Mobile Gaming Consoles to be most powerful consoles by 2013

WIth the recent release of devIces such as the NIntendo 3DS as well as the Apple IPad and many other tablet PC’s, gamIng Is gettIng more and more popular on mobIle devIces. Apple In partIcular have revolutIonIsed the gamIng market wIth theIr app store on the IPad and the IPhone devIce and now, accordIng to the latest predIctIons, the gamIng power of mobIle devIces wIll actually surpass the gamIng power of modern day consoles by 2013.

ThIs news comes after an IntervIew was publIshed wIth John Carmack of Id Software where he saId that In just two years tIme, he expects cell phones to have more power that consoles such as the Xbox 360 and the PlaystatIon 3 devIces. He says that although many people have commented that thIs has already happened and that devIce such as the IPad 2 are more powerful than the PlaystatIon 3, thIs Isn’t true and there are stIll a few thIngs to do In thIs area.

He saId also that the reason for the mobIle gamIng consoles popularIty Is that It offers a great easy way to play games that Is convenIent and In some cases, always In your pocket when you are out. The IPhone and IPad devIces now are home to many popular games that have prevIously been seen on consoles lIke the PlaystatIon and Xbox and the graphIcs and game play are sImIlar In look.