S3 Mobile Graphics Sales Expected to Increase

S3 Mobile Graphics Sales Expected to Increase is today’s industry move, and it is one more reminder that the games business is growing up fast, whether it is ready or not.

S3 Incorporated it has secured design wins with four of the top five notebook PC manufacturers for its new mobile Savage chips. Representing a financial running start for S3’s newly formed Multimedia Business Unit, which manages mobile graphics products, the first of these design wins will be unveiled shortly in conjunction with Intel’s anticipated release of its mobile Pentium III processor. The graphics industry’s first .18 micron designs in full production, Savage/MX and Savage/IX deliver unmatched 2D, 3D and DVD/Video capabilities to the mobile PC market.

It is business news, sure, but these moves shape what games get made, what stores carry them, and who is still standing next year.