CPU, GPU and now PPU?

I keep hearing about Physics Processing Units (PPU) and now I just heard a ref design is available and we should see something (hardware and associated software eg games) by the end of 05. I wonder what kind of impact this will have on the next generation games? Physics engine on a chip version XX now available, rendering all other physics obsolete ;) Mitch -- Remove "nospam." to reply. SuSE 9.2 Pro KDE 3.3.2a

Mitch_A <[email hidden]> wrote in news:w5IZd.10959$[email hidden]:

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> I keep hearing about Physics Processing Units (PPU) and now I just > heard a ref design is available and we should see something (hardware > and associated software eg games) by the end of 05. > > I wonder what kind of impact this will have on the next generation > games? > > Physics engine on a chip version XX now available, rendering all other > physics obsolete ;) > > Mitch

And conversely, a new version of the chip renders previous chip-based physics also obsolete and maybe even inoperative. And sims based on earlier chips may not work with a new chip installed. I'm still waiting for MS to catch up to Amiga and put the OS on a programable Eprom. Instant OS booting and no disk access for OS procedures. dh