Posted May 26, 200420 yr Remember this? I made a thread on it a while back. It showed up at this year's E3 and it looks pretty sick. Pics: http://news.gaminghorizon.com/media/1084337568.html Official Website: http://www.phantom.net I'll probably pick one up when it comes out.
May 26, 200420 yr it looks cool but wtf anyone who wants to play the computer games it supports actually has a fucking computer.
May 26, 200420 yr Author well it looks cool and i have money so im going to spend it on "pieces of shit"
May 26, 200420 yr well it looks cool and i have money so im going to spend it on "pieces of shit" more power to ya, brother. :rolleyes:
May 26, 200420 yr where was that thing proving this was all bs and showing how the guy had pulled of things like this in the past. The Phantom uses a keyboard and mouse as input, not a standard controller. oh what an amazing fucking feature and the specs they suck CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Video: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, with 128MB RAM RAM: 256MB (they say it's equivalent to 512MB for a PC) Storage: 40GB "content cache" Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio Control: Custom game pad and that revolving keyboard-mousie thing we showed yesterday. As far as "nifty features" go, here's a rundown. The Phantom has a TiVo-like user-recognition system that will learn the user's preference in games, and make suggestions based on their favorites. From the online game library, you can "try, rent, or buy". Trying is a free demo, renting is a 5-day (estimation) trial for $5 (estimation). If your hard disk gets full, the system will automatically delete the files for your least used games. If you decide you want to play a deleted game again, the system restores the game. When you buy a game, you don't have to wait for it to download completely to play it. They claim that the first few levels will pre-load and you can start playing, while the game still downloads in the background (3 years of Computer Science and 18 years of practical sense tell me that is impossible, but hey.. it's the future) read more, what a piece of shit; Ok, maybe not entirely free. Infinium is offering a subscription plan, where for $29.95 a month (in two-year terms) you get a kind of service plan that gets you the hardware for free. If you're on the contract and a new version of Phantom comes out, you get the new one for free. If you don't want the monthly contract, you can just buy the thing for $199. Signing the contract will get you access to free games though, and for some odd reason Infinium suggests you opt to pay them the $29.95. ...
May 26, 200420 yr FAK3R']where was that thing proving this was all bs and showing how the guy had pulled of things like this in the past. http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NTEy
May 26, 200420 yr Ill get it if #1 its cheap #2 games are cheap #3 it supports a lot of online games #4 other people buy it
May 26, 200420 yr hehe, i live in the same city that its HQ is in and my friend is a beta tester for it. Once they get it to him, ill tell you about it, but it's probably going to suck asshole.
May 26, 200420 yr imo i would buy it and turn it into a normal pc.. i'm sure it would be possible, and those specs for 199$ isnt bad at all.
May 26, 200420 yr Mace']http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NTEy I'll be god damned if I'm gonna buy this POS.
May 26, 200420 yr these should probably be included in this thread somewhere: http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2003/20030122l.gif http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2003/20030820l.gif btw this thing is fucking gay. yes it lives up to its name of being a peice of shit. if anyone buys this they are a fucking moron.
May 26, 200420 yr FREE Phantom™ Receiver with Two-Year Subscription Commitment Sign up for a two-year basic subscription to Phantom Gaming Service and the hardware and controllers are free of charge. As a subscriber you will receive an initial library of free games, supplemented each month with new choices as a part of your basic subscription fee. Additional titles are available for immediate demo, rent or purchase. Premium content packages will also be made available. Subscription-based service includes: Free library of titles as part of basic subscription New, premium titles available on-demand: try, rent or buy Wide selection of games for everyone in the household: both single and multiplayer games Phantom Gaming Service will be available this fall online and through leading retailers. Check back this fall to find Phantom at a store nearest you! fuck that. downloading cracked games>subscription
May 26, 200420 yr What a piece of shit indeed. If I wanted to spend 199 for a computer I'd buy a emachine and pirate warez with my 29.99 dsl, dumb fucking idea..
May 26, 200420 yr Maybe this console is an elaborate rage. Everywhere I go people keep calling the Phantom a "FUCKING PIECE OF WALRUS SHITT", so it'd be too funny if Infinium just came out and said, "welp, we lied. fuck you everyone"
May 26, 200420 yr d0wn'] btw this thing is fucking gay. yes it lives up to its name of being a peice of shit. if anyone buys this they are a fucking moron. yes...i agree. Phantom is trying to trick people into buying another PC which everybody already has. gay :jerkit2:
May 26, 200420 yr Mace']Still gonna flop. Noone's going to buy a mini pc to just play pc games. what do you think the xbox is?
