IRX rendering acceleration technology enhances
mobile game performance, providing players a smooth 120fps gaming
experience with low power consumption for Honor of Kings
SHANGHAI, June 21,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:
PXLW), a leading provider of visual processing solutions, today
announced a collaboration with Tencent's TiMi
Studio group on the mobile game Honor of Kings. As
a long-recognized standout within the multiplayer online battle
arena ("MOBA") genre, this game integrates the IRX rendering
acceleration SDK, allowing certified devices to deliver a smooth
120fps gaming experience with detailed visuals and low
system power consumption. Notably, Honor of Kings is the
first MOBA mobile game to integrate Pixelworks' IRX rendering
acceleration technology, which provides smartphone users with a
uniquely smooth and immersive gaming experience jointly tuned by
Pixelworks and the Honor of Kings' technical
team.
As both Tencent's first and the world's most played 5v5 team
battle mobile game, Honor of Kings has been
beloved by players since its launch. According to Sensor Tower's
2024 APAC Mobile Game Market Insights, Honor of Kings
remained the top-grossing game from January to April 2024. Underpinned by the growing trend
towards high-profile mobile games, there continues to be
increasing demand for high picture quality and high-frame-rate
gaming experiences from mobile gamers. For multiplayer online
battle games, higher frame rate provides smoother visuals,
enhancing both character animations and enabling more instantaneous
skill releases. High picture quality makes the game
visuals clearer and more realistic. Bringing all of these
combined performance benefits together simultaneously requires
advanced processing and hardware capabilities, which have
traditionally been limited to games played on a PC or console.
To achieve the optimal balance between visual performance and
power consumption, Pixelworks collaborated deeply with Tencent's
Honor of Kings technical team. Leveraging IRX rendering
acceleration technology, the GPU on certified smartphones can
render display content at lower frame rates and resolution,
reducing overall power consumption while still achieving
stable and smooth 120fps high-resolution visual performance.
Further capitalizing on Honor of Kings being the first MOBA
game to integrate IRX rendering acceleration, the
technical team also introduced a diverse series of display modes to
meet different players' unique needs and preferences. By entering
the game settings interface and turning on "IRX Rendering
Acceleration" in the image setting menu, players can
switch between "High Quality" and "High Frame Rate" modes in
real-time. In High Quality mode, details in the world of Honor
of Kings are vividly displayed. In High Frame Rate mode, hero
operations and attacks are smoothly performed. The above modes
will be applied to a growing number of smartphone models in the
future. Outside of battles, players can experience the
details of heroes and skins more realistically with IRX Rendering
Acceleration enabled.
As one of the most popular mobile games in China, Honor of Kings always
prioritizes players' gaming experiences. Every technical update
or iteration is a testament to the technical team's dedication
to game content creation and their ambition to expand the
boundaries of the gaming experience. The introduction
of Pixelworks' IRX rendering acceleration technology for game
optimization and upgrades will further enhance picture
quality and performance, allowing players to truly feel the
innovations brought by new technology and enjoy a richer mobile
gaming experience.
"We are excited to optimize the mobile gaming experience for
Honor of Kings," said Ting Xiong, President of Pixelworks
China. "Known for its detailed and clear graphics,
stunning battle skill effects and realistic combat modes, the
game continues to be extremely popular among players worldwide and
a shining star in the MOBA genre. The integration of IRX rendering
acceleration technology into the game represented a new and
rewarding challenge for our respective teams, and the end result
represents a meaningful refresh of the mobile gaming visual
experience. This technology significantly enhances game immersion,
achieving comprehensive advancements in visual effects and
performance. We look forward to further technical cooperation with
the Honor of Kings team in the future, as we continue to
expand the gaming ecosystem in multiple dimensions and bring
sustainable high-quality, high-frame-rate and stable gaming
experiences to more players."
Click here to view IRX ON/OFF simulation video: IRX
Simulation | Honor of Kings
About Tencent
Games
Tencent Games is
established in 2003. We are a leading platform for game development
and operation. Tencent Games
advocates and practices the concept of "Super Digital Scene". We
always pay close attention to the healthy growth of minors, and we
are committed to promoting games to be an important driving force
that can boost cutting-edge S&T development, excellent culture
promotion, innovative talents incubation, and social welfare
enhancement by way of technological innovation, creative
stimulation, Industry-University-Research integration, global
layout and public welfare practice, so as to create more
breakthrough and constructive values for industrial and social
development. Meanwhile, we actively promote the development of
e-sports industry, work with global partners to build an open,
collaborative and symbiotic industrial ecology, and create
high-quality digital life experiences for users.
About Pixelworks
Pixelworks provides industry-leading
content creation, video delivery and display processing solutions
and technology that enable highly authentic viewing experiences
with superior visual quality, across all screens – from cinema to
smartphone and beyond. The Company has more than 20 years of
history delivering image processing innovation to leading providers
of consumer electronics, professional displays and video streaming
services. In July 2023, Pixelworks
announced its new IRX gaming experience brand. As a brand targeted
at smartphone users, IRX is grounded on Pixelworks' profound visual
processing and rendering technologies coupling with in-depth tuning
services with consideration on games' characteristic. This
combination leverages Pixelworks' expertise to optimize the
performance and display quality for various mobile games, thus
providing end users with unparalleled mobile gaming
experiences.
For more information, please visit the company's website at
www.pixelworks.com.
Note: Pixelworks, IRX and the Pixelworks logo are trademarks of
Pixelworks, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
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