5pj bro the steam deck doesn't rum most aaa games at 720p 60fps.
Mine crashed 7 times in an hour. Needs better cooling but still it’s pretty impressive this game is playable on a phone.
Falta de memória ram, a apple acha que memória não é necessário, provou de seu próprio veneno
Press like if you want port old games like NFS most wanted, GTA 4
Looking forward to your Mac review. Downloading right now on my M1 Max.
If games like this support all platforms and iCloud saves, some poor performance can be excused.
You basically play on your MacBook, then if you need to go out you play it for 15 minutes on a tram, and saves will carry over to MacBook once you’re back.
I think this future for as many games as possible looks very bright.
I'd rather just play using streaming from a PC or console... that kind of nullifies all the reason for cloud saving.
@@VariantAECNot all trains stay above ground.
Not all trains have Wi-Fi on board either.
@@PSYCHOV3N0M
So why dont just buy steamdeck or others handheld PC?
More games more fps
For battery problem just take a powerbank or use power port on the train
It also save the money to buy the iphone 15 pro max which is same as last phone
the only different is one is stronger and one is weaker
other than that is just same
Exactly. You should never play these games for the first time on a phone. It’s meant to supplement the console, not take its place
My hopes is that not only will the iPhone 16 Pro be much better to handle these games, Apple is working on the next 2.0 version of their Metal FX because coming up to speed with FSR2 or even 3 would do wonders for the games not just in performance, but visually.
I honestly think Metal FX 2.0 is more important because it's clear that even their lowest capable hardware can do ok with their upscaling, but it's too dated and is impacting the image too much outside of quality setting and it doesn't have too when AMD and Nvidia have improved their's greatly overtime.
Since each year we get like 10% more performance, I wouldn’t except the 16 Pro to perfectly run these games
Any video on the mac performance? m1 vs m2? Interested how my Macbook M2 Pro would handle it
Thanks for the info professor Snape
How were you recording? Cause for me performance is a lot worse when recording with the built in recorder and when connecting to a Mac to record it heats up and throttles more because it charges the phone
Be sure to report those crashes and dumps in TestFlight. Helps the devs fix it.
Still amazing that its possible, it'll be there for the next gens hopefully and hopefully improve
This game is marketed with a “HIGH FRAME RATE on iOS”
High frame for apple fans
For gamer the frame rate is hurting their eyes in high price
It does not look like true 720p. Its reconstructed from even lower internal res.
That’s the metal fx upscaling. That’s why I turn it off in resident evil.
Maybe they've added haptic feedback because the game is already on PS5, so the haptic feedback function already has been implemented into this game. I don't think they've made an effort for iPhone to add that function; it was already in the game.
The game is running great on my iPhone now. Legit amazing they put something of this scale on a pocket device
I'm interested in how in 2024 you have a functional iPod Nano watch? My battery gave up years ago; this was one of my favorite accessories ever.
6:55 I love this setup of an iPhone hooked up to a display with a PS5 controller and Death Stranding XD
No hdr support??
well when i first saw graphics at full screen on my laptop it looked terrible but hand held shots shows it looks quite nice and we can play AAA games on phone 🔥🔥
Thank you for the review! It’s amazing as an idea but let’s be real why would anyone degrade and destroy their battery over a game I mean you will reach battery life 80% in 2 months playing this game or the other 2
No noto vibracion en el mando, no es compatible en este juego?
I wonder if performance will be more stable with a magsafe cooling fan on. I am really surprised how well they work to keep the phone cool during my playthrough of re4. Even if it can yield 1-2 fps improvement during unstable areas i think thats a big win considering its an external cooler
Despite 2 being > 0, I wouldn't call an extra 2fps a HUGE WIN.
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@@PSYCHOV3N0M youre not wrong haha. But it may be the difference in the game feeling smooth if its a capped 30 but averages more like 26-28. And again, from an external cooler Thats pretty cool to see
I still think it's impressive and good for mobile gaming for Apple to have done this. It may struggle with 720p30, but I can't believe it's running on a phone in the first place. Will this make me switch to iPhone? Not a chance, but I enjoy it anyway.
Any chance to try it with iPad M1/M2 ?
You kinda sound like snaps from Harry Potter that’s so cool
I think if you view this as a way to pick up and play a bit on the go, then it's fine. Then resume on your Mac. Like RE4, I don't think you really want to play the whole game this way unless it's all you have.
Good think I have the 14 pro. I’m guessing games this demanding will perform much better on the 16 or 17 which I’ll upgrade to.
