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NewsForge has
a story up with new information about the Phantom console system, Infinium Labs'
upcoming PC games system, offering new insights into its nature. Here's a bit: The
truth is, it is neither vaporware nor purely a set-top box, but part of an
online PC game retailing system designed to protect game publishers'
intellectual property while increasing profits for broadband ISPs. The promise
for consumers is the availability of more games, for less money, than ever
before. Will Infinium be able to pull this off? At least $25 million worth of
venture capital is betting "yes."
Really, the only thing that differentiates this 'game console' from a standard,
Windows-running PC is that it has no way to get data on or off of it except
through a dedicated connection to Infinium Labs' own servers via your broadband
ISP, plus the fact that if you try to open it up or modify it or grab data from
the hard drive, bad things will happen, starting with violation of the
terms under which you will lease or purchase the Phantom.
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Jul 11, 2003, 05:43 |
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Creston,
To answer some of your points that seem to frustrate you greatly.
I am in know way involved with the Phantom but I have done a little research into who is actually involved. I suggest you have a look into it and then talk.
Then have a look at where the main growth of the games market is expected over the next 8 years and it will point to on-line.
As it will appear to run on a windows o.s then formatting p.c games for it will be extremely simple and very very cheap.
From the research I have gathered for the European market, I also found that the relationship with Microsoft is already negotiated and in place. It seems Microsoft are backing them.
In europe and the Far East pay per play, broadband systems are breaking the trend and becoming standard home options. It is only the States who are lagging behind like the DigitalT.V and mobile phones sector.
Just to answer your final question, why would their web site mention where the v.c comes from. Its obviously not meant for that.
I understand a lot of peaople can't see past Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo but there are other possiblities as the major publishers are prooving by getting behind the idea.
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Jul 10, 20:18 |
?? |
Yakuza |
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2. |
Jul 10, 20:34 |
Re: ?? |
Bronco |
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3. |
Jul 10, 20:40 |
It's so simple! |
indiv |
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4. |
Jul 10, 20:45 |
Burn Baby Burn! |
TangledThorns |
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5. |
Jul 10, 20:54 |
No subject |
ExcessDan |
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6. |
Jul 10, 21:14 |
Re: No subject |
Marduk |
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7. |
Jul 10, 21:25 |
VC is peanuts, this is a joke. |
SamPenguin |
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8. |
Jul 10, 21:28 |
Tee hee hee, another funny thing... |
SamPenguin |
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9. |
Jul 10, 21:41 |
$25 million worth of venture capital = 0 |
cia |
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10. |
Jul 10, 21:45 |
phantom? |
osmium |
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11. |
Jul 10, 21:54 |
Re: $25 million worth of venture capital = 0 |
Bunko |
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12. |
Jul 10, 22:22 |
Re: VC is peanuts, this is a joke. |
AJ |
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13. |
Jul 10, 22:31 |
Re: VC is peanuts, this is a joke. |
Ryan |
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14. |
Jul 10, 22:35 |
Re: VC is peanuts, this is a joke. |
Gdiguy |
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15. |
Jul 10, 22:38 |
-Phantom talk- |
AJ |
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21. |
Jul 10, 23:25 |
Re: VC is peanuts, this is a joke. |
TangledThorns |
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16. |
Jul 10, 22:51 |
No subject |
Lilricky |
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17. |
Jul 10, 22:55 |
No subject |
Pete |
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18. |
Jul 10, 23:05 |
-Phantom chat- |
AJ |
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19. |
Jul 10, 23:10 |
-Phantom chat- |
AJ |
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22. |
Jul 10, 23:50 |
Re: -Phantom chat- |
Creston |
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23. |
Jul 11, 00:03 |
Re: -Phantom chat- |
TangledThorns |
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24. |
Jul 11, 00:34 |
No subject |
Lilricky |
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32. |
Jul 11, 05:43 |
Re: -Phantom chat- |
AJ |
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35. |
Jul 11, 07:03 |
Re: -Phantom chat- |
simiankid |
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36. |
Jul 11, 07:45 |
Re: -Phantom chat- |
TangledThorns |
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37. |
Jul 11, 07:49 |
Re: -Phantom chat- |
Hammer |
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55. |
Jul 11, 16:25 |
Re: -Phantom chat- |
Creston |
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20. |
Jul 10, 23:16 |
me neither |
space captain |
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25. |
Jul 11, 00:53 |
Its a fake..... |
Lilricky |
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26. |
Jul 11, 02:26 |
You know .... |
Thermopyle |
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27. |
Jul 11, 02:40 |
No subject |
Number{9} |
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28. |
Jul 11, 03:00 |
Well, to play devil's advocate... |
SidVicious |
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29. |
Jul 11, 03:04 |
Re: Well, to play devil's advocate... |
ExcessDan |
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30. |
Jul 11, 03:43 |
Re: Well, to play devil's advocate... |
Fang |
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34. |
Jul 11, 06:53 |
Re: Well, to play devil's advocate... |
Von Helmet |
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31. |
Jul 11, 03:49 |
Bad things will happen, eh? |
Bob |
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33. |
Jul 11, 06:03 |
Infinium Labs' website |
JAGUART |
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38. |
Jul 11, 07:55 |
LOL! |
Hammer |
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39. |
Jul 11, 08:21 |
-Phantom- |
AJ |
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40. |
Jul 11, 08:30 |
Re: -Phantom- |
AJ |
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41. |
Jul 11, 08:44 |
Re: -Phantom- |
Hammer |
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49. |
Jul 11, 10:22 |
Re: -Phantom- |
Anvil |
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50. |
Jul 11, 10:30 |
Re: -Phantom- |
Ryan |
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51. |
Jul 11, 10:37 |
Re: -Phantom- |
Santiago |
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52. |
Jul 11, 10:48 |
Re: -Phantom- |
nightfend |
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42. |
Jul 11, 08:52 |
Aren't these the guys... |
RegularX |
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43. |
Jul 11, 08:54 |
No subject |
Stemo |
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44. |
Jul 11, 08:57 |
You think its easy to make a console ? |
JAGUART |
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46. |
Jul 11, 09:09 |
Re: You think its easy to make a console ? |
nin |
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47. |
Jul 11, 10:01 |
Re: broadband only? |
Blashy |
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45. |
Jul 11, 09:04 |
No subject |
space captain |
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48. |
Jul 11, 10:14 |
Idea |
Fingers M |
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53. |
Jul 11, 13:36 |
think it out |
space captain |
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54. |
Jul 11, 16:24 |
Hmm... interesting. |
Lonegun |
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56. |
Jul 12, 04:28 |
the future.... |
Xil |
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57. |
Jul 13, 07:38 |
Re: the future.... |
AJ |
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58. |
Jul 13, 12:06 |
Re: the future.... |
nin |
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59. |
Jul 14, 06:35 |
Re: the future.... |
Von Helmet |
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60. |
Jul 15, 16:18 |
Re: the future.... |
MindTrigger |
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61. |
Jul 17, 13:59 |
No subject |
LSD |
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62. |
Jul 17, 14:51 |
No subject |
space captain |
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63. |
Jul 17, 17:45 |
Re: No subject |
TangledThorns |
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