More Info on the Phantom Console (It's Real!)

RZetlin · July 11th, 2003

Remember the Phantom Console, the video game console that was suppose to be shown at E3, but didn't show up?

Well it seems it's not vaporware, but real.

According to this article the Phantom is really a stripped down PC running Windows XP with DRM.

The price? $400!

So I guess the Phantom is a Xbox wannabe.

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Red__XIII · July 11th, 2003

You can go to their site and sign up to beta test the system.

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XXL3lit3 · July 11th, 2003

WOW, why would anyone want this when they could just have a pc, to me it sounds like a sort of mini me to the pc.

Tori-Yama · July 11th, 2003

sounds rather more idiotic. A console nobody knows till now from a producer I never heard about, who the hell should buy that if he could get two PS2 for that price ...?

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**Dark Watcher** · July 11th, 2003

It appears they are attacking the game market from a different angle... The hook for normal consoles is attract the gamers...In this case it is more like attract the game developers.

You have to reserve judgement though..looking at current times it seems that folks for example rather would pay a fee to download MP3 content then to go to the nearest store and purchase CDs. Not only is it cheap and convenient, but you can demo the products before buying...
Not think about how this strategy can apply to games...Software developers save on media costs(CD / carts). There games also get a better form of antipiracy protection (although nothing is fool proof) , and gamers save since software devs save. you also get the same perks as with MP3s

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Carnage · July 11th, 2003

ya that does rock...but I dont think Phantom is gonna last for long...

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July 11th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
RZetlin General of Tangerines Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Defending the Sea Posts: 3,913	More Info on the Phantom Console (It's Real!) Remember the Phantom Console, the video game console that was suppose to be shown at E3, but didn't show up? Well it seems it's not vaporware, but real. According to this article the Phantom is really a stripped down PC running Windows XP with DRM. The price? $400! So I guess the Phantom is a Xbox wannabe. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3700+ \| 2 GB RAM \| XFX Nvidia 6800 GS 256 MB XXX Edition \| Win XP Pro SP3 "Asu no Egao no Tame ni!" - So We Can Smile Tomorrow! Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/RZetlin

July 11th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
XXL3lit3 Banned Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 126	Re: More Info on the Phantom Console (It's Real!) WOW, why would anyone want this when they could just have a pc, to me it sounds like a sort of mini me to the pc.

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Tori-Yama Jyushi Bismark Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 2,561	Re: More Info on the Phantom Console (It's Real!) sounds rather more idiotic. A console nobody knows till now from a producer I never heard about, who the hell should buy that if he could get two PS2 for that price ...? __________________

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Dark Watcher Coffee Demon Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Darkness, Unknown Posts: 2,905	Re: More Info on the Phantom Console (It's Real!) It appears they are attacking the game market from a different angle... The hook for normal consoles is attract the gamers...In this case it is more like attract the game developers. You have to reserve judgement though..looking at current times it seems that folks for example rather would pay a fee to download MP3 content then to go to the nearest store and purchase CDs. Not only is it cheap and convenient, but you can demo the products before buying... Not think about how this strategy can apply to games...Software developers save on media costs(CD / carts). There games also get a better form of antipiracy protection (although nothing is fool proof) , and gamers save since software devs save. you also get the same perks as with MP3s __________________

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July 11th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Red__XIII Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 325	You can go to their site and sign up to beta test the system. __________________ Old Comp: ASUS CUV4X-E, Pentium III 1.0 GHz, 512MB pc133 SDRAM, All-In-Wonder Radeon, Toshiba DVD-Rom, Lite-on LTR-24102B, WD 30GB, WD 100GB, WD 120GB, WD 120GB. New Comp: ASUS A7N8X-DX, AMD Athlon XP 2700+, Cooler Master Aero7+, 2x 512MB pc3200 DDR, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB (omega's build of 4.12), Pioneer DVR-104, Lite-on LTR-52327S, WD 60GB, WD 160GB, WD 200GB, WD 250GB.

July 11th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
Carnage Illusion's play Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In a world of lies Posts: 3,705	ya that does rock...but I dont think Phantom is gonna last for long... __________________ Member of the " Pessimists Club " Visit my personal Doom project (music,not the game) at Lament Of Suffering