The development of the system-on-a-chip (SoC) platform has resulted in a boom in the processing and gaming performance of smartphones and tablets. Apple’s iPad 2 for instance, employs a 1 GHz dual-core Apple A5 SoC, which doesn’t simply make the tablet around two times faster than its predecessor, but also provides it with nine times the graphical performance, according to the Cupertino-based iPhone maker.

Qualcomm has now stated that as a result of the enhancements in mobile SoCs, this powerful platform will in the future, result in a migration from console gaming to mobile-based gaming.

According to AnandTech, the chip maker’s vision is to have capable portable console devices (smartphone and tablets, not mobile gaming consoles) powered by its SoCs, connected to a HDTV or monitor via HDMI cable or wirelessly tethered to it. The company also plans on delivering the hardware and software support, necessary to make this vision a reality.

To showcase this vision Qualcomm utilised its latest chip in its Snapdragon range, the Snapdragon S3 mobile processor (video posted below), which boasts a high-performance dual-core Scorpion CPU up to 1.5 Ghz as well as an Adreno 220 GPU. This SoC that powers HTC’s EVO 3D smartphone and HP’s TouchPad tablet amongst others, is able to deliver impressive battery life and graphics on a 4” display, as well as a 40” connected display via HDMI out.  

 

In related news Qualcomm also recently announced that it has acquired certain assets from gesture recognition technology developer GestureTek. It also stated that this purchase will result in the integration of gesture recognition technology into its current, as well as the next-generation Snapdragon processors.