Nvidia has unveiled next-generation mobile games

While the gaming community discusses the announcement of the PlayStation 4, awaits April when, according to rumors, the new Xbox presentation is expected, and speculates on what eighth-generation console games will be like, Nvidia isn't wasting time either.

The American graphics accelerator manufacturer is working to erase the graphical difference between the current generation of consoles and mobile devices. At the ongoing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Nvidia showcased six projects that push Tegra 4 to its limits. Some of them support advanced features such as real-time dynamic lighting, per-pixel shading, 16x anisotropic filtering, all in Full HD resolution.

The most impressive game turned out to be the console-ported Zombie Driver. Its developers from Exor Studios even presented a video clearly showing the difference in graphics between the version of the project on Tegra 4 and, presumably, Tegra 3.

Simpler projects were also presented, including two clones of Alien Breed: another console port, Burn Zombie Burn by Tick Tock Games, and Dead on Arrival 2 by N3V Games.

Korean company Neowiz Games, primarily known for MMOs, surprised with a gothic shooter, Carie: Blood Mansion.

Another Korean company, Playbean, together with Devclan, presented a Warrior clone titled CODEX: The Warrior.

Nutgee demonstrated the graphical difference between the old and new versions of the anime golf simulator, RU Golf.

Looking at the graphics of these projects, it's easy to see why Supercell believes that tablets might replace consoles in the not-so-distant future. However, it seems that the issue of controls has yet to be resolved. Nonetheless, the games presented demonstrate this clearly. Despite the revolutionary graphics for mobile devices, gameplay-wise, they haven't progressed much beyond the first 3D projects for touch devices.

As for the Tegra 4 platform itself, it's still unclear if it inherited the shortcomings of previous versions, one of which, as a reminder, is excessive battery consumption.

The first devices based on Tegra 4 will hit the market by the end of June this year.