Some very important assumptions about iPhone programming just got thrown out the window.
Handheld Games Corp’s CEO Thomas Fessler has reported to Touch Arcade that performance of their 3D TouchSports Tennis game is noticeably different across models. TouchSports Tennis delivers some impressive 3D rendering and required optimization specifically to run consistently on every device.
I had previously predicted that the “rev3” iPhone might have a faster processor, underclocked to the older models’ speed — thus introducing an iPhone with the same performance (which seems adequate) and better battery life. This is now looking less likely.
Speaking of iPhone games, I’m pretty excited about Rolando:
