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I-Apple inobudlelwano obuyinqaba nesigcawu sokudlala, esishintshe ngaphezu kokuqashelwa eminyakeni eyi-15 edlule. Lapho uSteve Jobs ebuyela e-Apple, wayenobudlelwano obuhle kakhulu nemidlalo, ecabanga ukuthi ngenxa yabo, akekho ongayithatha ngokungathi sína iMac. Futhi nakuba kube khona izihloko ezikhethekile ku-Mac esikhathini esedlule, isibonelo Marathon, I-Apple ayizange yenze ukuthuthukiswa kube lula kakhulu kubathuthukisi begeyimu. Isibonelo, i-OS X ifake abashayeli be-OpenGL abaphelelwe yisikhathi kuze kube muva nje.

Kepha nge-iPhone, i-iPod touch, ne-iPad, yonke into yashintsha, futhi i-iOS yaba inkundla yokudlala esetshenziswa kakhulu ngaphandle kwe-Apple ehlose ukuyenza. Idlule umdlali owake waba mkhulu emkhakheni wezinto eziphathwayo - uNintendo - izikhathi eziningi, kanti u-Sony, ne-PSP yakhe kanye ne-PS Vita, bahlala endaweni yesithathu ekude. Emthunzini we-iOS, zombili izinkampani zigcine abadlali begeyimu abaqinile bentanta, labo, ngokungafani nabadlali abavamile, babheke imidlalo eyinkimbinkimbi futhi badinga ukulawula okunembile ngezinkinobho ezibonakalayo, isikrini esithintwayo esingakwazi ukukunikeza. Kodwa lo mehluko ufiphalisa ngokushesha futhi ngokushesha, futhi lo nyaka ungase ube isipikili sokugcina ebhokisini lezinto eziphathwayo.

Inkundla yokudlala yeselula ephumelela kakhulu

Ku-WWDC yalo nyaka, i-Apple yethule izinto ezintsha ezimbalwa ku-iOS 7 ne-OS X Mavericks ezingaba nomthelela omkhulu ekuthuthukisweni kwekusasa kwemidlalo yalezi zinkundla. Esokuqala sazo ngokungangabazeki ukwesekwa kwesilawuli somdlalo, noma ukwethulwa kwezinga ngohlaka lwabo bobabili abathuthukisi nabakhiqizi babashayeli. Kwaba ukungabi khona kokulawula okunembayo okuvimbele abadlali abaningi abaqinile ukuthi babe nolwazi oluphelele lwegeyimu, futhi ezinhlotsheni ezifana ne-FPS, imijaho yezimoto noma ukuzidela kwesenzo, isikrini esithintwayo asikwazi ukumiselela isilawuli esiqondile esingokoqobo.

Akusho ukuthi ngeke sisakwazi ukwenza ngaphandle komlawuli ukudlala le midlalo. Onjiniyela basazodingeka ukuthi basekele izilawuli zokuthinta, nokho, ukushintsha isilawuli kuzoyisa amageyimu kuleveli entsha. Abadlali bazotholakala izinhlobo ezimbili zabalawuli – uhlobo lwekhava olushintsha i-iPhone noma i-iPod ukuthinta kube ikhonsoli yesitayela se-PSP, olunye uhlobo yisilawuli segeyimu sakudala.

Esinye isici esisha yi-API Ikhithi ye-Sprite. Ngenxa yalokho, ukuthuthukiswa kwemidlalo ye-2D kuzoba lula kakhulu, njengoba kuzonikeza abathuthukisi isisombululo esenziwe ngomumo semodeli ebonakalayo, ukusebenzisana phakathi kwezinhlayiya noma ukunyakaza kwezinto. I-Sprite Kit ingonga onjiniyela okungenzeka kube yizinyanga zomsebenzi, ithole nabadali ababengewona owegeyimu ngaphambilini ukuthi bakhulule igeyimu yabo yokuqala. Ngenxa yalokhu, i-Apple izoqinisa isikhundla sayo ngokuya ngokunikezwa komdlalo, futhi kungenzeka inikeze ezinye iziqu ezikhethekile.

