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Indeed, when I spot an apparently good mobile port I'm often hesitant to purchase it because an OS update may break compatibility at any point, and most developers don't give a damn about updating their games so they stay compatible.
Until they fix this major structural issue, I don't see premium smartphone gaming taking off. People will only invest their money if they have the confidence they'll be able to play their game for the foreseeable future.
If iOS/MacOS becomes a legitimate gaming platform then that problem solves itself. But the challenge is getting users and retaining them and having them make enough purchases to keep the platform viable meanwhile users want to wait for the platform to be proven to make investments in it, thereby the whole process is a vicious circle of fail.
It would probably take a killer app, and short of buying Nintendo I don’t see how Apple ever breaks that barrier