Alabama Firm Unveils Evo: Phase One Console

[Black Dragon37]

Officials from Anniston, Alabama company the Envizions Computer Entertainment Corporation have revealed details of the new Evo: Phase One “media entertainment consoleâ€￾, to go on sale October 20th, 2006.

 

[scooby_dooby]

Packin an x1600 ...weak

 

[pc999]

MiniPCs for PC games in medium-low qualitity setings (could a 3200 even run a game like Crisys?), very expensive too, I really dont see the purpose of this, but ok, althought it seems that it will be less phaton than Phanton.

 

[Shark Sandwich]

I don't really see what market this device is aimed at. It's much weaker and more expensive than game consoles, and PC games are poorly suited for a control pad, so no gamer would want this. It's more expensive than a regular DVR, so I can't see it selling to that market either. The only successful "let's throw a bunch of PC parts in a box and sell it" product I can think of is the Xbox, and by successful I mean "sold a lot, but lost 4 billion dollars". This product is destined to fail.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

It's just a style SFF PC. the only difference between it and the more usual Cubes is a different case design and a controller thrown in. I wouldn't even include this in the console forum - it's a PC running PC software on a PC OS, so in what way is it a console?

 

[skilzygw]

Yo know phantom had a great idea, execution was the problem. I could invision these type of systems built into hotels and cable boxes etc... Gaming on demand download through steam like service. How about bundling Gametap with something like this.

It could work in the right situations.

Your right Shifty this is just a SFF PC using on online download game service like IGN has.

Phantom was to have more of a streaming service like gametap. Which i think is a better idea.

 

[Powderkeg]

Yo know phantom had a great idea, execution was the problem. I could invision these type of systems built into hotels and cable boxes etc... Gaming on demand download through steam like service. How about bundling Gametap with something like this.

It could work in the right situations.

"Gaming on demand" is a misnomer.

8GB game downloading on a 1.5Mbit connection would take around 11 hours to download. You would have to pre-plan your gaming by at least half a day, which isn't exactly "on demand."

 

[skilzygw]

Depending on the size of the game. But you could mostly stream it in sections. I don't see this as a form of playng state of the art, but top quality games could still work.

 

[mckmas8808]

They straight "jacked" the PS2 controller.
And it's more expensive than the best PS3 available later this year with no Blu-ray drive and no real games to boot.

Funny times I tell you.

 

[Tahir2]

80Mb hard drive

Must be a typo - maybe not though! LOL
At least they can make these things in the backyard, eh?

 

[Tagrineth]

y helo thar Phantom 1.5

 

[weaksauce]

y helo thar Phantom 1.5

yeah that's what i thought

this is bullshit