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Phantom Game Console Presentation

Posted by michael on from the indrema-indrema-indrema dept.

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."

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  1. Blink, Blink by swat_r2 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The Phantom is to Video Games as the Segway Scooter is to Personal Transportation.

    Can't beat free publicity.

  2. Not quite... by Faust7 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "See, you people say you have enough consoles, and a powerful PC, but whenever a new console comes out, you people always buy it."

    We didn't buy the 3D0, TurboGrafx-16, or Jaguar, did we?

    --
    The coolest voice ever.
  3. ya know by downix · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The idea is not bad, but you need to obey the first rule of business:

    Know your Market.

    A broadband fed video game console is not exactly new, ya know. (Sega's SegaNet for the Genesis, JagNet for the Atari Jaguar, etc) Neither is DRM technology. (Those of you that cracked Commodore games can now raise your hand, thank you all)

    The video game market is really filled with thrill junkies. Looking for their latest fix. Weither that is Donkey Kong Country or Final Fantasy X-II, in the end, "It's the games, stupid."

    If they can't name a single game, they're grasping at straws. A joke in an ATX case.

    --
    Karma Whoring for Fun and Profit.
  4. isn't google wonderful? by mekkab · · Score: 5, Interesting

    here is the hard "truth", or something close enough too it.

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    In the future, I would want to not be isolated from my friends in the Space Station.
  5. Enron Economics by banzai75 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... and be ready, tentatively, for a Q1 2004 release-- about April or so.

    If I remember correctly, April would be in Q2.