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Phantom Game Console Presentation
superultra writes "Glaximus has posted an impressions piece on Penny-Arcade of one of Infinium Lab's first press conferences. Most notable is that which Gabe, of Penny-Arcade fame, also replicates on Penny-Arcade's front page: 'One of the last questions asked was rather direct and perhaps aimed a bit low. "So, I have all my consoles at home, and I have a very powerful PC that plays lots of games and can be upgraded simply by installing new hardware myself. Why would I want to buy a Phantom?" Rob's answer? "Well then you aren't really part of the Phantom's core user base." That got some chuckles from the crowd, sure. But it was Rob's next statement that had the real impact. "See, you people say you have enough consoles, and a powerful PC, but whenever a new console comes out, you people always buy it."' Other details are scarce, except that the release date is now April 2004, and that the Phantom will use highly advanced DMCA techniques such as Epoxy Encapsulation and Case Intrusion Detection. Doing so will, no doubt, provide the Missing Link in Digital Rights Managment."
So, no games or companies mentioned, no indication of what the launch titles would be, or if there was even any Phantom-exclusive original content planned. When asked directly just who Infinium had in their corner, Rob's reply was interesting: "I can tell you I can't tell you. I can tell you I'd like to tell you. I can tell you who we don't have. Do we have EA? No."
c'mon, why don't they just say it. we all know the launch title is Duke Nukem: Forever, why must they beat around the bush?
Mike
I think this comic , also from Penny Arcade, sums up the Phantom more neatly even than that press release.
It is right next to the snowball in hell. So just fly down there in your hovercars and get one.
(Note to the well read, i dont mean Dante's hell.)
So, am I the only one planning on buying one and raping it for parts?
:-)
A P4, 80gig hard drive and some ram all for $300 eh? Not bad
I would expect such blatant racism on Fark, but on Slashdot? Mods please ban this asshole.
1)hype console
2) Depend upon the utterance "You people buy every console there is."
3) Profit!
Yes folks! They have revealed the elusive and often obfuscated STEP 2!
Hallelujia! No longer do I have to steal underpants to build a business!
In the future, I would want to not be isolated from my friends in the Space Station.
That wouldn't happen to be April 1, 2004, would it?
If I have been able to see further than others, it is because I bought a pair of binoculars.
... and be ready, tentatively, for a Q1 2004 release-- about April or so.
If I remember correctly, April would be in Q2.