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Shinbun reported today that Matsushita has announced the official price point and release date for its upcoming "Fusion" DVD-player / GameCube hybrid.
The system, which allows gamers to play DVD-movies and GameCube game software, will retail for approximately 40,000 yen, or just under $325 US dollars. Matsushita sources said that the company had originally planned to price the machine higher, but decided to drop the price in order to compete with sales of PlayStation 2, which retails currently for 35,000 yen, or $285 US dollars.
Matsushita will release the DVD-player / GameCube hybrid in Japan in "early November," reported the Japanese news source. Previously it was thought that the player would ship in September to coincide with the release of the base Nintendo GameCube hardware, but Matsushita insiders told the publication that the company needs more time to finalize production of its version.
A US release date for the device has been set for sometime between March 2002 and March 2003. No pricing specifics have been announced regarding the machine's North American release.
The system, which allows gamers to play DVD-movies and GameCube game software, will retail for approximately 40,000 yen, or just under $325 US dollars. Matsushita sources said that the company had originally planned to price the machine higher, but decided to drop the price in order to compete with sales of PlayStation 2, which retails currently for 35,000 yen, or $285 US dollars.
Matsushita will release the DVD-player / GameCube hybrid in Japan in "early November," reported the Japanese news source. Previously it was thought that the player would ship in September to coincide with the release of the base Nintendo GameCube hardware, but Matsushita insiders told the publication that the company needs more time to finalize production of its version.
A US release date for the device has been set for sometime between March 2002 and March 2003. No pricing specifics have been announced regarding the machine's North American release.
I don't really care much for this DVD playing GC, I'm still buying the Ninty made one.
LMAO!
RastaBillySkank wrote:
> Cooky wrote:
> Have you seen the pictures of the Gamecube Dvd
> playing versin. Man
> doesn't it just look sweeeeeet!
No it
> doesn't, it looks like a minion of the anti-christ.
It's SOOO
> damn ugly!!!
And thats why it will do well in Japan!
:D
> Cooky wrote:
> Have you seen the pictures of the Gamecube Dvd
> playing versin. Man
> doesn't it just look sweeeeeet!
No it
> doesn't, it looks like a minion of the anti-christ.
It's SOOO
> damn ugly!!!
And thats why it will do well in Japan!
:D
Cooky wrote:
> Have you seen the pictures of the Gamecube Dvd playing versin. Man
> doesn't it just look sweeeeeet!
No it doesn't, it looks like a minion of the anti-christ.
It's SOOO damn ugly!!!
> Have you seen the pictures of the Gamecube Dvd playing versin. Man
> doesn't it just look sweeeeeet!
No it doesn't, it looks like a minion of the anti-christ.
It's SOOO damn ugly!!!
Super Gohan, Panasonic is known as Matsushita in Japan!
Super Gohan wrote:
> I am sure that I read somewhere that Panasonic are bringing out a
> DVD/Gamecube system. I think it was Gamesmaster, but I can't remeber
> which issue. Sounded expensive though.
They showed the Panasonic Gamecube/DVD player at E3. It was silver- it looked alright but was quite big- and yes, very expensive...
> I am sure that I read somewhere that Panasonic are bringing out a
> DVD/Gamecube system. I think it was Gamesmaster, but I can't remeber
> which issue. Sounded expensive though.
They showed the Panasonic Gamecube/DVD player at E3. It was silver- it looked alright but was quite big- and yes, very expensive...
Have you seen the pictures of the Gamecube Dvd playing versin. Man doesn't it just look sweeeeeet!
I hope it comes out in England, even though i doubt it will, but here to hoping! :)
Cooky
I hope it comes out in England, even though i doubt it will, but here to hoping! :)
Cooky
PARR! Man, you copied the WHOLE thing from igncube.com. Oh well, it's a Sunday - the day of laziness, so I'll forgive you! :)
Shinbun reported today that Matsushita has announced the official price point and release date for its upcoming "Fusion" DVD-player / GameCube hybrid.
The system, which allows gamers to play DVD-movies and GameCube game software, will retail for approximately 40,000 yen, or just under $325 US dollars. Matsushita sources said that the company had originally planned to price the machine higher, but decided to drop the price in order to compete with sales of PlayStation 2, which retails currently for 35,000 yen, or $285 US dollars.
Matsushita will release the DVD-player / GameCube hybrid in Japan in "early November," reported the Japanese news source. Previously it was thought that the player would ship in September to coincide with the release of the base Nintendo GameCube hardware, but Matsushita insiders told the publication that the company needs more time to finalize production of its version.
A US release date for the device has been set for sometime between March 2002 and March 2003. No pricing specifics have been announced regarding the machine's North American release.
The system, which allows gamers to play DVD-movies and GameCube game software, will retail for approximately 40,000 yen, or just under $325 US dollars. Matsushita sources said that the company had originally planned to price the machine higher, but decided to drop the price in order to compete with sales of PlayStation 2, which retails currently for 35,000 yen, or $285 US dollars.
Matsushita will release the DVD-player / GameCube hybrid in Japan in "early November," reported the Japanese news source. Previously it was thought that the player would ship in September to coincide with the release of the base Nintendo GameCube hardware, but Matsushita insiders told the publication that the company needs more time to finalize production of its version.
A US release date for the device has been set for sometime between March 2002 and March 2003. No pricing specifics have been announced regarding the machine's North American release.