Not really unless they do something about the heat and throttling.
This game runs on the iPhone 14?
Hope the game gets more optimized in the future, it have the potential!
I think the bottleneck in these AAA games in the CPU not the GPU, Apple is only making 2 P-cores for iPhones and that severely lowers the performance, they should have at least 4 P-cores if they want these type of games to run
even with just 2 p-cores the battery life is horrible and the phone heats up, with 4 p-cores the battery would just give up
Its not its strictly the gpu the cpu is so much more powerful than the ps4 and xbox one even steam deck it doesnt even matter
@@xtr.7662 I didn't invent it, the Metal HUD shows the Present time and GPU time, the difference between them gives you CPU time which seems to be around 10-14ms, and that is definitely the bottleneck, it shouldn't be higher than 7ms, ideally less than 5ms. The GPU was the bottleneck in few cases where its frame time was around 40ms. Also the Present time is showed in the graph as the blue line, and GPU time as the green line, the further those 2 lines are to each other the more it indicates a CPU bottleneck.
@@jihadrouani5525 definitely not the cpu may cause spikes and stutters but the performance is strictly gpu bottlenecked
@@xtr.7662 The Metal HUD says it's the CPU (60% of the time), A game dev here btw! You can't ignore the data given to you and stick to your beliefs dude, that's not how it works.
I am from Germany, got it on my Playstation and PC. Now, schould i try it on the Iphone 15 Pro Max? I dont know….
It is a cool and very large Game, and very cool to play it on the Iphone. I will think about that. It is only playable with cobtroller, and on Pc im am playing it with Mouse and Keyboard.
The Price is nothing, i would want to have it as a Grafical Demo, but playing it, i think it will be nearly impossible.
Thanks for the nice Video.👍
Pretty crazy seeing a ps4 title being played fully coded for a small phone, like that’s insane.
It really isn't.
My old Xperia Z3 was runing pathtracers in 2014 at nearly 30FPS in 1080p using interlacing. CSR2 which still looks incredible managed to also run on that phone despite the game launching 3 years after that phone's release. Putting that into some perspective... people think FH5 is incredibly detailed and realistic... but car models in CSR2 are actually more detailed than FH5 on PC maxed out.
@@VariantAECwtf no
@@VariantAEC you smokin?
@@TobyMcguarro
What do you take issue with?
@@VariantAECThe bullshit you're talking that CSR2 mobile looks better than Forza Horizon 5 on PC.
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will you test on Apple Vision Pro?
is it possible to run this game on older iPhones?
only runs on 15 Pro and Pro Max
Idk if its the GPU power use. But i notice it being mostly around 40. I bet with more updates the game could run better and look better.
I love your videos
struggling keeping 30 and yet lighter games like temple run and subway surfer still lag on my iphone 15 pro max 1tb embarrassing at this point
Well the game looks and plays great imo on the iPad Pro M1…I gave up console playing long ago, so maybe my standards are less than others, but people complaining about the graphics not being perfect is so nitpicky to me. We got a great game on a freaking iPad people, and it plays extremely well, and as I said, the graph is to me look really great. And speak for the phone version, but still nitpicking about a massive game on a phone. Yes, the touch controls suck ass, but these specific games just like resident evil are made to play with a controller. And the game only cost $20 usd. Keep these games coming Apple. I’ll keep buying, and so will a lot of other people.
If I close my eyes I can hear Severus Snape talking
Here commenting to ask if anyone has played on M1 macbook pro, 16 gbs mem. I am VERY impressed by how it runs re4 (with 30 fps but idc about frame rate as a long time switch player lmao) so I'd have to think this could be about the same..? especially because it was a base ps4 game.
I mean if you already own this game on another platform, you’d be best off cloud streaming it to your iPhone or iPad. You’ll have great visuals and zero overheating.
It’s is still worth to buy on m2 iPad device? still not sure about the graphic and performance 😢
It’s going to look even worse on iPad
@@MikeCriticalOpsdoubt it. It’ll have different settings for ipad. Just like how RE:Village works best on ipad compared to phone
@@AaBb-id1dm graphics will be the same and it will have to be more upscaled to maintain a 30 fps
@@MikeCriticalOps Can confirm they are not the same. I have both.
If i buy this on Mac, do I still need to buy it for Iphone to play it?
no, they all integrated
people downplaying this don't understand just how much this is a testiment to both an iphone and death stranding considering all ports on the nintendo switch don't even come close to this type of fidelity and performance
Could you do a Snape imitation?
