Overview
Honor of Kings: World has been featured at two Apple hardware events, positioning it as a showpiece for mobile gaming performance on iPhone.
iPhone 15 event (September 2023)
The game was featured during Apple's September 2023 iPhone 15 launch event. The appearance demonstrated the game running on the new hardware and served as an early public showcase of the game's mobile visual quality. At this point, the game had been announced for two years but had limited public gameplay footage.
iPhone 16 event (September 2024)
Honor of Kings: World returned for Apple's September 2024 "Glowtime" event, where the iPhone 16 was announced. This time, the focus was on a new "ultra graphics mode" optimized specifically for iPhone 16 hardware.
The ultra graphics mode includes higher resolution rendering, advanced lighting effects, global illumination technology, and expanded viewing distance compared to the standard mobile graphics settings. esports.gg covered the event, noting that the game's visual quality on mobile was approaching console-level fidelity.
Mobile optimization
Being featured at two consecutive Apple events signals a strong partnership between TiMi Studio Group and Apple for mobile optimization. The game is built on Unreal Engine 5, which supports both PC and mobile targets. Cross-Platform play between PC and mobile is confirmed, meaning the mobile version needs to maintain gameplay parity with the PC version while managing the constraints of mobile hardware. More details on the game's development timeline are in the Development history article.