id's Carmack: iPhone nearly as powerful as Xbox, PS2

[NJ5]

Viper1 said:

NJ5 said:

@Viper1: I think you're taking his statement too literally. I don't think he meant the iPhone is technically equivalent to the Xbox. His mention of the PS2 only reinforces my belief. I think he was talking in quite broad terms, and taking the lower required graphical power into account (i.e. lower resolution).

@HappySqurriel: I approve of your assessment of the two Johns.

 

More directly, it's in the processing area of the DC and PSP.  Saying it's in leagues with the PS2/Xbox is disingenious when not only is it not on the same level as either but a more accurate analogy is easily stated as I just pointed out.

 

I don't know what Carmack's exact words were, but the OP says:

"[Carmack] likened the polygon-pushing capabilities of iPhone to that of Sega's 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"

Doesn't seem too far from what you're saying. The PSP is often said to be as powerful as PS2, although I don't know the specific caveats of that claim. Resolution and lower screen size have to be taken into account.