Infinium Labs announce new console

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Thanks ooo for this one. Tampa Bay area technology company, Infinium Labs Corporation, will develop and market a new game console that will outperform the XBOX, Sony Playstation II, 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

looks cool - read the rest at the link.

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#1 Sam_sneed69 on 23 Jan 2003 - 15:29

[quote]The Phantom game console provides consumers the ultimate game playing experience with potentially thousands of games offered by the December 2003 launch.[/quote] Is this for real???

#2 episode on 23 Jan 2003 - 15:44

I posted this a long time ago in BPN

[url=http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=8&t=60765&s=35f7c0a841eff00f848748b2b429ed50]Link[/url] Also, a better source would be [url=http://www.infiniumlabs.com]the company's home page[/url]

(1 reply) #3 weedo3 on 23 Jan 2003 - 15:51

i have an unsettling feeling that this is either an elaborate hoax or it'll never see the light of day

#3.1 phobic on 23 Jan 2003 - 16:25

I agree. When it's on the shelves then I'll believe it. Otherwise...

#4 Martog on 23 Jan 2003 - 16:11

If it sees the light of day, it'll fail due to mass pirating. It sounds like a PC in a box, more so than the Xbox since it sounds like it will play PC games...too bad for them.

#5 Ti220 on 23 Jan 2003 - 16:40

LOL They are prolly gona be like MS and tweek it just above all the rest of the systems, so it actully [i]is[/i] better, but only by .01%. O man, this thing will be modded, hacked, and pirated out the ying yang.

(2 replies) #6 DJ^TuRKiYe on 23 Jan 2003 - 16:56

i think its a hoax on there site they say there will be 50,000 retail games by december release

and something like 30,00 retail games already developed, like the other guyz said, i'll belive it when its on the shelf of my local EB

#6.1 TCi on 23 Jan 2003 - 17:08

[neoquote=#6.0 by DJ^TuRKiYe]i think its a hoax on there site they say there will be 50,000 retail games by december release

and something like 30,00 retail games already developed, like the other guyz said, i'll belive it when its on the shelf of my local EB[/neoquote] Yea the number is WAY high. How come nobody have leaked any information yet? Must be the best kept secret ever...

#6.2 episode on 23 Jan 2003 - 17:22

Don't you guys get it? It plays PC games. 50,000 games, upgradable, [b]multiplatform[/b] (meaning Linux support).

#7 Primalgoo on 23 Jan 2003 - 17:34

Did the thought of the Atari Jaguar strike a cord with anyone else here ???

(1 reply) #8 Jstphish on 23 Jan 2003 - 20:09

There is no doubt in my mind this will crash and burn (if it's even real). I myself have never ordered a pay-per view movie so what makes them think I am going to "pay per play" a game. I don't think so. When I buy something I like to see the physical evidence of it for some reason.

#8.1 jago6498 on 23 Jan 2003 - 20:20

[neoquote=#8.0 by Jstphish]There is no doubt in my mind this will crash and burn (if it's even real). I myself have never ordered a pay-per view movie so what makes them think I am going to "pay per play" a game. I don't think so. When I buy something I like to see the physical evidence of it for some reason.[/neoquote] Does anyone remember where the word [b]DivX[/b] actually came from? It originaly was a special DVD player that let you watch special DivX movies...BUT...the catch was that you had to hook it up to a phone line inorder to watch it. You could watch it for a week, before you had to pay another "rental" fee. I.e. - you had to pay for movies that you bought and paid for... ...this thing is gonna fail MISERABLY...plus they need to fire their concept designer b/c the concept design is [b]F#CKING UGLY[/b]!!!

(1 reply) #9 dj_rigo on 24 Jan 2003 - 21:01

yeah, the design is gross. this console thing makes me remember that vaporware console: indrema

#9.1 jago6498 on 24 Jan 2003 - 22:59

[neoquote=#9.0 by dj_rigo]yeah, the design is gross. this console thing makes me remember that vaporware console: indrema[/neoquote] What console is that? You are like the second person I've seen that has mentioned it.

#10 Arch on 25 Jan 2003 - 02:09

All of the pictures of it look like Photoshop mockups, not a real image (not just the shadows and reflectons). This doesn't look too convincing right now, but it'll be cool to see if it pans out. They probably don't offer it, but stock in this company coudl be a good idea for someone with some extra cash.?

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(1 reply) #11 narz on 25 Jan 2003 - 04:10

It would be hell mad though if it actually waz real. This is the type of thing that i have been wanting to come on the market, something to play games from all the different consols. I havn't actually EVA had a consol in my life, only a PC, and that is because there are games on all the consols that i like and i never really got arround in deciding with what one to get.

#11.1 jago6498 on 26 Jan 2003 - 02:28

[neoquote=#11.0 by narz]It would be hell mad though if it actually waz real. This is the type of thing that i have been wanting to come on the market, something to play games from all the different consols. I havn't actually EVA had a consol in my life, only a PC, and that is because there are games on all the consols that i like and i never really got arround in deciding with what one to get.[/neoquote] I dought it will be able to play any game from any console. You have to get permission from Nintendo, Sony or M$ to develop games for the system, and the games have to be sent to them to make sure it gets their approval. If the console is able to play games all the systems, I would probably assume that lawsuits are gonna start popping up.

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