I won't buy Death Stranding on iPhone, and it's Apple's fault

Death Stranding It hit stores at the end of 2019, just a few months before the famous Covid-19 pandemic, but that didn’t stop it from instantly becoming one of the best video games in history. Its plot, its setting, its development and that Hideo Kojima was behind the creature, they helped forge a legend that brought us here. Up to one Director’s Cut available on iPhone.

It was during the opening speech presentation of the new iPhone 15 Pro where the Japanese genius appeared, to tell us how they had managed to carry Death Stranding from the power of a PS5 to the guts of a device we can all carry in a pocket. On paper, we were faced with an unprecedented step, a unique opportunity to get a masterpiece on our phone.

Apple’s fine print

You already have the game available in the App Store at a price of 22.99 dollars. Many of you will think that this is a reasonable amount, even that it is a real marvel to be able to play this spectacular adventure in the street, without having to be nailed to the sofa at home and on television where we have the PS4 or PS5 connected. But you should keep one thing in mind: Apple sooner or later this game will be removed from your library. He won’t let you play with him.

It’s not something you do intentionally, like putting your hand in someone else’s pocket, but it’s something that happens naturally when, over the years, iOS It needs changes and those changes involve making all the software we purchased from your store incompatible. And we’re not speculating… because it’s already happened.

If you’ve had an iPhone for a few years, such as 2010, 2011, or 2012, try looking for some purchases you made during that time. Most games you’ve already bought and paid for – for example some Square-Enix RPGs that cost between 15 and 20 dollars – can no longer be downloaded on the new models and you won’t even see the download button. They simply disappeared and if you want to complain, no one will listen to you and definitely don’t expect a refund.

Apple blames others

When Apple transformed iOS

In a 64-bit operating system, many games were abandoned and we lost those purchases. When you also changed the games APIs with Metal. But those from Cupertino have an excuse: it is the developers of these versions who must update their work and not those of Tim Cook to seek a certain continuity in iOS compatibility. So if you are a studio – which may not even exist anymore – know that you need to update to make your game compatible even if you released it in 2011.

So no, I won’t buy Death Stranding In my opinion iPhone because I am certain and absolutely certain that I would throw these almost 23 dollars in the trash since sooner or later there will be a change in iOS that will prevent me from running it on the phone I have era. This is how it works Apple and so it seems to care about what its users spend in the App Store.