Apple’s new products released at this fall conference have almost been launched in Taiwan. The screens, performance and power-saving features that face the needs of games, including the iPhone 13 series, iPad 9, and iPad mini 6, have all been fully upgraded. So how do you look at it from the perspective of game developers? This time, “Yuan Shen” developer Mihayou, “NBA 2K” mobile, and the upcoming “MELEE MANIA” developer Mighty Bear Game on Apple Arcade, have made relevant reports to Taiwanese media Explain that what Yige is looking forward to is the performance of the game on the iPad mini 6.
The full range of iPhone 13 uses the A15 bionic chip, supports 5G, and uses a 6-core CPU with dual-core performance and quad-core performance. The GPUs of iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini are quad-core GPUs, while the GPUs of iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max come to five. core. The new iPhone 13 is equipped with a Super Retina XDR display, which can present better contrast and vividness. The brightness reaches 1000nits, which is 25% higher than that of the iPhone 12 Pro. Users who like high frame rate products can choose iPhone 13 Pro series products with Promotion technology.
After actual measurement, this generation of iPhone 13 series, due to the power-saving relationship of the chip itself, plus the improvement of the screen and battery, allows the mobile phone to achieve longer battery life performance under high-efficiency operation, which is really very impressive.
As for the iPad, the ninth-generation iPad processor uses the A13 bionic chip and the screen is 10.2 inches. You can start with such a product at a relatively cheap price. If you are an Arcade subscriber, then this tablet is effective The performance will be remarkable.
of course! If you want more powerful performance, you can choose iPad Air with A14 bionic, iPad Pro with M1 chip and Promotion technology, or iPad mini 6 with A15 bionic chip. One brother recommends iPad mini 6, because It supports a five-core GPU of the same level as the iPhone 13 Pro, a Liquid Retina screen that supports P3 wide color gamut, dual stereo speakers, and an 8.3-inch body that is really handy. It is better than a mobile phone regardless of whether it is used for chasing dramas and games. Suitable.
In iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, you can also filter messages and Apps notifications during game play through the focus mode, and only allow certain contacts to make calls. From the perspective of the game, players can be more immersed The experience game.
“The Original God” followed up with 120Hz screen update rate display
The developers of “Original God” Miha You Jin Wenyi (Wenyi Jin) and Ling Yu (Yu Ling) mentioned that the reason why their games are so popular is mainly due to the optimization of CPU and GPU performance and Metal rendering on the iOS platform. Technology allows the game screen to change slowly over time. In the 2.3 version of “Original God” to be released on November 24th, players can experience new characters and face urgent problems under the beautiful scenery of Longji Snow Mountain. Cold challenges, including battles, solving puzzles, etc., and get fun from getting rich prizes. Players can also learn about their past through the story missions of new characters. Through Promotion technology, players will be able to experience a gaming experience up to 120Hz. The details on the screen are better and more refined.
Open gamepad support
They further pointed out that “Yuan Shen” can be played on iPhone, iPad and computer platforms, and Apple’s developer tools allow them to open players to use gamepads to play. Even iPhones equipped with iOS systems are also supported, so you can experience it. Will be more immersed.
There is no Arcade version of “The Original God”
The development team also revealed that they will remix past music using the spatial audio technology released by Apple, and the latest album will also be available on Apple Music.
It seems that Mihayou has tried many ways, and Yige further asked if they had tried to transplant the “Original God” IP and launched the subscription-based Arcade version. The answer was: “No.”
“NBA 2K” mobile even the sidelines details once in place
NBA 2K mobile is a free basketball simulation game developed based on the NBA 2K world. This game was launched three years ago. Gamers can play the game 5 to 5 in the process of playing the game. Through the practice of drafting and selecting players, Allow game players to refine their scoring skills and get rewards. Thanks to the better relationship between mobile phone and tablet performance and display efficiency, Mike Escudero, director of the 2K gaming community, pointed out that the following three points are more realistic upgrades that will be felt in the new generation of iPhone and iPad experience:
1. The game experience can be smoother
2. The movement of the net when the basketball is swiped into the rim can be very realistically reflected
3. The game feels better. The frame rate of the latest iPad is up to 120Hz, and it can be up to 80Hz on the new iPhone.
Regarding the game screen, Mike Escudero also emphasized that playing games on the new generation of iPad mini will make the picture quality so good that it doesn’t feel like playing a game, but a ball game. I think this is because the development team pays attention to the details of every screen, not only on the court, but also on the reaction of the fans on the sidelines to the game, the mascot on the sidelines is dancing, even if there are no players on the sidelines, facing There will be a reaction to winning or losing a game, in addition to the lights on the court, the reflections on the floor, and so on.
Open 120Hz screen update rate display at the end of the month
Mike Escudero revealed that it is expected that there will be a wave of game updates at the end of November (the end of this month). You can experience the feelings of the new game optimization, including the display effect of the 120 Hz screen update rate.
In this regard, Yi Ge also asked him about the issue that the maximum frame rate of iPhone 13 Pro can only reach 80Hz when playing “NBA 2K” mobile. Their response is that this is “currently”, and the development team is still trying to make the game The screen update rate can be increased to 120Hz. In other words, it is likely that Apple has provided them with relevant developer tools, but due to the entire game rendering engine and the smoothness of the game screen, they can only choose to support 80Hz screen output at this stage.
Considering the fairness of the game, the picture quality will be automatically adjusted
In addition, there will be differences in the slower functional WiFi environment, or the gaming experience of 4G and 5G. Their current mechanism is to adjust the screen output according to the network speed, and the slower network speed will provide lower frames. Rate. In addition, if the team’s equipment is not that good or the frame rate is not that high, it will be fine-tuned according to the environment of the opponent’s device. The main purpose is to achieve fair competition.
Disney’s new real-time battle “Disney Melee Mania” is exclusive to Arcade
As mentioned in the previous article, Abel Tan, the product development leader of Mighty Bear Game, told us that they are a company that emphasizes openness, freedom, and tolerance. They hope that game products can bring joy to players, and the upcoming “Disney Melee Mania” 》Will be exclusively owned by Apple Arcade.
Talking about the exclusive reason, it is because in the environment of Arcade, it has the function of “family sharing”, and it is friendly, non-toxic, and the battle time is fast. There is no need to worry about children playing too long or spending money in the game.
The difference from the mobile version of “The Original God” and “NBA 2K” is that “MELEE MANIA” is a mobile experience that focuses on the action experience. You can reach a one-on-one or three-on-three battle with your favorite Disney and Pixar. The game design focuses on the action experience, so in order to make it easy for players to get started, many principles have been set. First, the game time should not be too long, and second: each character has only three abilities.
There are 12 characters in this game, and each character can use up to three character skills. The official also mentioned that new characters will continue to be added in the future, and the theme/festival activities such as “The Lion King” will be launched in the future to provide more rewards. To the player. In the face of larger screens, the game resolution will also be upgraded, and all platforms support remote control handles, and Mac and iPad also support keyboards.
*summary:
On the whole, even though the content of the game on the AppStore is no different from that of Apple Arcade, there will still be differences in the innate environment. In addition, although most of the former games are free, some have more game advertisements and in-game purchases, which will affect the entire experience. The other is a subscription system. There is no shopping mall and advertising, but there is indeed a sense of loneliness. After all, there are still a few people who have opened Arcade. However, the technology of iPhone, iPad and Apple TV has advanced, and the reaction of game developers is all. As positive and positive, now I can only expect more and more large IPs to enter and open the door to the game subscription market as soon as possible.