Nintendo 3DS Processing Close to PS3, Xbox 360?

I call BS. Embedded MCU's and Graphics aren't nearly on par with larger systems.

That got to be 110% Bull$hit.

It smells like poop in here, but either way I am sure that it will definitely change the game for handheld gamers.

If it was sony saying they made a new psp with the specs of the ps3, then I might believe it. It would still be false, but they would bend the truth by downgrading the cell processor in the ps3, saying it can never reach it's potential with current the software interface.

So we can expect a full port of Crysis 2 on this thing?

If Nintendo has access to the type of technology that would allow performance from a package that small, then why aren't Sony and Microsoft developing similar devices and why don't these developers have names?

I would absolutely love to have a netbook that could outperform my octacore configuration, sounds lovely for a couple hundred bucks with 0 heat issues. Unfortunately, this sounds more like hype and mythology than anything I've ever heard of. There are limited processor manufacturers in this world, I'm pretty sure if one had a platform that could calculate like a PS3 and fit in your hand they would have announced it and shocked the world.

I can't say it won't happen, but I remain highly skeptical. It's funny they compare it to a PS3 and say it needs to be like an iPhone...the best of all worlds?

I'm assuming we could crack SSL with this too...like the PS3 did. (or many ps3s did)

Seems doubtful.

They could be saying the truth, but partialy due to a commom mistake: it may render lots and lots of triangles on screen, but the screen itself has a fraction of the pixels a big full HD TV has. Damn, such a TV has a 2 megapixel screen, that consoles update 60 times a second! Suposing the 3DS has the same resolution that the iPhone 4 has (unlikely) on each screen, that's 0.3 megapixels. Make it twice for 3D, and you're a little above half megapixel. That's a quarter of the power of consoles launched four years ago, so yes, it could be true.

I guess the biggest reason this might be possable is cause the PS3 is so old. Tech has come a long way since then and the new nintendo isn't out yet, so it might be something that'll be making the news a lot more later on in the year.

Three Gamecubes duct-taped together?

Maybe it'll appear similar in quality to the PS3/360 on 2 HVGA screens, but wait till you blow that up to 720p. Yuck! It would be muddy, jagged, and gross.

There is only one way to Nintendo kill the contenders: revive the GameBoy trademark.

if this is tru noone would b able to hold it because itll get too hot lol

People seem to forget this thing will be rendering a t a quarter of the resolution of the larger consoles. given how outdated the xbox 360 is now anyway, it really would not surprise me for the visuals of the 3DS to be comparable.

I just hope we see plenty of GC ports, that console had the best library of games ever. i would love to relive it on a handheld.

Explain to me why EVERY stupid arse tech site says that ANY iphone is a gaming machine?!?!?! WTF IT'S a PHONE you MORONS!!! Just because your phone can play games does NOT make it a portable gaming unit. It lacks buttons and that is what is needed to be a true gaming machine. Plus parents, lets see some hands (other then rich stuck up parents) on who would spend 400+ for a phone that plays games for there kid, over a 130 dollar handheld system??? I for one gave my kids a free phone and a DS/PSP, it's cheaper and I don't have to shell out tons of cash eash month for data.

Stop comparing the fcukn iphone to everything out there!!! It's just a fancy phone not a replacement for everything!

They're probably just implying that it can do v3 shaders, which the 3GS can do as well.

So they can likely do normal mapping, HDR, post-processing effects, etc., which, even with low poly models, would look 360/PS3-like on a tiny screen and low resolution.

This scares me because either it will mean a $400 handheld and/or zero battery life.

It might have the ability to do similar functions at a smaller resolution that will still look good on a small screen.

Yes it is close... about a mile apart. It looks close if you are in space.

Yeaaaaaah, no. Even 640x360 is only 1/4th the number of pixels of 1280x720, times two for two frames (3D). So, 1/2 the processing power of a 3-core 3.2GHz PowerPC CPU and a 500 MHz unified shaders GPU in a handheld? I'm not holding my breath for this claim to come true.

Let's be realistic here. Nintendo has never ever released powerhouse hardware system ever. They have always been on par or worse when it comes to hardware. Consoles and handhelds have been released that were superior to Nintendo's in terms of hardware since they entered with the NES and in each following generation. Nintendo however has great marketing strategy (not only to consumers but retail stores too) and of course they hold the rights to some of the most popular names in gaming history. This is what keeps Nintendo going and this is not going to change.

Besides this would not be a logical thing for any company to do as even if they could achieve such hardware specs in a handheld
the cost would be way to high and most consumers would be put off by it (Take as a example the Sega Game Gear and NoMad decent for their day but way too pricey and battery eaters) Then they would have to hope that third part developers actually make games for it which would be a unlikely case. Developers that makes games for handhelds like it because the development costs tend to be very cheap and quick while profits are decent. If you make a handheld that would compete with the modern console this would take away the two prime reasons to make games for it.

I highly doubt that this handheld console would be able to handle the GPU and CPU extensive games of this generation. Even an Intel Atom processor can't handle these next gen games, and it is about the size, if not a bit bigger, of these portable consoles. A PS3 has a 3.2GHz cell-processor, and I refuse to believe that they could put that on a device that's supposed to fit in your pocket. I wouldn't even think about putting the tri-core proc and the Xenos from the 360 in a tiny little case without fans; the 360 gets insanely hot with fans!

I can imagine that they'll come up with some new revolutionary gear that isn't like most stuff on the market today. I mean, the 360 and the PS3 are a few years old now and I would think Nintendo isn't sitting around picking their noses and stuff...

Thing is 3DS has around 75% less pixels than HDTV's so it takes way less power to display something detailed and sharp on it. Comparing to HD Consoles, the sharpness, detail and FPS could remain the same using way less power. It's all about how it looks in comparison, not specs in literal term.