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Read More »Nvidia turned down chance to build PS4 components
Sony offered Nvidia the chance to manufacture some of the PS4’s components, the chip manufacturer claims. It turned down the opportunity, however, doe to the proposed costs. "I’m sure there was a negotiation that went on," Nvidia’s senior VP of content and technology Tony Tamasi told GameSpot. "We came to …
Read More »Nvidia announces support for AMD-powered PS4
Nvidia today announced that its PhysX and APEX technologies will be supported on the PS4, which Sony announced in February. Nvidia and AMD’s war for dominance of the PC platform has been as fiercely fought and well documented as Sony and Microsoft’s in the console space, so it’s interesting to …
Read More »Wave of development tools power up on PS4
Morpheme 4, xaitControl, Enlighten, PhysX, Apex and SpeedTree supporting new console
Read More »Nvidia reveals ‘next-gen’ £827 GeForce GTX Titan graphics card
A new graphics card standard has been set and will be found lurking in the PCs of millionaires everywhere from later this month. Nvidia has lifted the lid on its first consumer card based on its GK110 Nvidia Kepler design that can be found in the Titan supercomputer cluster. Which …
Read More »UK distributor sought for Nvidia games console
PC giant Nvidia is on the hunt for a supplier to release its new games console into the UK. The firm, best known for its graphics cards, revealed Project Shield at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month. The portable plays Android titles and can even stream games …
Read More »Nvidia Shield gets exclusive launch title – Arma Tactics
Bohemia Interactive has revealed a new exclusive Arma game being made specifically for Nvidia’s Shield console. Called Arma Tactics, the game is due out in Q2 2013 and will be available only on Nvidia’s upcoming Android device, for the time being at least. The game is turn-based with players controlling …
Read More »AMD accuses former employees of sharing secrets with Nvidia
Four former employees of AMD have had a court complaint filed against them following accusations that they slipped secret documents to their new employer Nvidia. ArsTechnica reports that AMD is alleging a violation of a no-solicitation of employees” promise with its rival, claiming that RVP of strategy development Robert Feldstein, …
Read More »OPINION: Rumours of the games console’s death greatly exaggerated – no thanks to Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
Speculation lately about the decline and ultimate death of the games console is rife these days. Sliding sales of boxed games and a severely depressed hardware market certainly aren’t dispelling that notion. And more and more the people that were once on the fringes of the trade – mobile developers, …
Read More »Harrison on Piston and Shield: ‘Hardware is a hard thing to do’
Microsoft exec warns of the difficulties ahead for Nvidia and Steam
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