Apple is pushing mobile gaming to rival video game consoles. But how do the phones match up?

For years, phone games followed a formula. They typically required only a few taps to play, were often tied to social media and grossed billions. Recent sensation Monopoly GO!, true to its name, earned more than $2 billion for owner Hasbro in its opening months.

But lately, Apple has been flipping that script. While its App Store continues to offer hundreds of thousands of more traditional mobile games, it’s also catered to big-name developers — bringing new console games like “Resident Evil” and, most recently, “Assassin’s Creed Mirage” to iOS. The newest iPhone and iPad have powerful enough chips to run these games. And even if they can’t match the fidelity of a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X, they far outclass the 8-year-old Nintendo Switch.