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The Phantom...Lives?

Posted by Zonk on from the i-could-have-done-that-with-flash dept.

An Anonymous Reader writes "G4's Attack of the show has a writeup and video of a demonstration of the Phantom Gaming Service." From the article: "I certainly wouldn't be at this company doing what I'm doing if I wasn't absolutely sure that we're going to launch a product. It's natural for people to be skeptical. I think a lot of the skepticism is building on itself at this point: people are skeptical so therefore they become more skeptical and therefore they become more skeptical."

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  1. Reasons for skepticism by yotto · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'm not skeptical to be skeptical. I'm skeptical because this console was announced, what, 5 years ago? More?

    Don't get me wrong, if it comes out and kicks ass I'll be all over it, but until I see a working machine I can fiddle with at the game store I'll place your console in the file folder with Duke Nukem Forever.

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    Pulp Audio Weekly - Geek News and Reviews
  2. A myth of epic proportions by theantipop · · Score: 4, Interesting
    It's articles like this that support the belief that the Phantom is real. Seriously though, when every company employee is merely treading water everytime they talk about the console, coupled with the fact that in it's current proposed specs its nowhere near competitive with next gen consoles you can't honestly expect them to finish the product. I mean when you have to spout bull like
    last year we not only had Christmas but also a presidential election. So getting billboards and getting television ad space was very difficult to do last year
    Please, for the sake of all those poor engineers who got suckered into working on this, just let the Phantom die in peace.