Mobile gaming has been a hot topic for a very long time. And why wouldn’t it be, with iconic games like Tetris, Pac-Man, Angry Birds, and Candy Crush all available in your pocket and at your fingertips? As cellphone technology has advanced, so have mobile games, with new, more technologically demanding titles like Genshin Impact making their presence known. However, there’s always been an invisible wall between mobile gaming and “hardcore” games that require a PC or gaming console to handle their technology specs. Until now, as Apple has just announced the iPhone 15 with the shocking news that it’ll be able to play Assassin’s Creed Mirage, among other AAA games.
Apple Announces the iPhone 15 With AAA Game Compatability
In a massive announcement earlier today, Apple unveiled the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus to audiences ahead of its September 22nd release. Among the new phone’s many new features – including a lot of focus on the new camera – was its ability to play select AAA games like Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Resident Evil Village, and Death Stranding. According to Apple, this newest leap forward is made possible by the A17 Pro Chip in the iPhone 15 Pro & Pro Max, allowing the phone to run hardware-accelerated ray tracing on a 6-core GPU, similar to the kind found on PCs and dedicated gaming consoles.
In essence, Apple is promising that the hardware leaps pioneered by the iPhone 15 Pro & Pro Max will allow you to turn your iPhone – with a display ranging from 6.1 to 6.7 inches – into a pocket-sized gaming console with all the same capabilities as an
The iPhone 15 Plus, Pro, and Pro Max will be available for pre-order starting September 15th with an expected release of September 22nd.
