3DS uses DMP's PICA(R)200 chip

[Joelcool7]

kingofwale said:

Joelcool7 said:

alfredofroylan said:

This's the video used as a presentation of this chip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A-xxUyJvQQ

According to GAF this's below GC but above Dreamcast with low power consumption and quite cheap, so can we guess something below 200 for the price?

So were talking slightly more powerful then the PSP or on par. I guess thats why Sony isn't itching to release PSP2 the origional PSP has nearly the same power if they released a PSP2 they would need to substantially improve the graphics which isn't possible at a competitive price. Bravo Nintendo I think you just killed Sony's handheld dreams!

PSP is probably still a bit more powerful than this. running at max of 33 million polygons per second, vs the 16 million on 3DS... also, PSP runs around 300mhz vs the 200mhz used by 3DS.

Sony needs to improve game selection, not to increase spec.

 

now the only question is, how much will Nintendo charge fo this

I would be completely upset with Nintendo for giving us something less powerful then the PSP. But if its in 3D I can understand that they need a cheaper chip to offset the cost of the screens and other technology. Nintendo is in the buisness of profits after all.

But the screens don't look that great (MarioKart/PilotWings) Wasn't PSP less powerful then the GameCube?