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Title is misleading... If you read the article Carmack is saying that the processing of power of mobile devices will exceed current generation consoles, not th
by copenja 15y ago
Title is misleading...
If you read the article Carmack is saying that the processing of power of mobile devices will exceed current generation consoles, not that the sales will.
About sales he says:
"Could the bottom drop out on the triple A market because everyone’s playing Angry Birds? It doesn’t seem to be happening. The numbers don’t show that. We’re selling more big titles than ever before, despite having all of these other platforms out there."
About processing power he says:
"it’s unquestionable that within a very short time, we’re going to have portable cell phones that are more powerful than the current-gen consoles."
- ComputerGuru 15y agoI don't know, it didn't even occur to me that it was sales he was talking about. Perhaps it's because I know he powered his latest demos for console games on an iPhone?
- blueHelios 15y agoThe title is not misleading. You missed the next sentence in the quote from John Carmack: "So it looks like it’s parallel growth rather than one stealing from the other." My interpretation is that there is a massive market for convenient casual games that has been neglected for a long time. That market is exploding and represents huge revenue opportunities, but because it targets an entirely different customer base, it is not hurting sales in the serious gaming market.