We've seen a relatively large influx of new consoles in the last year, including the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One X, so we've updated our recommendations for the best
dedicated game hardware.
Lots of people thought
the dedicated game hardware might not be needed going forward, but still lots of people are very excited.»
Not exact matches
With a community of
dedicated gamers and
hardware for PC, TV, mobile, and wearables, tech «unicorn» Razer is an attractive acquisition target.
«We believe that we can capitalize the most on our strengths through a
hardware - software integrated platform business, and therefore this type of
dedicated video
game platforms will remain our core focus.
Nintendo's theme park plans are part of a larger effort to diversify its revenue options beyond the business of
dedicated video
game hardware.
Most modern high - end smartphone CPUs have
dedicated graphics processors built into their chip, which, being
hardware - accelerated and not just software - dependent, can quickly render images like photos, videos, and
games without overtaxing the main application processor.
The three tablets listed in this roundup may not replace any
dedicated hardware, but they are worth a look for
gamers in the market for new tablets:
- despite the new business partnership with Cygames, Nintendo is very satisfied with its mobile business - they are also happy with the various projects created in partnership with DeNA, and their relationship will continue - Nintendo is trying to expand its lineup of mobile
games - Cygames had a plan for a title that was very deep and Nintendo thought it was important to develop and operate it jointly - DeNA doesn't just support Nintendo's mobile applications, but also its Nintendo Account system with tech and dev support - those areas of Nintendo's partnership will also continue - Nintendo is open to partner with other companies as well in the future - by using Nintendo IP in mobile apps, the company wants to spread awareness about Nintendo's characters - ultimately they'd like it to become synergistic with the console business - Nintendo wants to make mobile
games one of the pillars of revenue - it's not enough to just expand
dedicated internal development resources for this goal - this is why Nintendo is looking for possibilities to do it externally as well - Nintendo thought that Cygames» plan with Dragalia Lost was common ground for the companies, so they decided to partner - one important factor to think about when managing a company like Nintendo is that its products aren't daily necessities - Nintendo creates entertainment and fun, and the essence of its business will remain unchanged - Nintendo says it's a high - risk business, and there are times in which performance could be good or bad - Nintendo will continue to create specialized gaming
hardware and software for the world - the aim is to be successful every time, but sometimes it will work out, and sometimes it won't - instead of thinking «I can't do this» they'd rather think «what can we do to continuously tighten our relationship with the customers?»
The thing here is that, for a videogame company like Nintendo to leapfrog into what they considered a blue ocean, they had to make a system with a price tag attractive to the consumer they were trying to reach (not the
dedicated enthusiast they no longer wanted to cater to), which naturally meant the system was bound to have weaker
hardware in comparison to other systems actually being made to cater to traditional
gamers.
To be clear, it's been said that Nintendo has no intention to directly «port» Nintendo
games over from their
dedicated hardware including the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.
According to
Game Informer, people with «knowledge of the in - development hardware» claim that Amazon will be taking advantage of titles already available through this platform to release its own game console with a dedicated control
Game Informer, people with «knowledge of the in - development
hardware» claim that Amazon will be taking advantage of titles already available through this platform to release its own
game console with a dedicated control
game console with a
dedicated controller.
Kimishima: As we continue to provide consumers with new surprises through the integrated
hardware / software
dedicated video
game business with Nintendo Switch and other initiatives, our thoughts regarding expanding the number of people who have access to Nintendo IP stem from our desire to provide opportunities for consumers to experience Nintendo IP (including in situations outside the
dedicated video
game business) and take an interest in our
dedicated video
game business.
The high performance processor and
dedicated Scalable
Hardware Audio Processing Engine (SHAPE) is fully utilized by FMOD Studio to deliver next generation audio for the next generation of
games.
In fact, Intel's built - in HD Graphics GPUs also support
hardware encoding with Quick Sync, so you may be able to stream a
game without a
dedicated GPU at all.
By creating a
game tailored to the mobile market Nintendo wouldn't be detracting from their
dedicated console business and instead the
games would work as an additional source of revenue and promoter for their
dedicated hardware and brand.
Nintendo are aiming to use their smartphone
games to act as a guide to their
dedicated hardware systems such as the 3DS, Wii U and in the future, the NX.
Thus part of being a core
gamer means that the consumer has a
hardware - intensive machine with a
dedicated graphics card.
Nintendo announced today that» April sales of Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems (more than 68,000 units sold) combined to make up almost half of all
hardware sales across all
dedicated video
game systems.»
April sales of Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems (more than 68,000 units sold) combined to make up almost half of all
hardware sales across all
dedicated video
game systems.
Gamestop, EB Games, and
GAME UK are all set to have Steam
Hardware in the newly
dedicated Steam sections of the stores, as well as a variety of prepaid cards.
It is built in a
dedicated game engine so developers can take advantage of Xbox One X's
hardware.
«However, we recognise that our business model of producing both video -
game hardware and software is effective even today, and we do not share this pessimistic view of the future for
dedicated video -
game systems.»
«Of course, the challenge of asking our consumers to purchase
dedicated video
game hardware has become harder now that smart devices have widely spread,» he stated.
«Building PC rigs and buying PCs designed specifically for playing
games is a major business as consumers spend almost three times as much on PC
game hardware as they do on
dedicated game systems from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony.»
Almost twenty years ago, a
dedicated fan named Kouichi Hiwasa attended Spaceworld» 97, a trade show at which the latest Nintendo
games and
hardware were exhibited.
A lot of information was dumped, and that includes Nintendo's potential smartphone strategy, some kind of new fitness
hardware and software, and their belief that
dedicated game consoles are far from dead, but they also teased a way to reward
gamers for buying Nintendo
games.
We're still going to get periodic
hardware updates on our
dedicated game boxes — they're just going to happen more quickly, and the Xbox team wants to soften that blow a bit.
As a
dedicated fan of the series, I was worried about all kinds of things, such as how the 3DS
hardware would hold up while playing the
game, how much single - player content would be available, how the online multiplayer would compare to playing with friends on the couch, and so on.
The list of supported client devices is similarly long, with there being
dedicated apps for everything from
game consoles to smart TVs to streaming
hardware.
Yeti is said to be the company's «Netflix for
games», with
games hosted on remote servers and video streamed to
dedicated hardware.
That's because, through
dedicated hardware or an application for phones, tablets and / or TVs, you play the
game in real time, but it's actually run on a remote server somewhere else in the world.