While all games are designed to work just fine without a controller, some games are just better with a controller in your hands.A controller gives you a console-like feel and comfort when playing a game on your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or Mac, and luckily there are a ton of Note: The links in this guide only trigger the App Store on iOS 13, iPadOS 13, and macOS Catalina.If you're familiar with buying games from the App Store, you know the pain of trying to figure out with games have controller support and which don't. Find the latest games that support MFi Game Controllers on iOS for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. We have listed some of our favorite MFi-compatible games first, but we also have a long list of Made For iPhone game with controller support below. Loves playing games from all eras, and still has a working Atari 2600 in his basement. Performance is always going to be better in front of your TV with a real console or PC powering your games. I’ve been playing With Console Streaming from your Xbox One you'll be able to:This controller support also extends to the Apple TV, so you’ll be able to connect an Xbox or PS4 controller and play supported games on a bigger screen.I usually play games on the go, thanks to the Nintendo Switch, but the smaller 6.2-inch display, 720p resolution, and general performance pale in comparison to most modern iPads, especially the pricier iPad Pro models. Just like It comes at a key time for the gaming industry, as giants like Sony, Microsoft, and Google are all Apple has also been aggressively improving its iPad and iPhone chips to better support games, and we’re at a turning point where we could start to see some interesting titles beyond popular games like We’re heading toward a future where you can just bring your phone or tablet with you to play AAA games on the go, whether those are streamed to the device or running natively. It’s a big change from the select MFi Bluetooth controllers that were supported before, and it means you can now easily connect any PS4 or Xbox One controller to your device to play games on the go.I’ve been trying out an Xbox One S controller (with Bluetooth support) on my iPad Pro While all PS4 DualShock 4 controllers support Bluetooth and will work fully, over on the Xbox side, you’ll need to make sure your controller supports Bluetooth.
For the sake of clarity, the following list will be separated into games that have officially been labeled with controller support, and those that haven't.This is a list of Apple Arcade games that have official controller support and are listed as such in the App Store.These Apple Arcade games do not have the official controller support badge in the App Store, but as far as we can tell, they still function with a controller.Want to know anything else about Apple Arcade and controller support?
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At the top of the game page, right underneath the app icon, you'll notice a banner of important information, if a game supports controller, you'll see it in this banner (pictured above in the middle). Additionally, if you scroll down the page to the Support section of the description, (pictured above on the right) you will also see a controller icon.To throw a wrench into things, in our own personal testing, we've noticed that some games that aren't labeled with controller support in Apple Arcade, appear to work just fine with controllers. At the top of the game page, right underneath the app icon, you'll notice a banner of important information, if a game supports controller, (pictured above on the left) you'll see the icon here.