Thursday, February 10, 2011

Could Portables Replace Desktops For Hardcore Gaming?


It is possible that Desktops being necessary for Hardcore gaming will become a thing of the past!


Desktops meaning, Macintosh, PC, Xbox 360, and Play Station 3, (PC Towers are even included in this same catagory). As said before if you want to Hardcore game, you will need to use or own a Play Station 3, Xbox 360, a Desktop Macintosh or PC! The only alternative is a Notebook, but Notebook Technology normally catches up with Desktop performance later, and is more expensive, leaving a you with less performance for your money compared to a Desktop.


But more than two weeks ago, on January 27, 2011, like many other game fans, I was sent to my Facebook a video from Game Spot of "The PlayStation Meeting 2011" featuring NGP Sony's Next Generation Portable. If what I saw in the conference video was true. Then by the next Holiday Season, Sony will release the first portable for Hardcore Gamers, currently codenamed NGP!


As pointed out by Hideo Kojima, Konami's Executive Corporate Officer and Director of Kojima Productions, this little beast ran the model detail and environment of The Play Station 3 version of Metal Gear Solid 4 at 20 frames per second. Even though the game only ran at 20 fps, it is the Play Station 3 version of the game. That is very good for a portable device!


Portables overall are already the best selling gaming devices, and a portable as powerful as NGP (which has a quad-core CPU, and a quad-core GPU) might lead to desktops being replaced by portables as a preference for the Hardcore Gamer.


I can go on, but you can watch the The Conference for yourself, also I have included a link for Sony's NGP Specs also.


http://www.gamespot.com/ngp/sports/hotshotsgolf/video/6287040#toggle_video


http://us.playstation.com/ngp/?CMP=NGPGOOGSEM (Click on View Tech Specs)


Information about Portable Sales is from:


http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-10299504-235.html, (2008, and 2009 only! Play Station 3 sales are up now!)


http://ds.ign.com/articles/820/820693p1.html


Photo from:


http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150124598486803&set=a.10150124597891803.320199.14104316802&pid=7808440&id=14104316802

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