Surprise from Apple. During the Wonderlust presentation, where the manufacturer presented new devices, we also learned about A17 Pro, a beast of a chip that promises to take the iPhone 15 Pro to the next level. Mainly regarding graphic processing. Believe it or not, these terminals will be able to run games from current generation consoles, which is not a minor issue.
At its conferences, Apple usually gives developers the opportunity to demonstrate various gaming features. However, this year was different from what we are used to. Capcom, Kojima Productions and Ubisoft took to the stage to announce the news. Remake of Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil: The Village Death And Assassin’s Creed Mirage They are already on their way to the iPhone 15 Pro. Be careful, these are the same versions that were released on PS5 and Xbox Series X.
The best part is that although the demos were brief, they all boast impressive graphics – for a smartphone. Apple doesn’t even turn to Cloud Gaming to rely on external graphics processing, no. iPhone 15 Pro, thanks to the A17 Pro GPU, takes care of everything.
This is the first time we’ve seen console games coming directly to the iPhone, and you can be sure they won’t be the last. Apple is doubling down on gaming efforts, a terrain where historically it was left behind. Even in their computers we are already seeing significant progress in this direction. At WWDC 2023, they presented a DirectX 12 emulator that allows you to run Windows games on macOS. The next big step is in the hands of developers.
However, it is worth noting that the presence Remake of Resident Evil 4, Death And Assassin’s Creed Mirage This feature is only available on iPhone 15 Pro. Why? These are the only devices whose chip supports such processing.
A17 Pro, which Apple describes as “Beast of Games”integrates 6-core GPU. Is 20% faster than the previous generation (A16 Bionic). He is also able to offer Hardware accelerated ray tracing, which is 4 times faster than the proposed software. “This results in smoother graphics and hyper-realistic lighting. This is the fastest ray tracing on a smartphone,” they add.
Likewise, the A17 Pro iPhone 15 Pro introduces Upscaling MetalFX, a technique that combines the power of the GPU with the Neural Engine to “create high-resolution graphics using much less power.” These features are of utmost importance, especially due to the limited battery life of smartphones.
It will be interesting to see what other video game companies are interested in bringing their console games to the iPhone 15 Pro. At the moment, Apple has already joined forces with Capcom, Ubisoft and Kojima Productions.
Source: Hiper Textual
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