Pandora game apps still possible for the N900?
 

During the pre-launch discussion about games, it was mentioned that a lot of the Pandora apps would be ported very easily. Is this perspective still accurate, or was it a bit overzealous at the time?

I thought of it since getting my M11x. It is my main Mini-Me, but then I recalled a lot of talk about the N900 being a perfect device for easy Pandora-port gaming.

M11x rocks, but not as pocket friendly;)

Re: Pandora game apps still possible for the N900?
 

Of course, it depends on the app. The Pandora devs and users are usually a bit less demanding on the licensing part, and in fact there are even some mainstream apps there that aren't actually free as in freedom software.

What is true is that the Pandora is faster. Do not hesitate on that one.

Re: Pandora game apps still possible for the N900?
 

yes i think so

Re: Pandora game apps still possible for the N900?
 

how can the pandora be faster its got the same cpu as the n900 hasnt it?

Re: Pandora game apps still possible for the N900?
 

i think they have it clocked higher.

Re: Pandora game apps still possible for the N900?
 

Simpler software. As of now you cannot even play a GLES game on the Pandora without killing the entire user interface (aka Xorg).

Re: Pandora game apps still possible for the N900?
 

The pandora has an OMAP 3530, while the N900 has the OMAP 3430

Re: Pandora game apps still possible for the N900?
 

Iphone 3GS also use a higher clock CPU than N900 but low it down to 600mhz due to battery life issues.

Re: Pandora game apps still possible for the N900?
 

If you guys are saying that the emulators created for the OpenPandora project are not easily portable to the N900, then I will cry.

This was the only thing saving me from selling my N900 and switching to a droid. Why does my N900's GBA emulator run worse than my G1's?

Re: Pandora game apps still possible for the N900?
 

they are easily ported (when they are free!), but they will perform a bit (or a tad) worse, depending on the app.

Re: Pandora game apps still possible for the N900?
 

Someone posted a question just like this on the Pandora forums.
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The only problems they see are that the N900 doesn't have the two analog nubs/sticks that the pandora has and, as javispedro said, that there would probably be some slight differences in performance.

Re: Pandora game apps still possible for the N900?
 

forget the lack of controller, we got wiimote or sixaxis baby!

Re: Pandora game apps still possible for the N900?
 

The Pandora and N900 hardware is very similar, don't mind the different chipset versions - the only difference is that the N900 version is meant for use with a GSM phone.

Both units run at 600MHz, and both units have 256MB of RAM. GPU, DSP, FPU, Neon, everything's the same. In other words, the HW performance is similar, there's no difference there.

The differences are in the extra hardware keys on the Pandora (that's pretty significant), and then it's down to differences in software (UI and the like). Which may of course be significant, one way or the other.