Red Steel using PhysX Technology?
Now you can call this a rumour or speculation, but according to Red Steel’s box cover (back side) as can be seen in the image below, Ageia’s logo for PhysX technology is placed right above the barcode. PhysX technology is a realtime physics engine (middleware), which can be used to handle complex physics interactions in games.
Of course it would be a bit far fetched to assume that an actual PhysX PPU (Physics Processing Unit) chip is built right into the system, however it’s great to know that Nintendo will be using PhysX technology as Sony had licensed it last year for the PS3. (thanks to Dr.Tre from IGN boards)
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UPDATE: It is confirmed from numerous others who have scans of Red Steel’s box, that PhysX Engine is being actually used. We know Havoc was the prime choice for middleware on the Wii, could Wii really have a PPU? Reggie did say there was no hardware secret…
