I think its the fact that a dedicated gaming machine like the PS Vita cant rally the same support the iphone demands.

Edit: supposed to be in reply to iTechHeads...

iphone most popular phone in the world? remind me why apple cannot even dent market share of android.

If you want buttons on your iPhone then you can get all sorts of different contollers for it now.

Sadly neither is on a home console for much more people in the world:

iPhones sold = 500+ million
Xbox 360 + Xbox One + PS3 + PS4 + WiiU sold = 188.77 million

That's what every other person says out of ignorance.
There are a bunch of good games, especially on iOS. Experiences that are definitely good enough to be considered hardcore.
Great visuals
Great controls - mobile gaming doesn't need buttons, devs need to tailor their game to mobile so they don't use virtual d-pads
Great gameplay, with lots of depth.

Don't know what more is needed to classify as 'hardcore'

I'm a 'hardcore' PC gamer btw, who enjoys simulation, immersion and depth as much as the pure fun aspect of games. I also enjoy console games, especially high quality exclusives.
There are always some mobile games which I absolutely love. Games that I have put many many hours into, completely immersed.
Infinity Blade for example - it was like playing diablo...the depth to the combat and the loot and levelling had me hooked. Didn't hurt that it looked amazing.
Games like the IB series, Republique, The Walking Dead port (perfect for mobile), Real Racing 3. They all provide incredible, immersive experiences, especially on iOS.
I'm really excited for the iphone games to come, even though I don't have one right now, because I know some of them will be fantastic 'hardcore' experiences. I know this will be the case irrespective of what most other people say.

Hardcore mobile gaming is not Angry Birds, or Nova, or Modern Combat. There are devs out there that actually make quality experiences specifically tailored to mobile.

Nope ! Gaming with console like games on Phone can be good experience if you play the right games .
XCOM is a good example . or basically any Turn-based strategy -RPG games .
Others are console-like games that are built from ground up for phone with touchscreen control in mind like Dead Space (sadly , it's the only one , Mass effect was not that good)
So yeah , that is pretty much all you can do with touchscreen for Console-like games on phone . But expext nothing from these big greedy publisher . they gonna freemium/dumb down the crap out of games on phone so no hope for it .

Stick with Android.. Using an iPhone is like a huge step backwards. Even with the bigger screen, the still skimped on power, the camera, flexibility and most importantly, the screen. When all other companies are moving up to qHD, iphones are just getting 1080p. It's laughable.

I'm the opposite...Its hard finding a quality light weight 4.5ish or under android phone that has good specs. I like being able to use my phone with one hand and being able to reach everything. Youll love iOS though, especially jailbroken, nothing compares to the smoothness and quality apple offers. Ignore the haters, once I got the 5s and jailbroke it any android phone felt like a major downgrade. I'll never go back unless I need a cheap replacement phone.

I'm on exactly the same boat i.e. due for an upgrade next summer and am currently rocking a S4. I've always hated iPhones and Apple products in general, with good reason though. I hate the fact that they announce some feature that's been on rival phones for ages, and then call it revolutionary™. I also hate iSheep for their sheer ignorance.

But anyways, I'm now considering getting the iPhone 6 Plus, because I want a break from android (been using it for the past 5 years), and I like the stability of iOS (only good thing about iOS).

Only thing stopping me from upgrading to the iPhone 6 Plus is that I'm waiting for the Galaxy S6 from Samsung. If it's something really new and refreshing, I might not have to leave android.

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

But all of the great games have been made by humans

One is by choice, the other is a feature.