Physics card to come

[NikhilVerma]

Right.... But If you look at it using a different perspective...

If a graphics card were to be present in a CPU we will need much more processing power from that CPU than if a physics card, were to be present in a CPU...

Plus a GPU requires lots of different type of calculations like bump mapping, smoothing, anti-aliasing, shading, reflecting stuff to name a few... But a physics card requires only some complex calculations...

Plus a GPU will enhance the older games too... But a PPU will only come to effect when games designed for it are there...

 

[Sourabh]

TeamXbox has a lengthy interview with the CEO of AGEIA Technologies, Manju Hegde, whose company is building the first dedicated Physics Processing Unit (PPU) called the PhysX chip. This technology is being touted as the next big thing in gaming, almost as important as the first 3D card.

AGEIA's PhysX chip is the world's first dedicated PPU. With AGEIA's groundbreaking new technology, developers can now create scenes using the same laws of physics that govern the physical universe, enabling players to interact with any object in any scene at any time, providing pervasive interactive reality. In concert with the CPU and GPU, the PhysX chip will allow game developers to create characters, backgrounds and effects that rival those of Hollywood movies, but with interactivity.

The company already has the backing of Ubisoft, Epic Games, and Microsoft. When asked if we'd see this in a next-gen console, Hedge said, "On this one, you will have to wait."

Source: Shack News

 

[NikhilVerma]

Only if they are able to create ultra realistic water/liquid simulation, the I will consider it a nice choice...

Like when water falls down on a hard surface it makes splash and drops spread everywhere...

 

[BONZI]

mmm Eat less food from tomorrow and save money to buy one when they are released.

I guess AGEIA is gonna be in the news for the next few years