My iPhone won’t run my PS4 game 😢 on max graphics
In my opinion this game is running beautifully on my iphone 15 pro max. I haven’t experienced anything bad with it instead i keep getting my mind blown on how this js running on a phone, i cant wait to play mirage next and whatever comes out
Your opinion is factually incorrect he literally just showed the game struggling to maintain an already abysmally low 30fps at 720p with horrendous graphics
@@thraxberserker9960 im just sharing my experience. Im playing the game and its enjoyable
@@thraxberserker9960it is lower then 720p mh freind that is 300p upscalrd😊
It's very impressive, but these things aren't ready yet. Maybe a few years down the line.
Arent the cutscenes are just mp4 files? Im like ofc its gonna have constant 30fps. Dunno.
Not all, many are realtime
This is why for mobile gaming I just use a ROG Ally or a GPD or Ayaneo equivalent
smooth on the steam deck
Nice for gaming but using iPhone for 5 years ....having trouble using it as my daily office driver, so i shifted to samsung, and thank you the andriod world 😊😊
And here's me who quite enjoyed 20fps Borderlands 2 on ps vita back in the day xD
Does it support Apple Vision Pro ?
Developers should start working on android devices like redmagic and ASUS because they have cooling and can sustain performance for long period of time
not only that but they can sustain higher res because Adreno is that better than gpu in A17
Apple probably funded these ports, so we need a company that uses Android to do the same thing.
@@ThereIsOnlyOneRandom Yes and no, Android still relies on OpenGL ES a bit too much. Preventing a low access to the GPU.
Apple's Metal API is a lot better.
I'd say it's time for Android to move over to Vulkan exclusively. But it's not happening any time soon.
If you already have an iPhone 15 pro and you want to try this game is fine, but if you want to play this game is much better to buy a steam deck and play DS and more games there in a portable format or a playstation for less money. At least 1080p high graphics
The resolution is just so low that any other advanced graphics it provides are wasted , looks pretty terrible even from a phone screen tbh
If they increase resolution then your phone battery life is fucked up.
@@karthikeyan53 then maybe port games that the phone can actually run decently next time
@@thejoltmaster1231 lol. Kojima has no intention in mobile gaming. Apple paid for it. See the touch controls, no effort in that. They just ported just because Apple paid them. Kojima knows that most people won't buy mobile games that's why..
@@karthikeyan53 makes me wonder why they decided to port this game specifically... something like dmc5 or any need for speed game would probably have been better
@@thejoltmaster1231 need for speed, not really, on the steam deck you need to put it at a piss low resolution then upscalle to get more than 20fps on it.
Imo apple should increase the tdp limit a little bit compromising the thermal limit
Putting a full-on desktop class chip in a tiny chassis is cool… only if it’s doing mundane things. It’ll be nice if Apple focused more on the cooling aspect of the iPhone.
Isn't Metal = Vulkan, with some custom code?
Isn't Vulkan OpenGL? Isn't OpenGL just custom D3D (aka: DirectX)?
Kind of, if we only look at the purpose of all those APIs.
@@VariantAEC my bad mixed it up with MetalFX, which uses code from AMDs FSR.
@@ploed
Similar deal, DLSS is the only different upscaling methodology of the new-age.
FSR, XeSS, and MetalFX upscaling are all using a pre-configured models to handle AA using a smarter algorithm than standard TAA.
I guesse its pretty cool it can run its will be supre cool what snapdragon can do 😮
Can you play it offline ?
On iPhone 15 pro and m1/2 iPad pros yes
Looks like it’s running at ultra low settings which doesn’t look good enough especially with the low FPS, much rather have a lower spec iPhone and with the money saved have a portable gaming device like Steamdeck or ROG Ally
I think your voice sounds like dominic torettot
Only that it plays on a console in your hand it’s a miracle. 2025 will be fine
Apple needs better head dissipation if they want to make the iPhone phones gaming machines
Negative posts aside, this is really impressive for a mobile phone.
i have been playing with Ipad mini 3 Gen, it was 720-1080 with 30fps approximetly, however if ever they will introude better cooling system, atleast seperate one, it might get much better. And ya, make general mobile claw for AAA games, this bare simulation of Controller, f u c c ing succs.
Android what nów ??? Haptic feedback from controller. Console quality game and on phone it dorszy look 720 p it looks likę 1080p
Is this Viva La Dirt League guy with a shaved beard!?
This kind of triple A games are just unsuitable for phone, it will heat up your system & throttle unless Apple comes up with a phone that can do active cooling like red magic series.
