Resident Evil 4 remake is coming to the iPhone 15 Pro / Resident Evil Village, Death Stranding, and Assassin’s Creed Mirage are also coming to the phone

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23870365/resident-evil-4-remake-iphone-15-pro-assassins-creed

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redsol2@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y (10 replies)

All of these games would be terrible on phones. They're designed with controllers or keyboards in mind. I can't imagine trying to do a Resident Evil boss fight with touch controls.

lonewalk@lemm.ee · 14 pts · 2y (1 reply)

You can connect up a controller + mount your phone to the controller - may not appeal to someone with a Steam Deck or similar, but I could see the appeal for normal people who wouldn’t have that.

lapommedeterre@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I think iPads work as screens now, too? So maybe that's part of the plan, but I don't know what the latency is like.

natebluehooves@pawb.social · 8 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Dualsense + usb c video out to a tv or monitor. You now have a console. Seems pretty cool to have around honestly.

Just need sideloading for emulators and i am happy.

chris@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

Exactly. Before USB-C this wouldn’t have been worth it for developers, but with TV/Monitor output I can totally see this being useful for some gamers who either can’t afford or don’t have the space for a gaming PC or console. Then there’s the fact that it becomes a way more portable experience than even a Steam Deck. If you travel a lot it opens up a lot of possibilities without having to add another device to your bag.

TORFdot0@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Being able to sideload emulators would be amazing, especially if you could unlock jit without needing a remote debugger

For now I use a browser based emulator, afterplay, which is flawless for SNES/GBA and it includes DS but performance could be better for that.

thehatfox@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Apple should step up and release an official games controller. The third party options haven’t really created enough momentum, and selling PlayStation controllers has always seemed a bit odd.

An Apple controller could have interesting features like a MagSafe mount and Vision Pro integration, there a lot of possibilities left on the table currently.

ultratiem@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

They’ve done one better by supporting the 3 most prominent controllers on the planet. I have an Xbox. Most gamers have a console. So they have controllers already.

Apple making their own is pointless. Now if they spun off a gaming studio with their own console and exclusives, now that’s something!

Nikls94@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y

They once had a game console and exclusives

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Pippin

And it sucked ass

higgsone@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

I thinks it's just a matter of time. I also think the next Apple TV generation will be a big step forwards for gaming.

Squizzy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Given their focus in form over function in other similar accessories like the mouse and apple tv remote I'd rather they didn't.

lonewalk@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y

Death Stranding is super interesting to see. Hope this marks a new era of decent mobile ports.

ThunderingJerboa@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
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somas@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

@octalfudge is no one thinking this may be setting the stage for console gaming on the Apple Vision Pro?

I don’t know if I’d play pancake games on the Vision but no one knows what it will be good at yet