JESUS!!! The 3DS seems to have some stunning gpu power oO oO oO

poor PSP

 

But you know, performance isn't defined by GPU alone....

Realistically, it won't reach this polygon count, it will bottleneck at some point.

 

Was it already confirmed which gpu the 3DS uses'?

 

DMP's Pica200 GPU

15.3M Polys/sec. 800Million pixels/sec. running at 200Mhz
capable of antialiasing, per pixel lighting, alpha blending etc.

 

Looks better than the Wii. I'm Looking forward on how it will work with 3D-enabled game.

 

The native resolution of the 3DS' screens is very low (I think lower than PSP still) so that might add to performance improvement.

Quite honestly though, as long as I can play Snake Eater on the go, with graphics close to PS2 version, I'm satisfied.

And this doesn't look any better than the Wii. You can see low details in the background. Realistically, I'd say this loses to the PSP in terms of raw horse power, but it makes up with shading power, and the native resolution is lower on the 3DS so it has an edge in performance right there.

Now to see if it will upscale current DS games and apply AA to them. Super Mario 64 with AA would rock. Not that the game looks that bad on the DS.

Edit: never mind, the screen resolution is 800 x 240. I wonder why the weird horizontal res... but... ah well, probably for 3D. Perhaps games will run at a more realistic 400x240 since the screen does not look like it is that wide. Then that means it'll be running at a resolution lower than the PSP still.

 

I'll be curious to see games being played on it. I'd be really impressed at see virtual Wii games being played on it, i.e., Nes - Turbo Graphix games! and "Arcade" games as well!

 

Sugoi!!!

 

I want to see a Smash Bros. on it.

 

I doubt that the pica200 on the 3DS is "only" capable of 15.3M Polys/sec. Considering that the said specs are quite some years old, I'd say that they had quite some time to make a "faster" revision.

 

Quite honestly though, as long as I can play Snake Eater on the go, with graphics close to PS2 version, I'm satisfied.

Not fun at all if it doesn't have a videoout port like the PSP have (I don't care about the 3D part). Playing that kind of games on small screen is unenjoyable.

 

Damn that was impressive.

 

Quite honestly though, as long as I can play Snake Eater on the go, with graphics close to PS2 version, I'm satisfied.

Well...
YouTube - Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D - The Naked Snake Sample

It's simply a tech demo, and there's no guarantee that there will be a game. But hey, the chances are high.

Edit: never mind, the screen resolution is 800 x 240. I wonder why the weird horizontal res... but... ah well, probably for 3D. Perhaps games will run at a more realistic 400x240 since the screen does not look like it is that wide. Then that means it'll be running at a resolution lower than the PSP still.

Top screen is 400x240. However, given that the 3DS outputs an image for each eye, the console is actually doing that twice(which is why they say 800x240).

 

Well...
YouTube - Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D - The Naked Snake Sample

It's simply a tech demo, and there's no guarantee that there will be a game. But hey, the chances are high.

yeah, ff7 ps3 tech demo say hello to you...

Not fun at all if it doesn't have a videoout port like the PSP have (I don't care about the 3D part). Playing that kind of games on small screen is unenjoyable.

play it on ps2 then? lol

 

yeah, ff7 ps3 tech demo say hello to you...

That was such a tease.

 

Found this from Kotaku referring to that samurai tech demo
Meet The Graphics Chip Powering The Nintendo 3DS

Japanese technology firm Digital Media Professionals sent out a press release confirming that they are the providers of the graphics chip for the new Nintendo 3DS.

This chip is called the PICA200, an older GPU (it's from 2006!) that DMP says provides "high quality graphics" with "low power consumption". Handy for a handheld, that! Because it's older, it's also presumably cheaper than something more cutting edge, and we all know Nintendo likes to keep production costs at a minimum (as the company sells hardware for a profit).

To give you a rough idea of the PICA200's power, here's an old tech demo dating back to the GPU's release.

 

I can't wait to see Final Fantasy VI on 3DS

 

I can't wait to see Final Fantasy VI on 3DS

Not sure why.......

 

Awesome, though they should've used Mitsurigi's moves for the animations, it would be much more exciting that way.

 

Not sure why.......

Cause VI is awesome.

Though I would probably like the pixel art from the original better

 

once VI is remade, they can remake 7

AS AN IPHONE APP!

 

once VI is remade, they can remake 7

AS AN IPHONE APP!

 

 

Yeah well, this is "outdated".

This reveals more possibilities, but is still 2 years old:

Wonder what the end result will be. They had like 2 years to get it even faster...

 

Dammit, what a nice vid. 3DS deserves an emulator :evil: