iPad 2 Optimized Games: Real Racing 2 HD, Infinity Blade

[mKTank]

You do realize that the NGP is technically still just vaporware right? The thing isn't production ready for a reason, but I wouldn't just assume the specs are going to stick because you want them to.

Lest we not forget the original specs for the PS3... The model they had when they announced it had two HDMI ports, three Ethernet ports and six USB ports and that funny boomerang controller...

As for the chip being released in 2009... Just because they made a piece of silicon doesn't mean it went into production then.

Intel released this 80-core cpu a few years ago: http://techresearch.intel.com/ProjectDetails.aspx?Id=151

I STILL can't buy one.

There are no devices shipping with Quad A9 atm, heck, the Dual A9s are just starting to show up.

You also seem to not understand the negatives of such technology. 4 cores WILL use more energy than 2, it will generate more heat, and it will require more memory. And while you have mentioned how the device will cost less, there really is nothing to confirm that.

One of the few announced Quad A9 SoCs the Tegra Kal-El is slated for a 2011Q3/4 release.

The point is you are comparing a prototype to a fully function now available to purchase device. I'd bet you anything there are some scary powerful iPad 3 prototypes lying around apples labs that would put the NGP to shame...

Also, keep in mind that even if the NGP manages to launch before Christmas, and it manages to keep all the features they are claiming, and sell for a semi-reasonable price, there will only be around 3 months before apple is out there releasing the iPad 3 which if it has the specs that have been rumored would fairly easily beat out the NGP in most every way.

Quad Core isn't 1 year ahead of current tech, but it is around 6-8 months ahead. Announcing a product that uses parts that don't exist yet is easy (The original Electric Car lol) Bringing it to market is not...

Look, the iPad might be better for web browsing, general apps, etc.

But don't even bother trying to argue that the iPad 2 comes close to the PSP2. Touch controls are a joke for most kinds of games. Meanwhile the PSP has both touch controls and a complex arrangement of physical buttons. I still prefer my PSP1 over any iDevice for that reason (the physical buttons, that is.)

Then you have to take into account the games. The best the iPad has is stuff like Infinity Blade, Modern Combat, and Real Racing 2 HD. Yeah, they're neat. But do they really beat SOCOM, Metal Gear Solid 4, Resistance, LittleBigPlanet, Gran Turismo 5? The answer is no.

I saw a demo of a PSP2 running Uncharted and Metal Gear Solid 4. A handheld device, running MGS4 with PS3-like graphics. That alone makes it worth buying, in my opinion.

 

[revelated]

Physical buttons...

^This.

Physical controls are the primary reason the iPad will NEVER surpass or replace conventional handhelds or consoles. Touch gaming is HORRIBLE. You're basically held hostage to how greasy or not greasy the screen is, the weight of the thing, the size of the thing for tiny hands, etc. It's not practical at all.

 

[epictempo]

Apple or a 3rd party can develop a physical controller, could even be bluetooth. Problem solved.

 

[stevensr123]

Apple or a 3rd party can develop a physical controller, could even be bluetooth. Problem solved.

And? iPad is meant to be portable, adding a control will increase weight plus make it bulky, unless you expect the iPad to be put on a stand and control via bluetooth? Even then u would need a desk which will then make it not portable.

Psp2 stomps the iPad for gaming, infact even the orginal psp does because of the size, weight and physical buttons And this doesn't even take in account for games.

The iPad has what? 5 decent games ( when I say decent and mean acceptably for a touchcreen device), If apple or apple fan boys expect the iPad to compete against Sony's psp and the dsi, then apple and developers need to vastly up there gaming content and gaming quality.

There is only so much enjoyment one can get playing the likes of angry birds and plants vs zombies, real racing etc ( all are pathetic compared to some of the games you can get from the psp currently and in the new future.

 

[Nucleon]

Physical buttons...

Not to mention the PSP2 has a quad core processor and apparently quite a beast of a GPU.

"The-type-that-will-make-the-iPad2-crap-its-pants" kind of specs. And for less money.

The iPad 2 uses a PowerVR SGX543 GPU, the same GPU as the Sony NGP. The 5th gen iPod touch will very likely use the same A5 chip as the iPad 2, so a more fair comparison would be between the Sony NGP and next iPod touch & iPhone.

Sony and Nintendo's portable consoles still lose to the iOS ecosystem in their game pricing. Most iOS games have a maximum price of around $10, with many free games available. 3DS games cost $40, PSP games $30-40, with no free games and never any discount sales in their online stores. Just look at the PSP Go, it's a flop because Sony prices their games way too high.

 

[mKTank]

The iPad 2 uses a PowerVR SGX543 GPU, the same GPU as the Sony NGP. The 5th gen iPod touch will very likely use the same A5 chip as the iPad 2, so a more fair comparison would be between the Sony NGP and next iPod touch & iPhone.

Except the PSP2 uses 4 of them. And a quad core processor.

Sony and Nintendo's portable consoles still lose to the iOS ecosystem in their game pricing. Most iOS games have a maximum price of around $10, with many free games available. 3DS games cost $40, PSP games $30-40, with no free games and never any discount sales in their online stores. Just look at the PSP Go, it's a flop because Sony prices their games way too high.

You get what you pay for. Like I said, the vast majority of 3D games in the App Store are rubbish compared to the PSP/DS selection. The best you guys have is NOVA and Modern Combat, which are both really crappy games (but good for a phone, I guess) compared to the PSP lineup. Whereas the PSP has Peace Walker, LBP, MGS Portable Ops, SOCOM, God of War, etc etc.

The iDevices still haven't beaten the PSP1 when it comes to game quality. Saying the PSP2 is better than the iDevices is a no-brainer.

Also, the PSP Go was a flop because it ditched UMDs, not because the games are priced too high. Everybody who wanted a PSP already had one. "Upgrading" to a model that ditches all of the past purchases you made isn't much of an upgrade, hence the less than expected sales.

 

[ugp]

Why has this thread turned into a PSP2 war. Stay on topic.