iRiver's G10 WiBro game console

[Teuthida]

http://www.aving.net/newproduct/defa...e=1&BT_ExRef=0

Originally Posted by Engadget

We finally got a pic and a few more specs on iRiver's G10 WiBro game console we told you about a few months back. If our Babelrean is any good, then it appears like iRiver's "PSP killer" will sport an 800 x 480 pixel 26k color display, pack in 4 or 8GB of storage, and run Windows CE 5.0. Looks like it'll be on display at CES so we'll be sure to track this one down for ya.

[Null]

upsides...

8gig, or even a 4gig built in HD is a pretty big advantage over the PSP.
and it can arguably be considered more slick looking then the psp.

more then likely supports more formats for music and movies. and probably much easier methiod of putting them on the divice.


downsides tho, will be its game selection and quality most likely. i havnt read up on it much, but does it have a spot for disc based games like the psp or carts like DS? or stictly HD based? i'd have to say its HD based from the looks of it. doesnt look thick enough to hld a disc drive or cart plug AND a HD.



As a portable media player, im thinkin it will be much better then psp, as a game player, it'll probably go the way of some of the others like ngage.

altho, iriver probably wouldnt update it to stop it from being used with emulators. could be big there too. but then it would be competing with the GPX2

[Teuthida]

The one thing that puts me off is that "D-pad." Can't imagine playing with that. Looks to have a prouduct tie-in with Korea Telecom's services from that KT branding. And hear that what's displayed is a popular online kart game in Korea. So might do well there. Dunno about outside.

[Null]

well you'd have to imagine back to playing goldeneye on n64, or some other games where certain control configs setup the 4 c buttons as directional (foward backward, step left, step right) then think about using that for all games but with the left hand instead.

i agree tho its not the best way for a dpad. just another reason why i think this will fail as a gameing handheld. but do well as a portable media player.

[Jonbo298]

Dear god..only a Dpad....3d games need 3d Control ><

[Null]

thought you liked the DS ?