Into entsha elinganiselwe kancane umphumela we-parallax esingawubona esikrinini sasekhaya. I-iOS 7, edala umbono wokujula. Kungumphumela ofanayo uNintendo akhela kuwo i-3DS yakhe ephathwayo, kodwa kulokhu abadlali ngeke badinge noma iyiphi i-hardware ekhethekile, idivayisi ye-iOS esekelwe kuphela. Lokhu kwenza kube lula konjiniyela ukuthi bakhe izindawo ze-pseudo-XNUMXD ezidonsa abadlali nakakhulu emdlalweni.

Buyela ku-Mac

Kodwa-ke, izindaba ze-Apple endaweni yokudlala azikhawulelwe kumadivayisi we-iOS. Njengoba ngishilo ngenhla, abalawuli begeyimu ye-MFi abagcini nje nge-iOS 7, kodwa futhi ne-OS X Mavericks, uhlaka oluvumela ukuxhumana phakathi kwemidlalo nabalawuli kuyingxenye yalo. Yize okwamanje kunenani lamaphedi omdlalo nezinye izilawuli ze-Mac, igeyimu ngayinye isekela abashayeli abahlukene futhi kuvame ukudingekile ukusebenzisa abashayeli abalungisiwe kuphedi yegeyimu ethile ukuze uxhumane nomdlalo. Kuze kube manje, bekungekho okujwayelekile, njengaku-iOS.

Ukuze kuthuthukiswe izinhlelo zokusebenza zezithombe, onjiniyela badinga i-API efanelekile ukuze baxhumane nekhadi lemifanekiso. Ngenkathi iMicrosoft ibheja ku-DirectX yokuphathelene, i-Apple isekela izinga lemboni I-OpenGL. Inkinga ngama-Mac bekulokhu ukuthi i-OS X ifaka inguqulo ephelelwe yisikhathi, eyanele izinhlelo zokusebenza ezidingeka kakhulu njenge-Final Cut, kodwa kubathuthukisi begeyimu ukucaciswa kwe-OpenGL endala kungaba nomkhawulo kakhulu.

[yenza isenzo=”citation”]Ama-Mac ekugcineni ayimishini yokudlala.[/do]

Inguqulo yamanje yesistimu yokusebenza ye-OS X Mountain Lion ihlanganisa i-OpenGL 3.2, eyakhululwa maphakathi no-2009, i-Mavericks izofika nenguqulo 4.1, okuthi, nakuba isemuva kwe-OpenGL 4.4 yamanje kusukela ngoJulayi walo nyaka. inqubekelaphambili (nokho, ihluzo ezihlanganisiwe ikhadi le-Intel Iris 5200 lisekela kuphela inguqulo 4.0). Ngaphezu kwalokho, abathuthukisi abaningana bakuqinisekisile ukuthi i-Apple isebenza ngokuqondile nezinye izitudiyo zemidlalo ukuze ithuthukise ngokuhlanganyela ukusebenza kwezithombe ku-OS X Mavericks.

Ekugcineni, kukhona indaba ye-hardware ngokwayo. Ngaphambilini, ngaphandle kwemigqa ye-Mac Pro ephezulu kakhulu, ama-Mac awazange afake amakhadi ezithombe anamandla kakhulu atholakalayo, futhi womabili ama-MacBooks nama-iMac afakwe amakhadi ehluzo eselula. Nokho, lo mkhuba nawo uyashintsha. Isibonelo, i-Intel HD 5000 efakwe ku-MacBook Air yakamuva ingaphatha umdlalo ogqamile I-Bioshock Infinite ngisho nangemininingwane ephakeme, kuyilapho i-Iris 5200 ku-iMac yezinga lokungena kulo nyaka ingaphatha iningi lemidlalo edingeka kakhulu ngemininingwane ephezulu. Amamodeli aphezulu anochungechunge lwe-Nvidia GeForce 700 azobe esenikeza ukusebenza okungaguquki kuyo yonke imidlalo etholakalayo. Ama-Mac ekugcineni ayimishini yokudlala.

Umcimbi omkhulu ka-Okthoba

Okunye okungenzeka ukuthi i-Apple ingene emhlabeni wemidlalo isemoyeni. Isikhathi eside iqagela nge-Apple TV entsha, okufanele kokubili kusule amanzi amile wamabhokisi aphezulu futhi ekugcineni ilethe ithuba lokufaka izinhlelo zokusebenza zezinkampani zangaphandle nge-App Store. Ngeke nje sithole izinhlelo zokusebenza eziwusizo zokuzibonela kangcono ukubuka amamuvi ku-Apple TV (ngokwesibonelo, kumadrayivu enethiwekhi), kodwa idivayisi izovele ibe ikhonsoli yegeyimu.

