Id co-founder: mobile devices could be as powerful as today’s consoles within two years

Id Software has taken that whole “can it play Doom” challenge to heart in recent times, embracing the mobile space in a huge way. Given the explosion of phone-based gaming, it isn’t hard to peer why — in actual fact, the velocity with which devices have advanced has apparently left co-founder John Carmack’s mind reeling. In a contemporary interview, the Wolfenstein / Doom / Quake developer noted how iOS has gone from non-existent to a huge gaming player within the time that it has taken the corporate to develop the still forthcoming Rage. And while the iPad 2 isn’t quite as advanced as some might suggest, Carmack predicts that during two years, mobile devices will “most definitely” be as power because the current crop of high-end consoles. Don’t say we didn’t provide you with a warning .

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