[OT] A new game console debuts: The Phantom

[Alzrius]

Infinium Labs of Tampa Bay, Florida, has recently (1/21) announced that their new console system, the Phantom, will be released in North America come November.

According to Infinium Labs, the Phantom is an "always on broadband device" with capabilities beyond those of currently existing console systems. No specifications have been released so far however.

Among the list of key features for the Phantom is cross platform capability. What platforms are unknown, but this seems to be the explanation for a statement made by Infinium that there are already more than 33,000 games currently available that will play on the Phantom.

Infinium is currently hoping to unveil more about the system come March. For more information, see this article on Gamespot: http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2909314,00.html or the Infinium Labs homepage: http://www.infiniumlabs.com/

 

[Eternalknight]

Interesting. Will have to wait for a few more details though.

 

[Ristamar]

I had considered posting about the Phantom when the first news of its existence had emerged last week, but I figured the console would already be dead by the time I hit the Post button. *cough*

Unless Infinium Labs manages to land notable support fast and early, the Phantom will join the ranks of the 3D0 and Jaguar, becoming yet another insignificant spec in the history of the industry.

And quite frankly, the last thing the market needs is another console. The current three is a crowd, already...