Published On: Fri, Jan 20th, 2012

“Fast” Smartphone, A Threat For Game Console

"Fast" Smartphone, A Threat For Game Console

"Fast" Smartphone, A Threat For Game Console


The next smartphone with quad-core processor has already on the market and they will get more developing by their manufacturers, then the functions and the performances is going to be as the same as tablet PC. Not only that, the flagging of console game’s market may also occur because of the gamers would switch to a smartphone.

Nvidia company is ready to produce quad core Tegra 3 processor for smartphone en masse in the Mid of January 2012, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Fujitsu has shown a prototype of Android smartphone that uses quad-core processor Tegra 3.

The smartphone is running on the Android operating system 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and capable of running gaming applications smoothly without any lag. Riptide GP was the Game which they played, the game is classified in the “greedy” game for processor and memory.

Such smartphones will provide a gaming experience on the big screen with high resolution and controller to navigate through the fingers on the touch screen. Moreover, the Ice Cream Sandwich operating system has increased in terms of interface.

Gradually, the presence of this high-performance smartphone will become a great pressure for the console game market. It proves by the report of the market share for hardware, software, and console gaming accessories which continues to decline from year to year.

If the smartphone vendor intends to attract the attention of gamers to switch to a smartphone, then they should think of creating a device that is more comfortable to play and to grasped.

For examples are some of the Sony’s Xperia smartphone series (formerly Sony Ericsson), which adds the controller buttons to play games and awarded PlayStation’s certificate. However, the Xperia ability in playing the game is practically limited by Sony as a vendor which is not going to kill their PlayStation game consoles.

The gaming application developers, their numbers continue to increase. Game applications that are available in online application stores are also Increasing day by day.

For example Rovio, Angry Birds’s game developer for IOS and Android-based devices, it has received a tempting offer from various investors. Rovio is predicted to develop into a major game developer company.

Smartphone vendors and developers have became a serious threat for the game console companies. Moreover, smartphone also can be used for other activities, such as accessing the Internet, to work, or multimedia.

Nevertheless, smartphone also has a weakness in battery life. Quad-core processor which embedded in the smartphones will suck up more battery consumption.

There is even a possibility that the processor’s performance will decline when it’s operating in saving mode. Therefore, a smartphone with quad-core processors must have a battery with super-strong durability.