episode Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 (edited) Source: New Console Company Site: Infinium Labs.com This is the second site I've seen it reported on ... looks like its for real. Don't think the gaming industry can support four consoles, however. It is purported to be online only. It's called The Phantom. A Tampa Bay area technology company, Infinium Labs Corporation, has announced they will develop and market a new game console that will outperform the Xbox, Playstation 2, and GameCube. The company plans to market a high performance gaming console and delivery system to provide consumers with options and capabilities that are not available in today's marketplace. The console will appeal to the hard-core gamer and the high end consumer electronic purchaser. This next generation game console provides a robust, fault tolerant delivery system that supports games on demand, game rentals, game demos, seamless upgrades and patch management. The game console is an ALWAYS ON BROADBAND DEVICE. It is easy enough for children to use independently yet so advanced it exceeds the needs of hard-core gamers. ?Fastest console on the market ?Broadest selection of preloaded games ?Cross Platform capabilities ?State of the art design and architecture ?Advanced accessories and wireless capabilities ?Online connectivity for multi player gaming ?Seamless upgrades and patch management ?A multi tiered subscription service that meets the needs of casual, moderate and hard-core game players ?Demo games before purchasing or subscribing ?Games on demand ?Game Rentals We'll see if this ever goes anywhere. Edited January 20, 2003 by episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted January 20, 2003 Veteran Share Posted January 20, 2003 bah... I predict another BitBoys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 lol bitboys... online game downloads only... so you have to wait to download games... todays average game is around 600mb goodluck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 A Tampa Bay area technology company, Infinium Labs Corporation, has announced they will develop and market a new game console that will outperform the Xbox, Playstation 2, and GameCube. let me make a prediction...the Playstation 3 will out perform the Xbox, ps2 and gc i dont think it will take off though since its not by a big name....unless it is really cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 bah... I predict another BitBoys... could this be a new "SEGA CHANNEL" :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dorr Veteran Posted January 20, 2003 Veteran Share Posted January 20, 2003 What was that linux-based console again? Well, anyways, I think this one will be the same basic idea. A bunch of over-ambitious engineers who have no clue what they're getting into... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxp Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 if they turn out anything good on e of the top dogs will buy them out btw: timdorr nice star count -mxp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1980 Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 let me make a prediction...the Playstation 3 will out perform the Xbox, ps2 and gci dont think it will take off though since its not by a big name....unless it is really cheap xbox 2 4 months before PS2 launch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1980 Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 someone in the US call this number : 877-485-5962 it is the company`s number, somebody ask them how they will support 50,000 games as they say on thier website and ask more about the console, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingsforjason Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 The Phantom. that's funny. hopefully they won't dissapear.... :unsure: from their website: About Infinium Labs: Infinium Labs Corporation has emerged in 2003 as a leader in the converging Internet, digital entertainment and consumer electronics markets. lol...emerged. in the whole 20 days of 2003 i haven't heard anything about this company until today. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnifeFace Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 the design looks nice But I don't think it will have much succes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacbo Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 there is no way they could ever succeed with this console, they must be completely mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK1150 Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 Patches, the need to upgrade to meet requirements???? yea, I have a computer already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacbo Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 they seem to have no useful information on their website other than pictures of the console and its packaging which really isnt a good palce to start is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 this one is literally a PC in a different box (the xbox isnt a pc! :angry: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonKnight Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 The design for that thing is terrible. Ouch. The only way for this system to suceed would be to have like $1 licencing fees or something, which isn't going to happen. This project sounds like those friends on the internet who create their own crappy webpage, but honestly think theirs is the best website to hit the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted January 20, 2003 Veteran Share Posted January 20, 2003 What was that linux-based console again?Well, anyways, I think this one will be the same basic idea. A bunch of over-ambitious engineers who have no clue what they're getting into... Indrema, actually was a good name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cub-x Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 WhoIs record Domain Name: INFINIUMLABS.COM Registrar: REGISTER.COM, INC. Whois Server: whois.register.com Referral URL: http://www.register.com Updated Date: 19-nov-2002 and who the hell is Steve Foster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugs Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 that controller is the xbox controller.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatnipOligarchy Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 i guess this means we should expect Atari to come out with a new console pretty soon too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kagaku Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 could this be a new "SEGA CHANNEL" :laugh: I remember Sega Channel, it kicked so much ass. By far the best game on demand system ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshMan Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 I think this project will fail. Good idea, but like many others, no sense of business knowledge. And look at the bulky size of the thing. Why does it need to be so fat? The Indrema was on the right tracks, nice and slim line. Consoles don't need to occupy so much space like the xBox or Phantom. Here's the Indrema Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetRiverBaynes Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 hey nothing wrong with more games, i will definitely look forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 Kind of odd that they already have what the packageing looks like yet they only have a 3D model of what the outside of the system will look like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudEngineer Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Infinium Labs is the inventor and manufacturer of the first broadband game console. The Phantom game console provides consumers the ultimate game playing experience with potentially thousands of games offered by the December 2003 launch.I guess they don't know about xbox liveThere are currently 32,679 retail game titles available and 418 shareware game titles and this does not include; adult, casino, sequels and new releases in past 6 months. Bullpoop :whistle: the console isn't even ready yet and they have 32,679 retail games :rolleyes: :blink: :wacko: :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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