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It's Real!
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 5:36 pm
by AIDS
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 5:52 pm
by Deadman
very interesting
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 6:45 pm
by Silviar
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...
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 6:54 pm
by Deadman
on the second site it had a pic of it on, i think
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 8:08 pm
by the fuzzy panda
better yet does this thing have any games, or is it just an upgraded atari
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 9:12 pm
by jayt11
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.)
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 10:03 pm
by Realm
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.
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:54 am
by phylof
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 It is not proprietary, so it will be outdated as soon as new pc hardware hits the market.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.
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 8:44 am
by Silviar
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.
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 11:36 pm
by Silviar
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.
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:33 pm
by Deadman
Ape Extreme, lol, never heard of it (i know it is Apex Extreme/ApeXtreme)
Both are stupid, plain and simple... stupid.
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 12:24 pm
by phylof
"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
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 5:56 pm
by Deadman
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?
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:09 pm
by Realm
Exactly.
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 8:40 am
by Yankee
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.