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1993 LOL...

impressive Pre.. when can I play some 2000 dated games?]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
LULZ OMGZ, Windows comes with Minesweeper, when can it plAy CrYsiS!?!?!? OS X FTW



Its a proof of concept of what can be done with the new SDL]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
It's not exactly a new gaming experience, but it's a big milestone for WebOS.]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
In fact, on the Nexus One it'd be blazingly fast - and undoubtedly native. too.
]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
This is just the beginning. Alot more will fimally be coming to the pre, which might include NFS as shown in the video from yesterday. From a company that is 1/50 the size of most out there, its pretty impressive how much has been done with the platform. You might say that it is mostly thanks to open source, but even big players like Apple and Google rely on alot of open source as well and Apple took a year to make hardware level access available to developers. Palm appears to have taken just over 6 months which isn't too bad at all.]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Actually I'm not even sure if it's "caving in", I'm sure direct access to hardware was planned all along. Web is amazing but it's still limited, and Palm knows that. Palm just wanted to get web development out the door to get new developers as soon as possible, then a complete hardware API to complement shortly afterward for more senior developers who wants more functionality. Palm didn't want the system to be rigged with security holes just by opening up the system, especially the device is always connected. Last thing you want is a system filled with buffer overflow vulnerabilities.]]>Dec 31st 2009 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
And things are shaping up for HOPEFULLY an eventful CES for Palm... I hope to be in person for anything exciting...]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
Keep on hating, haters.]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
Two words:

z axis]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/

Oo-ee-oo I look just like Buddy Holly
Oh-oh, and you're Mary Tyler Moore
I don't care what they say about us anyway
I don't care bout that ]]>Dec 31st 2009 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
dude..i had to register and create an account here just to agree with you on how awesome descent is.

i love that game ]]>Dec 31st 2009 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Jan 2nd 2010 5:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
It is not the homebrew community that is helping Palm, it is Palm that is helping the homebrew community. Get your facts straight!

Spend some time and read the article before commenting:

"Palm has included a software library called SDL (or Simple Directmedia Layer) which allows developers low-level hardware access -- like the kind needed to tap into accelerated 3D graphics."]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/

I did read it. Palm put the packages there, but did nothing with them. What use is having it there if you aren't going to use them? What about patches? They make customizing a breeze in ways that weren't intended.

Get your head out of your posterior before you start crapping out words just to try to appear smart.]]>Dec 31st 2009 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
Why would a sweetdude need to reply in such a dickish way? The fact is that homebrew community is amazing and Palm is also to be cheered for staying out of their way unlike every other os peddler. I think the Web OS UI is the sweet spot between the iphone's soccer mom simplicity and android's engineer's-cheer UI but as good a reason as any to support them is that they seem to recognize to some degree that you actually own the hardware you've purchased.

However, like you said in your original post - palm does not have the time for all this stuff. So the point of putting things there that they are not currently using is because they know and WANT the homebrew community to do so. Yes! The homebrew community is amazing but in part that's because they have support rather than having to battle the home office. If you can't see that palm deserves a lot of credit here then your mullet bangs are in your eyes.]]>Dec 31st 2009 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
Never. It doesn't even support hardware acceleration.

Although there could have been a port at some time like with Quake that added basic 3D acceleration...as in just texture blending. But the doom textures are so low res I can only see this hurting more than helping.

So this has me a little confused as to why this is evidence of it. I am guessing is because they are using some 2D acceleration to get it to even show on screen.]]>Dec 31st 2009 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/]]>Dec 31st 2009 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
Judging from the comments above it seems the fuss is about low level hardware access, whereas 3rd party Pre apps are all html5/js thusfar.]]>Dec 31st 2009 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/I've played enough on the Xbox 360. And I barely try any new 'Arcade' games anymore.

Just tooo basic.]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
Can someone embed?
Thanks ?? :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbGFJF4M77U]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
Kidding. ]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
If Verizon markets the Palm Pre/Pixi Plus as aggressively as they've marketed the Droid, they may very well be able to stop losing customers to the iPhone. Palm will most certainly gain customers from no longer being limited to Sprint's relatively low subscriber pool, and everyone wins.

Between that and Google advancing Android as quickly as it is, Apple's going to have to step it up for iPhone OS 4.0. The next year should be very interesting for smartphones.]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
Either way, hello Pre Plus!]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
I think that once the Pre is capable of pulling off hardware accelerated games and apps, the App Catalog will be a strong competitor to at least the Android Market. The App Store is pretty much untouchable at this point, at least in terms of quantity, and definitely in the case of marketing. Fast Food chains, Major Banks, etc. just aren't rushing to release apps on the Android Market like they are for the iPhone. Hopefully we'll see the Catalog flourish with some higher quality stuff soon.

I've never owned or heavily used an Android phone, but have played with a Hero in Sprint store's on occasion just to get a feel for it. I feel like there aren't many games that are showcased to compete with apps available for the iPhone. This is where I hope Palm comes in and tries to fill that gap.]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
The iPhone will continue to do well, but now we are seeing that Palm is also going to do well. Apple has less than 5% of the worldwide phone market, so there are a lot of new customers out there for both Apple and Palm. About 1 billion people worldwide use cell phones.

But this is very good news for Palm considering the Palm Pre phone has been out for less than 7 months. Looking at the picture with Doom running on the Palm Pre reminds me of a gaming device like the Nintendo DS or Sony PSP portable game players. Good job Palm!]]>Dec 31st 2009 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/Dec 31st 2009 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/
They missed the boat by going exclusive with Sprint though. In the one year that the Palm Pre was released, AndroidOS has moved full steam ahead.]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/hardware-accelerated-doom-comes-to-the-pre/They didn't missed the boat you have to remember that at that time before the pre vzw and att didn't wanted anything to do with palm since they were dying according to everybody. Sprint was the only one that stood with them and they got the palm pre. And is good that palm will sell the pre and pixie to vzw and I imagine the pre 2 will be announced for Sprint coming to them exclusively for about 6 months]]>Dec 31st 2009 11:54AM