Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max

Post by dmitrygr » Tue, Sep 12, 2023, 7:22 PM UTC

GeekyBear wrote: post #31

The most interesting thing to me is that switching to a new SOC process node gives you the option of bumping up performance or reducing power draw, and it sounds like Apple has once again chosen to reduce power draw. It seems like other vendors have been going the "push performance no matter what it does to power draw and heat" route for a long time now.

Post by dbbk » Tue, Sep 12, 2023, 7:24 PM UTC

ErneX wrote: post #51

imbusy111 wrote: post #10

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Pointing out the obvious, but the iPhone only has the touch input, and no physical controls, so it's not going to work as a serious gaming device.

You can use modern gamepads with it, like the PS5 DualSense.

Post by Night_Thastus » Tue, Sep 12, 2023, 7:24 PM UTC

inickt wrote: post #107

Night_Thastus wrote: post #99

Sticking the 23-year-old USB 2.0 port on a device that is made in 2023 and costs $1k is inexcusable. [non-pro] There is absolutely no excuse when we're talking about a device at this price point and this age. It doesn't matter that it wouldn't be fully exercised by most users. These are premium products at a premium price point. It's insulting that they would cheap out like that.

The Pros do use USB3? Or are you talking about the regular 15? I still agree with you, but unfortunately the vast majority of regular iPhone users aren’t transferring large files over a cable and won’t care.

Post by jwells89 » Tue, Sep 12, 2023, 7:24 PM UTC

falcolas wrote: post #88

jwells89 wrote: post #70

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Yeah, bluetooth controller of choice and a kickstand case on the biggest iPhone gets you very close to a Switch or Deck conceptually. Once the A17 makes its way to the iPad mini, that'll be even closer.

If, and only if the developers include controller support. Which they largely don't, even when controllers are supported on every other platform. Two egregious examples: The Final Fantasy Pixel Remastered series, and Monster Hunter Stories. The first has controller support on both the PC and consoles, but not on phones (which came out first). The second launched on a console (the 3DS), and has no controller support o…

Post by GeekyBear » Tue, Sep 12, 2023, 7:27 PM UTC

mortenjorck wrote: post #101

danhor wrote: post #32

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AAA-like titles were previously tried at the beginning of the App Store, mostly ports of older titles. Most Indie Games would also run fine on most Smartphones, but never succeeded. Stuff that sold great on the Switch. I think the lack of "official" nice, high-quality, hasslefree Gamepad, continuing cooling-issues and especially the expectation of consumers for low prices on Apps results in the Market for "real" game…

I don’t know if this is still the case, but for a long time, your game would get rejected from the App Store if it required an external controller to play. And yet being able to design games around that baseline is critical for triple-A. I’m super curious to see what they’ve done with this current–gen, mainline Assassin‘s Creed game coming to iPhone: there is no way the core gameplay of that franchise could translate…