It's Real!

AIDS · Post by **AIDS** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 5:36 pm

http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/screen ... tml?page=1
http://www.1up.com/article2/0,4364,1434980,00.asp
http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6086244.html

Score one victory for crappy things!

Deadman · Post by **Deadman** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 5:52 pm

very interesting

Silviar · Post by **Silviar** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 6:45 pm

But if they didn't actually ever even turn it on, how can we prove that it really exists? For all we know, it could just be a box. Until it works, that's all it is...

Deadman · Post by **Deadman** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 6:54 pm

on the second site it had a pic of it on, i think

the fuzzy panda · Post by **the fuzzy panda** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 8:08 pm

better yet does this thing have any games, or is it just an upgraded atari

jayt11 · Post by **jayt11** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 9:12 pm

yeah. guess what.

i just found, after many years of searching, a perpetual motion machine,
check it out at

http://www.thingsthatwillneverbeinvente ... tualmotion

while you're at it, check out this site too
http://www.easierthanparishilton.com (go fig, I've seen 18 wheelers with better looking grills than hers.)

Realm · Post by **Realm** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 10:03 pm

Gamespot wrote:the presenters never actually turned the machine on

I will remain skeptical.

Gamespot also wrote:When it eventually becomes available, the console will support regular PC gaming on monitors or televisions, as well as a proposed online game rental service via an "always on" broadband device

Whoopedefuckingdoo. Guess what, I've already GOT a machine that does BOTH of those. It's called a home-made Athlon XP rig and a DSL modem. Cool logo, but I'm not impressed yet.

phylof · Post by **phylof** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:54 am

so, why do you need the system? ... I'm confused, why not spend $500 on a PC that you will be more satasfied with? If you want the crappy svideo or composite connection to TV, just get a card with tv out for ... oh ... $5 more. Maybe it is because I have a PC with High Speed Internet, but I see no point to this. It is not proprietary, so it will be outdated as soon as new pc hardware hits the market. Sounds to me like a Mac, only for the TV.

Silviar · Post by **Silviar** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 8:44 am

phylof wrote:Sounds to me like a Mac, only for the TV.

/me snickers. That's the funniest thing I've heard all morning. And I agree, you might as well just buy yourself a computer.

Silviar · Post by **Silviar** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 11:36 pm

On a related note, I found this article...

http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/14/comment ... tm?cnn=yes

Doe anyone know more about the ApeXtreme ? I haven't heard anything on this. Just curious.

Deadman · Post by **Deadman** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:33 pm

Ape Extreme, lol, never heard of it (i know it is Apex Extreme/ApeXtreme)

Both are stupid, plain and simple... stupid.

phylof · Post by **phylof** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 12:24 pm

"The ApeXtreme runs games like 'Madden' very well," said Richard Brown, associate vice president of marketing for VIA. "We wouldn't recommend it for next generation games like 'Half-Life 2' and 'Doom 3.' ... I don't really think that's the market we're after."

so ... the point of these are ... eh ... I think madden can run very well on a discman now days, I mean, seriously

Deadman · Post by **Deadman** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 5:56 pm

phylof wrote:
"We wouldn't recommend it for next generation games like 'Half-Life 2' and 'Doom 3.' ... I don't really think that's the market we're after."

So what is the point of a system that will not handle next generation games?

And it is not the market they are after? Then what market are they after?

Realm · Post by **Realm** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:09 pm

Exactly.

Yankee · Post by **Yankee** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 8:40 am

I'll tell ya the market they're after: Suckers. They are looking for a genetic back-step in evolution who is awed by the newest toy and sparkly keys, quarters, and whatnot. Someone who will whine to their parents to plop down the $500, and have dumb enough parents to say ok. I think this is probably the market most companies in the world are going for these days. It's the largest growing demographic in America today. That and idiots. I guess they're sort of synonymous.