Coming mobile graphics

[Scoobes]

landguy1 said:

Scoobes said:
Don't see why not. The top end graphical games on mobile are close to games from early this gen/late last gen and in terms of pure numbers the mobile processors should be closing up on 360/PS3 power next year when the new batch of chips come out.

Also, consoles don't have to die for this to happen.

That's my thought on this.  3-4 yrs from now, mobile/tablets will be running processors that mimic these next gen systems.  The weak point might be the GPU's, but i wouldn't be surprised if that isn't in the cards for tablets for sure.

My opinion differs in that i think that this is how the consoles will be wiped out at some point.  It's not a requirement that console's die, but why would you need a console if you could get a smartphone or tablet for the same or cheaper and it would be portable?

The tablet/mobile experience is quite different from the console experience though. Many consoles are connected to the main household TV and enable users to share the experience locally with their family and friends which is simply not possible on tablet screens. Furthermore, by the time tablets catch up to the next gen consoles, either a new gen of consoles will have released or we'll all be streaming our games off of a cloud server.

However, I think dedicated handhelds have peaked now due to tablets as the experiences and functionality aren't that different. I don't see 3DS or 2DS replicating the success of the original DS in the long-term and Vita seems to be only appealing to a relatively small niche. Android and iOS downloads on the other hand are going strong and growing YOY.