Emulators. If you aren’t already in the know, there is a massive online community dedicated to getting game titles from consoles and PCs to work on Android. It’s a beautiful thing when a group of people come together, with the latest achievement of this work being Grand Theft Auto V up and running on an Android device.
The Xiaomi Poco F3 was working overtime to make it work, though. Powered by a Snapdragon 870 chipset, the phone’s 8GB RAM was running at 90% overload according to the video’s uploader, Luis Gaming Test. For more technical insight into what’s happening, I recommend checking out the dedicated Emulation on Android subreddit thread.
For us normals who don’t dabble in emulation, seeing GTA V up and running on Android device is a good thing. All past GTA titles are available to play on Android, with V being the exception. In my mind, all Rockstar needs to do is cut the online game mode and then optimize the graphics enough to get it running smoothly. Couple that with controller support and we’re good to go, I’d say.
In reality, I’m sure there will be much more to do be done, but maybe one day we will see it happen. And since we’re on the subject, how about that GTA VI trailer, eh? Only another year+ to go. My body is ready.
Awesome bit of news. You mentioned GTA V as the only one not available currently on Android, but you are not exactly correct, GTA IV is also not available on Android.
That’s a great picture lol
Damn, if only Nvidia would release an updated hardware revision of the Shield Pro…. its almost like they abandoned it.
if iPhones can handle full versions of games like Resident Evil Village, we should be able to on Android now especially with Snap 8 Gen 3. It’s about time we consider getting devices with great chipsets to future proof not only updates but being able if need arise to play great games as they slowly become available. I see no point in phones getting recommended with not so good processors just to see lags and crashes after only 2 years and major updates.