If there was a porting of this title on Asus Rogphone8pro it would certainly have a much better graphic performance than iphone15pro! I'm seeing various gameplays and it doesn't look like ray tracing at all as you passed off as innovative! When it arrives on Android only then will we see who holds the scepter of the best
Oh dear. Now I see why it’s £20 for preorders rather than £35.
That is impressive. I want Apple to have Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition on their devices. It'd be an amazing benchmark game for their devices
im just amazed games like this are running on a phone
This doesn't mean anything, and it also runs pretty bad.
There have been less than a handful of token AAA games on phones.
I'm more amazed that people who can afford either an iphone pro and pro max are hyped for this when you can just buy a next gen console like PS5 which is way way cheaper and have a real gaming experience.
@@Gurenn83and it’s included in the ps plus 😂 and so many other great games
@@Gurenn83God why won't they just pack their monitors and consoles wherever they go so they can play on the fly??? Some people man...
@@Gurenn83 I get what you mean. I mainly play on my ps5 and pc, but I EXPECT them to play the latest games, since its their main function. The last thing I expect a phone should do is play aaa games and I'm fascinated that we have progress far enough that we are able to do this
Only iPad m5 will be compatible with all that hardcore games works like 60fps no problem
Bro why would you play games on a mac
Similar to the Switch, there are two feelings that are elicited simultaneously when I play RE4, RE Village, or Death Stranding on my phone: “This is such a downgrade from the other console versions, why would I play this?” and “Good lord, this is pure magic”. It’s the absurdity of it all. It’s worse than the console versions, yet it’s a modern AAA game with decent visual fidelity on your phone. In your pocket. At all times. It’s insane!
I doubt the iPhone 16 will magically play these games at 60 FPS, but I am expecting a solid locked 30 FPS without dips and better frame pacing.
They need to port PS4 version on all devices and that's ll be profit for mass
It’s like 27.76 GB for the iPhone
I cooked a whole breakfast on the back of my phone with this game
I change my phone every 2-3 years, I love Apple for their designs and quality of technology, they have it. I felt the real problem with the phone battery when I switched from 10 to 13 pro, after 2 years I bought 15pro 1TB, I paid 2,060 $ in Israel. Now I just don’t understand why I paid so much money, I’m completely disappointed, the battery is terribly weak, 3 small spots appeared on the screen, I think it’s burned out pixels, I’m so shocked and just disappointed in their products that I’ll soon post on Facebook and all social networks! I've been using the phone for exactly a month and the screen is already covered, I don't even know what happened to it... and I'm also completely disappointed that the game Resident Evil Village is advertised as having cool graphics like 15pro and max, I downloaded it and what do you think? The battery was gone in 30 minutes. can you play like this? :)) I remind you once again that I paid $2060 for the device, my monthly salary! and the screen has already received 3 points from the inside within 1 month of using the phone. It's a pity for the money and complete disappointment in the company...
They could release this iOS version for nintendo switch
A iPhone 15 it’s more powerful than a Nintendo switch
@@Nyto242 it looks like any port for nintendo switch to me
The switch is still alot less powerful than the iphone 15, this port would not run
This game should be made for the Red Magic 9 Pro.
Wouldn't be much better, the game is cpu limited and the xpu in the 8 gen 3 is worse than the a17 bionic
Doom 2016 can easily rock on these devices but these cheeky developers 😅
I don‘t understand the need to port AAA console games to mobile phones, that are inferior in terms of power (that gap is closing quickly though), on-screen controls, space and most of all cooling. To me, ports like these are the opposite of what mobile (phone) gaming is about. I‘ll take a small portrait indie game that nails gameplay and plays brilliantly on touch over the biggest AAA port any day. Couldn‘t care less about latest graphics.
I have an iphone as well but I am not willing to sacrifice its battery and performance when I can just play on my PS5 and my 55" OLED TV. I am not playing on a small screen just to heat up my phone which is more expensive than my PS5.
I was exited about 3D games on phones in the early 2010s but I didn't play them much because the gaming experience with the on-screen controls and small screen which is also covered by your fingers was so bad none of the games were really something I would want to play. They were good as tech demos but not as actual games.
Games like that also need a lot more time to play than most small mobile games that open quickly and can be played for few minutes while waiting for a bus or something. Desktops, laptops and consoles are a LOT better for games that take more time to play, even just the controls and ergonomics alone makes it a lot better gaming experience
The gap will never be closed, unless PC sized phones are in demand
It's just a marketing tactic to say our device can run aaa game
@@crimson414 For a couple of minutes, before screen dims, and you burn your hands.