Saturday, March 28, 2015
iPhone nearly as powerful as Xbox PS2
When he isnt dabbling in rocket science, id Softwares John Carmack is one of the world authorities on 3D graphics programming.
[Via Engadget]
Carmack, who recently revealed that he is turning his talents to Apples iPhone (the graphics ones, not the rocketry smarts) for a "graphical tour de force", has provided his two cents on just how powerful the
During an on-stage appearance at QuakeCon 2008, the man whos tinkered with every graphics tech under the sun likened the polygon-pushing capabilities of iPhone to that of Segas late, great Dreamcast. Taking the comparison to more current game hardware, he stated that iPhone is "more powerful than a Nintendo DS and Sony PSP combined", perhaps even nearing the capabilities of the PS2 and original Xbox. Given his statements, were even more eager to see the two projects id is developing for the device, a "conventional mobile game" and the aforementioned visual show stopper.
During an on-stage appearance at QuakeCon 2008, the man whos tinkered with every graphics tech under the sun likened the polygon-pushing capabilities of iPhone to that of Segas late, great Dreamcast. Taking the comparison to more current game hardware, he stated that iPhone is "more powerful than a Nintendo DS and Sony PSP combined", perhaps even nearing the capabilities of the PS2 and original Xbox. Given his statements, were even more eager to see the two projects id is developing for the device, a "conventional mobile game" and the aforementioned visual show stopper.
[Via Engadget]
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