14 DAY TRIAL // Tablets may be capable of a few small, casual games, but NVIDIA might be seeking to, in a way, make all games run on them, along with GeForce or Quadro-level graphics.
The idea of playing computer or console games on tablets is not exactly a totally new one, although the issue of high-end graphics has not, precisely, been raised for them.
By using cloud-based services like OnLive, one could, theoretically, play games, provided they support the right controls.
NVIDIA might, however, want to go more than one step further in this regard, bringing high-quality graphics to what, at the moment, can only handle multimedia.
The video support of the platforms found in today's slates are not underwhelming, to be sure, but there is, as always, room for improvement.
NVIDIA might want to make the graphics improvements happen sooner than others, and by leaps and bounds.
No exact details were given, but it is implied that the Santa Clara, California-based GPU maker seeks to grant them GeForce or Quadro-level capabilities.
Granted, not in a very straightforward fashion, so users needn't become starstruck at the thought of discrete GPUs in slates for now.
Instead, the company is, apparently, experimenting with a technology that can stream games from a PC to a slate (possibly a variation of Monterey, which gives remote graphics to devices with "with local look and feel").
"Imagine you are playing Crysis 2 on your PC and you are able to stream it around your home to a tablet device, which you could then plug into your TV if you wanted. [...] We are experimenting [with this technology] and that is all I can say," an Nvidia representative told Bit-Tech web-site.
Of course, most games, at least at first, won't be playable even if NVIDIA does pull it off. After all, the majority of titles are made for mice and keyboard, not multitouch.