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look in the news article in special reserve a new console is being mad which is supposed to be broadband only.
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Notice how the controller is a COMPLETE rip off of the Xbox pad?
Maverick42 wrote:
> adrian wrote:
> If its a cheap console that say offers games like SNES and maybe
> even
> the old N64 games as they were on cartridges as little as
> 8MB(64mbit)
> then it may be worth a purchase. Downloading games that are on PS2,
> XBox and GC would take too long on Broadband as most will be 1GB+
> with
> some probably filling a DVD.
>
> Nicking other consoles' games - illegal, isn't it?
But I mean those type of games as I did say "Like", and not "SNES or N64 games". So decent 2D graphics or half decent 3D graphics would be good, not some crap 2 colour Speecy type game.
> adrian wrote:
> If its a cheap console that say offers games like SNES and maybe
> even
> the old N64 games as they were on cartridges as little as
> 8MB(64mbit)
> then it may be worth a purchase. Downloading games that are on PS2,
> XBox and GC would take too long on Broadband as most will be 1GB+
> with
> some probably filling a DVD.
>
> Nicking other consoles' games - illegal, isn't it?
But I mean those type of games as I did say "Like", and not "SNES or N64 games". So decent 2D graphics or half decent 3D graphics would be good, not some crap 2 colour Speecy type game.
I'd expect games to be compressed to an N64 size - that means compressed music and sound but the N64 still managed fantastic sound in the forms of Jet Force Gemini, Conkers Bad Fur Day and Zelda: Orcarina of Time.
Besides, I think that most of these games will be cheaply made, multiplayer based games.
The idea would be that you paid for the box and were then free to download as many games as you liked (or if you did pay, I'd expect the fee to be minimal).
If it's a broadband only machine, it won't be trying to jump in the deep end with the multimedia likes of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.
Besides, I think that most of these games will be cheaply made, multiplayer based games.
The idea would be that you paid for the box and were then free to download as many games as you liked (or if you did pay, I'd expect the fee to be minimal).
If it's a broadband only machine, it won't be trying to jump in the deep end with the multimedia likes of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.
Phantom = 3DO all over again, if it exists that is....
And, if anyone reading this wonders what a 3DO actually is then it proves the point even better !
~~Belldandy~~
And, if anyone reading this wonders what a 3DO actually is then it proves the point even better !
~~Belldandy~~
I say give it a chance. Might be good.
If it exists that is.
If it exists that is.
Aparently it plays PC games. So, its just a gimmick really. This really is a PC in a box!
The Panasonic 3DO. A console that failed. Just like the Dreamcast. Just like the X-Box will (that's what stupid Edge said anyway).
Stupid stupid Edge. Buy GamesTM.
Stupid stupid Edge. Buy GamesTM.
It's a console running on a modified Linux OS so all linux games could possibly downloaded it has no physical drive (e.g cd/dvd drive) so games would probally be stored on a hard-drive. Expect this to be a more 'Hardcore' console like the neo-geo rather than mainstrem one's like the xbox gamecube and the other one:).prices have been discussed on other forums expect about a £400-£600 price with the games being charged on a pay-per-play basis. Hope this helps anybody out. One more thing this could quite possibly be the Indrema project which was abandanded last year.
So, a console where everything has to be downloaded (broadband essential then), that costs 400 - 600, and that will not be aimed at the mainstream...oh yes I want one of those please :P
~~Belldandy~~
~~Belldandy~~
That sux
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