Zonke izingcezu zendida zihlangana ndawonye - usekelo lwezilawuli zegeyimu ku-iOS, isistimu engaphinda itholakale efomini elilungisiwe ku-Apple TV, iphrosesa entsha enamandla engu-64-bit A7 engakwazi ukuphatha kalula imidlalo enzima njenge-Infinity Blade III Ukulungiswa kwe-retina, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, izinkulungwane zonjiniyela, abalinde nje ithuba lokuletha imidlalo yabo kwamanye amadivayisi we-iOS. AbakwaSony neMicrosoft ngeke babe nama-consoles abo adayiswa kuze kube uNovemba ekuqaleni, bekungenzekani uma i-Apple ibahlula bobabili ngenyanga nge-Apple TV yokudlala? Okuwukuphela kwento i-Apple edinga ukubhekana nayo isitoreji, esishodayo kumadivayisi ayo eselula. Isisekelo esingu-16GB ayanele, ikakhulukazi uma imidlalo emikhulu ku-iOS ihlasela umkhawulo ongu-2GB.

Uma besifuna izihloko zesikali se-GTA 4, i-64GB bekuzofanele ibe isisekelo, okungenani se-Apple TV. Ngemuva kwakho konke, ingxenye yesihlanu ithatha i-36 GB, I-Bioshock Infinite 6 GB kuphela ngaphansi. Ngemva kwakho konke, I-Infinity Bald III ithatha igigabhayithi eyodwa nengxenye kanye nechweba elisikwe kancane X-COM: Isitha Asaziwa ithatha cishe i-2GB.

Futhi kungani konke kufanele kwenzeke ngo-Okthoba? Kunezinkomba eziningana. Okokuqala, ukwethulwa kwama-iPads, okuyithuluzi, njengoba uTim Cook aphawula ngonyaka odlule, lapho abasebenzisi badlala khona imidlalo kaningi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunokuqagela okuqinisekisiwe okuncane kokuthi i-Apple ihamba kancane igcina i-Apple TV entsha, engase yethulwe lapha.

[yenza isenzo=”caphuna”]I-Apple inamandla amakhulu okuphazamisa imakethe yekhonsoli ngenxa ye-ecosystem yayo eyingqayizivele enokusekelwa okumangalisayo konjiniyela.[/do]

Nokho, isimo esizungeze abalawuli begeyimu yisona esithakazelisa kakhulu. Emuva ngoJuni, ngesikhathi se-WWDC, kwacaca ukuthi inkampani I-Logitech ne-Moga balungiselela abalawuli babo ngokuya ngemininingwane ye-MFi yakwa-Apple. Nokho, sesibone ezimbalwa kusukela lapho ama-trailer avela ku-Logitech kanye ne-ClamCase, kodwa akekho umshayeli wangempela. Ingabe i-Apple ibambezela ukwethulwa kwayo ukuze ikwazi ukwembula kanye nama-iPads ne-Apple TV, noma ibonise ukuthi isebenza kanjani ku-OS X Mavericks, okufanele ibone ukukhanya kosuku maduze nje ngemuva kwenkulumo eyisihluthulelo?

Kunamacebo amaningi omcimbi womdlalo wangomhla zingama-22 kuMfumfu, futhi mhlawumbe isimemo sabezindaba esingasibona ezinsukwini ezinhlanu naso sizoveza okuthile. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa ye-ecosystem yayo eyingqayizivele enokusekelwa okumangalisayo konjiniyela, i-Apple inamandla amakhulu okuphazamisa imakethe yekhonsoli futhi ilethe okuthile okusha - ikhonsoli yabadlali abavamile abanemidlalo eshibhile, into i-OUYA ekhukhumele ehlulekile ukuyenza. Ukusekelwa kwezilawuli zegeyimu kukodwa kuzoqinisa kuphela isikhundla phakathi kwezinto eziphathwayo, kodwa nge-App Store ye-Apple TV, kungaba indaba ehluke ngokuphelele. Kuzoba mnandi kakhulu ukubona ukuthi i-Apple iza nani kule nyanga.

Umthombo: Tidbits.com
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