omfg. New console announced.

Dyne · 01-20-2003, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Well, a new contender has thrown their hat into the gaming console ring. Despite the insurmountable lead that Sony enjoys with the PlayStation 2, and the increasing market penetration and mindshare of Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's GameCube, Infinium Labs of Florida has decided to laugh bravely in the face of overwhelming odds and introduce a new broadband console into the marketplace. Here's the press release:
Longboat Key, Florida – January 20, 2003 - A Tampa Bay area technology company, Infinium Labs Corporation, will develop and market a new game console that will outperform the XBOX, Sony 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.

Infinium Labs was formed by veteran entrepreneurs who have a successful track record in building large scale companies and advanced architectures for supporting massive eCommerce and enterprise applications. Combining skills from Telco, Data Communications, Digital Rights Management, Software Development and Security, the management team brings together a unique array of skills to develop the most robust next generation gaming console and delivery network on the market.

The Infinium Labs game console features a high tech design and offers ease of use for the variety of game players worldwide. The on-demand delivery system will appeal to hard-core gamers as well as casual users. The unique design architecture allows for delivery of a large number of games and the ability to participate in online massive multiplayer gaming. Key features include:

- 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

The advanced system provides game developers and publishers a secure and efficient software distribution system. Infinium Labs intends for game developers and publishers to reap greater profits using this new game delivery system.

Infinium Labs has engineered its prototypes and expects to unveil the new gaming console in March of 2003. The company intends to launch the game console to the U.S. consumer market by November 2003.

About Infinium Labs: Infinium Labs Corporation was formed in October 2002 as a global entertainment/gaming company. Infinium Labs’ mission is to market a gaming console and delivery system that will be the performance leader in the game playing entertainment industry. The company will market a robust game console that will appeal to a wide audience with its ease of use, quality assurance and robust delivery system.

The mind boggles.

Honestly folks, the roadway is littered with the husks of companies who have tried to get into this business and failed - Jaguar, Nuon and 3DO stand as shining examples of what not to do in the cutthroat arena of console marketing. Still, competition always makes for lively news, so we welcome their presence with open arms, despite some lingering skepticism. Here's hoping that The Phantom's moniker doesn't actually refer to their chances. Rest assured that Gaming-Age will keep you fully abreast of additional news on this new gaming system.

Taken from Gaming Age.

Anyways, thoughts?

All I can see right now is great crashing... crashing... boom... crash....... rip... boom.... more crashing, then booming. Then some kabooming.

I get first dibs on organizing the funeral.

EDIT: Btw.. I finally have a console to make fun of! And I won't be affected because there's going to be no fans to kill me! Joy!

Bond · 01-20-2003, 04:03 PM

Oh my! Look how much marketshare is left for this console: 0.00565%!

DarkMaster · 01-20-2003, 04:09 PM

wtf, these people are just wasting time and money

Crono · 01-20-2003, 04:09 PM

I don't understand...why do they even bother?

Dyne · 01-20-2003, 04:13 PM

They think they can take the online gaming fad and revolutionize it. Yeah, right.

BlueFire · 01-20-2003, 04:24 PM

One word: lol.

GameMaster · 01-20-2003, 04:24 PM

Clouded by old ways, our minds are.

Chance of great success, this console has.

GameKinG · 01-20-2003, 04:38 PM

Probably not true. And it has about as much chance of gaining market as a handheld made by Nestle.

Happydude · 01-20-2003, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by GameKinG
Probably not true. And it has about as much chance of gaining market as a handheld made by Nestle.

i would buy tons of those...and eat them pretty quick...

anyhoo...lol...pretty funny...if they mean that you cna play any game you wnat off their servers (which i would say is imposible now) then hell yeah it would beat all the current systems...

but for now...just lol....

CrOnO_LiNk · 01-20-2003, 06:11 PM

Wow, I can't stop laughing...

HAHAH!

http://www.infiniumlabs.com/

This is so damn gay!

Watch out guys , its the Phantom! I'll call this one the new Jaguar 2....

fingersman · 01-20-2003, 06:43 PM

Ok you can tell they did very little marketing research unless they want to make a tax loss.

And it sounds like they want to introduce it before the next generation of consoles enters the market. It's bad idea.

I wonder if they will actually go though with this??

GameKinG · 01-20-2003, 07:08 PM

Their site says their console should be in about 70% of all homes. Not just homes with consoles, 70% of all homes.

"There 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."

What does that mean? They are stealing every game ever made and charging a fee?

Jason1 · 01-20-2003, 07:44 PM

Heh heh heh...after rummaging around their website, I realize that a lot of what they say makes no sense. How the hell can they have 32,000 games? It makes me laugh. They will get no develpor suppourt. If they think they can make games or hire someone who can make good games, they are crazy. But nintendo revolutionized the gaming industry way back when...I guess anything is possible...but this is just halarious...

Jason1 · 01-20-2003, 07:46 PM

Heh heh heh...after rummaging around their website, I realize that a lot of what they say makes no sense. How the hell can they have 32,000 games? It makes me laugh. They will get no develpor suppourt. If they think they can make games or hire someone who can make good games, they are crazy. But nintendo revolutionized the gaming industry way back when...I guess anything is possible...but this is just halarious...but I do like the name... Phantom is a cool name.

CrOnO_LiNk · 01-20-2003, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by GameKinG
Their site says their console should be in about 70% of all homes. Not just homes with consoles, 70% of all homes.

"There 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."

What does that mean? They are stealing every game ever made and charging a fee?

Just announced.....!

Squaresoft and Capcom are joining forces to become a second party developer for the Phantom! There first project will be a game called Chrono May Cry which will be exclusive for the Phantom................................