GBA beware! Full power 3D portable gaming looms
Mitsubishi reveals hardcore gaming mobile processor.
It seems that Nintendo’s pond is being invaded by a slew of technology firms, all with an eye on mobile gaming. Although Nintendo is still the largest fish, a veritable whale with a 97% market share, Sony, Nokia, and now Mitsubishi have all announced plans for serious assaults.
Indeed Mitsubishi, if the firm’s announcement made over the weekend is to be taken at face value, is going to be releasing something rather special. Dubbed the Z3D-II, the firm unveiled a processor that runs at 50MHz and is capable of powering 61,000 pixels or 230,000 polygons.
What’s more, texture mapping, including bump-mapping, dynamic lighting, reflections and anti-aliasing are also enabled, making PC ports the code of choice. Taito, a firm embroiling itself in handheld gaming at present, showed a version of Battle Gear, which, according to reports, amazed attendees at the processor’s unveiling.
Mitsubishi did not detail any companies it is partnering with for future deployment of the Z3D-II, but did say that the processor, which is about the size of a large postage stamp, will go into production in May of this year.
Expect some kind of announcement at E3, if not sooner.
Indeed Mitsubishi, if the firm’s announcement made over the weekend is to be taken at face value, is going to be releasing something rather special. Dubbed the Z3D-II, the firm unveiled a processor that runs at 50MHz and is capable of powering 61,000 pixels or 230,000 polygons.
What’s more, texture mapping, including bump-mapping, dynamic lighting, reflections and anti-aliasing are also enabled, making PC ports the code of choice. Taito, a firm embroiling itself in handheld gaming at present, showed a version of Battle Gear, which, according to reports, amazed attendees at the processor’s unveiling.
Mitsubishi did not detail any companies it is partnering with for future deployment of the Z3D-II, but did say that the processor, which is about the size of a large postage stamp, will go into production in May of this year.
Expect some kind of announcement at E3, if not sooner.
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Mitsubishi