Since people might have some questions about what this is and isn't, I thought I would make a list explaining the processor inside and showing what it does.
I am making the assumption it's the Snapdragon 800/Adreno 330, but given Amazon's job postings and tons of other devices launching this Fall, I feel very confident in this prediction.
What This WILL Do:
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HuheI31Wuo
And a performance chart for their early demos:
Via: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3126_7-57589962/qualcomm-snapdragon-800-incinerates-the-competition/
And here's the rumor article:
I am making the assumption it's the Snapdragon 800/Adreno 330, but given Amazon's job postings and tons of other devices launching this Fall, I feel very confident in this prediction.
What This WILL Do:
- Have support for modern game engine architectures (it supports GPGPU computation and a lot of modern graphical effects through OpenGL ES 3.0, OpenCL, Renderscript Compute, and other modern mobile APIs).
- Generally have a modern GPU featureset.
- Support things like realtime reflections, refractions, moving cloth, and the kinds of things you would expect to see in a game from the seventh generation.
- Have good performance when running modern mobile games or games targeted at the hardware.
- Be a bit more powerful than the tablet version as it's plugged into a wall socket and thus has less wattage restrictions.
- Be a direct competitor to the PS4 and Xbox One.
- Have modern CPU/GPU computational/rendering performance.
- Look quite as good as a higher end 360/PS3 games.
- Run The Witcher 3.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HuheI31Wuo
And a performance chart for their early demos:
Via: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3126_7-57589962/qualcomm-snapdragon-800-incinerates-the-competition/
And here's the rumor article:
Source: http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/09/am...d-games-console-and-media-box-by-end-of-year/Techcrunch said:...
Amazon is working on a games console, according to rumors from Game Informer and backed up by rumblings we’ve heard at TechCrunch as well. Game Informer says we’ll see the device by end of year, possibly in time for holiday shopping season, and that it will have its own dedicated controller and offer access to digital games sold online by Amazon.com.
We’ve heard from a reliable source that the hardware Amazon is building could be powered by a Qualcomm MPQ chip, which is the Snapdragon processor line the chipmaking company builds specifically for smart TV and set-top box devices. That, combined with earlier rumours that have emerged suggesting Amazon is working on a set-top device as reported by the Wall Street Journal, combine to suggest that while gaming may be part of this potential new hardware, it won’t be the sole focus. Nor does it make sense for Amazon to focus only on games; it has a huge vested interest in pushing digital music and movies, so why not do a device that combines all three?
Our source also informs us that the Amazon box is being worked on at Lab126, the Cupertino-based experimental hardware division that first created the Kindle. That’s been reported earlier this year by Bloomberg and other sources, but our informant says those plans are still on track and that this is the gaming device being discussed now as well.
We’ve also heard from separate sources reports of developers being approached by Amazon regarding developing games for their hardware, which means it could be more than just a media center PC designed to play the digital downloads it already offers. Amazon might be looking more at competing with devices like the OUYA and the upcoming BlueStacks GamePop and GamePop Mini, if it’s securing original content from small developers.
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