"Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily" (Shanghai, editor Song Ziqiao) news, the first day of the opening of the 2022 International Consumer Electronics Exhibition (CES 2022), "Meta-universe" has become the highlight of this exhibition.
Games are regarded as the most likely entry points in the metaverse, and the immersive game experience undoubtedly puts forward higher requirements for the processing power of data and images, and the importance of chips as computing power support is self-evident. At this exhibition, the three chip giants AMD, Nvidia, and Intel set off an arms race on chip computing power, and successively released a number of high-performance processors and graphics cards:
AMD refers to its first processor, R7-5800X3D, based on 3DV-Cache technology, as "the world's fastest gaming processor," with its Radeon RX6500 XT and Radeon RX6400 desktop graphics cards positioning the 1080P gaming experience;
AMD processor R7-5800X3D, compared to the flagship 5900X
Nvidia's entry-level graphics card, the RTX3050, claims to be able to run the latest games at more than 60 frames at 2K resolution and with light tracking turned on;
Performance comparison of Nvidia's entry-level graphics card, the RTX3050
Intel said that its mobile chips are compared to AMD's flagship processors, showing higher frame rates in dozens of latest game masterpieces.
Intel Core 12th generation mobile CPU
Higher performance chips can undoubtedly enhance game effects and content creation capabilities, enhance the player's experience in the virtual world, and thus have the potential to transition to AAA level.
In addition, Nvidia also extended its tentacles to the software, and its meta-universe creation tool "Omniverse", took off the Beta (test) logo and officially provided services to the majority of creators. In addition to the previously announced enterprise subscription version, Omniverse also offers a free version for individual creators who own NVIDIA GeForce STUDIO. The platform is designed to help software developers more easily develop "metacosms," while also relying more heavily on NVIDIA's chips and computing power.
Aiming at VR/AR hardware giants and start-ups on the same stage
Qualcomm, Sony, and Panasonic are targeting VR/AR hardware. At CES 2022 today, Qualcomm said it is working with Microsoft to develop custom chips for AR glasses, and will also integrate AR chips with software such as Microsoft Mesh and Snapdragon SPaces XR development platform. Panasonic announced that it will release three products, including VR-enabled headsets and microphones, as soon as spring.
Sony has disclosed the detailed specifications of the second generation of PS VR: including 4 cameras and a controller tracking infrared camera for eye tracking, support for 4KHDR, 110 degree field of view and fixation rendering, using OLED screens, resolution of 2000 * 4000, 90/120 frame rate, etc.
In addition, Sony's original game "Horizon: Call of the Mountains" created specifically for its PS VR2 is also coming soon. It is understood that Sony's "Horizon series" is an action role-playing game released by Sony Interactive Entertainment on the PS4 and PS5 platforms, and has been online for 5 at present. As an open-world game, the Horizon Series fits into the core of the metaverse, a virtual world, and as an AAA game, the game carries players' expectations for VR games to get rid of the casual label.
In addition to these high-profile large companies, some startups also bring their latest products to the scene. According to foreign media reports, AR smart glasses companies MADGaze and Vuzix, as well as smart contact lens company InWith, will all appear at the CES exhibition.
Blockchain technology set up a "special session" for the first time
At CES 2022, NFTs, cryptocurrencies and other blockchain technologies will be divided into a separate category for the first time to be exhibited, becoming an important highlight of this year's CES. "The NFT-related companies participating in this exhibition include NFT sales and trading platforms in the music and sports industry such as Autograph, as well as some digital currency companies. In addition, Netgear, which specializes in Internet hardware business, will showcase its digital canvas for NFT art at CES. Jean Foster, senior vice president of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the cess organizer, introduced.
It is understood that the blockchain can provide economic systems and standard protocols, known as the "heavenly stone" of the metacosmum, which provides a decentralized settlement platform, the emergence of smart contracts, DeFi, NFT to ensure the asset rights and interests and circulation of the metacosm, the significance is to ensure the security of the user's virtual assets, virtual identities, to achieve value exchange in the metacosm, and to ensure the transparent implementation of system rules.