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Joe Randel
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"Phantom unveiling at CES" , posted Tue 6 Jan 10:20

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Looks like we'll finally see this thing for real... I still have my doubts...

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threesixtee

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"Re(1):Phantom unveiling at CES" , posted Tue 6 Jan 10:42

I thought it was proven this thing was a hoax? or was the hoax a hoax?

Ishmael

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"Re(2):Phantom unveiling at CES" , posted Tue 6 Jan 10:54

Is anybody keeping track of the long and weird history of this piece of vaporware? I'm sure a listing like that would be helpful when the inevitable lawsuits get filed against Infinium Labs.

[Normally I don't try to bag on something before I ever have the chance to see it but I think I'm on safe ground suspecting not much good is going to come out of the Phantom.]

Dr Baghead

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"Re(2):Phantom unveiling at CES" , posted Tue 6 Jan 13:09

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I thought it was proven this thing was a hoax? or was the hoax a hoax?

From what I've heard they've been going to a few places showing it. It's supposed to be a plastic computer box, roughly larger then the size of an XBox, with a glowing blue light in it.

They however don't do live demos so it could very well just be a computer shell with a light in it.

So it's about 50/50 as to if it's true or not bringing us to the billion dollar question:

If it's a hoax, why go on so long? what's their motive.

(also it would see it's not a "game console" anymore... as their referring to it as a "game service", probably means it's a glorified "Sega Channel", and Microsoft is letting it be shown in it's area, I'm sure if it was something in competition with the XBox they would stand for that.)

This picture is unusally orange

no?

threesixtee

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"Re(3):Phantom unveiling at CES" , posted Tue 6 Jan 13:20

wait... CES? I thought the CES became E³ years ago?

Satoshi_Miwa

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"Re(4):Phantom unveiling at CES" , posted Tue 6 Jan 16:31

Hey, if the M2 can have a real prototype, than why not the Phantom. Doesn't mean it'll ever hit store shelves....

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iggy

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"Re(5):Phantom unveiling at CES" , posted Tue 6 Jan 16:44

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Doesn't mean it'll ever hit store shelves....

Store shelves all around the world cried when they read this sentence.

Satoshi_Miwa

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"Re(6):Phantom unveiling at CES" , posted Tue 6 Jan 17:43

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Doesn't mean it'll ever hit store shelves....
Store shelves all around the world cried when they read this sentence.

Hey, it isn't all bad. If the Phantom doesn't launch it means it'll still be a better system than the N-gauge. (Soon to be buried in the dessert next to ET...)

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Mozex
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"Re(4):Phantom unveiling at CES" , posted Tue 6 Jan 18:09

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wait... CES? I thought the CES became E³ years ago?

E3 is just about entertainment products.

There are all sorts of electronics at CES. I don't think there are any game booths there, but companies like to show off new gaming hardware.

Be kind to goblins.

Ammadeau

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"Re(5):Phantom unveiling at CES" , posted Tue 6 Jan 20:33

The Phantom really exists.
It does really work.
It really does suck.

(I haven't used one, but I've read a number of reports. My favorite one is the fact that the majority of the games will be really old computer games the company got the rights to for next to nothing.)

Burning Ranger

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"Oh, it gets better..." , posted Tue 6 Jan 20:59

If you thought the Phantom was an oddball, check this out:

http://news.com.com/2100-7353_3-5136009.html

Personally, I think that while the concept is cool, it won't be technically feasible and will succumb to the big boys (Sony and Microsoft).

Advanced Cyborg E. Branger AKA Burning Ranger

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Dr Baghead

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"Re(1):Oh, it gets better..." , posted Tue 6 Jan 21:08

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If you thought the Phantom was an oddball, check this out:

http://news.com.com/2100-7353_3-5136009.html

Personally, I think that while the concept is cool, it won't be technically feasible and will succumb to the big boys (Sony and Microsoft).

Hey! That is a cool concept.

I certainly wouldn't buy one, and in this day and age of everyone-and-there-mom's-dog owning a PC of some sort I can't see anyone but the laziest/richest gamer buying one. (because honestly, if you find it too complex to click 'yes' and 'I agree' over and over, are you really going to understand Star Craft... or even Doom for that matter?)

This picture is unusally orange

no?

VManOfMana

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"Re(1):Oh, it gets better..." , posted Tue 6 Jan 21:23

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If you thought the Phantom was an oddball, check this out:

http://news.com.com/2100-7353_3-5136009.html

Personally, I think that while the concept is cool, it won't be technically feasible and will succumb to the big boys (Sony and Microsoft).

You forgot Nintendo.

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CrazyMike

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"Re(2):Oh, it gets better..." , posted Tue 6 Jan 23:56

Playing PC games on a game system is absurd IMO. Most PC games are not suited for a controller, the text will be unreadable on older televisions with low resolution, and why would a PC gamer step down to this system when he can just put in a nice video-out card? I just think it all sounds silly. I guess it is a good alternative for people who like console games and want to experience PC games without buying a computer, but in this day and age where you can get a moderately decent PC in as little as 300 dollars, I see no reason to buy this.

Oh and let us also not forget upgrading the damn thing #_#

DarkZero

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"Re(3):Oh, it gets better..." , posted Wed 7 Jan 02:46

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Playing PC games on a game system is absurd IMO. Most PC games are not suited for a controller, the text will be unreadable on older televisions with low resolution, and why would a PC gamer step down to this system when he can just put in a nice video-out card? I just think it all sounds silly. I guess it is a good alternative for people who like console games and want to experience PC games without buying a computer, but in this day and age where you can get a moderately decent PC in as little as 300 dollars, I see no reason to buy this.

Oh and let us also not forget upgrading the damn thing #_#

The Phantom, as well as other "PC game consoles", might have had some merit in the past, but with Microsoft currently snagging every PC port they can, who needs one? If you want Max Payne 2, Deus Ex 2, Knights of the Old Republic, Counter-Strike, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Morrowind, The Sims, Half-Life 2, Doom 3, or most of the current World War II games on a console, you can just buy an Xbox. That leaves a "PC game console" like the Phantom with... what? Warcraft III and Neverwinter Nights? AND the games won't control as well. AND they'll still have the standard PC game compatibility issues.

Utterly pointless.

Ammadeau

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"Re(4):Oh, it gets better..." , posted Wed 7 Jan 03:20

The point is to rip off stupid people. That's always been the point with the Phantom. It's like the console version of the ngage.

Ishmael

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"Re(5):Oh, it gets better..." , posted Fri 9 Jan 12:51

Link Here
Ooh, we finally get to see pictures of the Phantom... sitting there and not running any games.

Dr Baghead

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"Re(6):Oh, it gets better..." , posted Fri 9 Jan 13:04

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Link Here
Ooh, we finally get to see pictures of the Phantom... sitting there and not running any games.

I'm going to bitch about part of that article were it says "once thought to be an elabarote hoax"... it still could be an elaborate hoax. People have seen physical crop-circles, but that doesn't means they weren't hoaxes... similarly just because they had a plastic box on display doesn't mean it's real.

This picture is unusally orange

no?

CrazyMike

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"Re(7):Oh, it gets better..." , posted Fri 9 Jan 21:36

LOL if this is a hoax what is the point of it? Why would a company drive themselves towards ruin and make their stock investors lose confidence for chuckles?