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XGameStation Creator Quizzed on DIY Console
Jakob writes: "Boomtown.net has posted an interview with Andre LaMothe, the creator of the forthcoming XGameStation DIY-styled console. We discuss subjects like the number of consoles he expects to sell, why he created the console, his thoughts about hardware add-ons, and much more." We mentioned the intriguing-looking XGameStation a few days back.
Strange interview. Usually, the idea is to ask leading questions and let your subject expound. This one, um, isn't liek that. The author expounds at length about something he's interested in, and the developer of the game station says something along the line of "I agree", and then the 'interviewer' is off and running again. It's really an editorial in disguise.
Still interesting. I may buy one of these.
hmm, sounds like an interesting challenge; marketing a high-end homebrew platform for the geek gamer market...
From the marketing's slant, they're looking to build a lot of support for older console architectures (6250), they also mention the pheasability of emulators, and linux as well! (::insert 8-bit audio of penguins clapping::)
With the BASIC and C support, I can imagine a lot of people who are interested in programing for console hardware will want to sink their teeth into it.
Maybe the demo-scene will adore it and shower it with neat eye-candy.
Maybe the coders will make us a whole slew of new games.
Maybe the coders will make us a whole slew of FF-clones.
Maybe the lawyers will feast on the corpses.
Maybe I'll actually plunk down my own ~$99 and see if it would be a fun toy. It might even be better than watching pr0n! (j/k)
"If I wanted your input on my pet project, I'd stick my hand up your ass and use you like a sock-puppet." - Muse