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http://www.zeeboinc.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeebo
It's basically a consolized cell phone made exclusively for games. If the prices are right (like iPhone games), this thing would be riotously fun for people looking for more old school-type games without actually being old school. Looks like WiiWare will finally get the competition they so desperately need to bring them back down to earth.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5d/Zeebo.jpg
It's not the future, it's an under powered console that only supports downloaded games. It's what companies would like the future to be.
This is not funny, 17days.
Hey its made by Tectoy!
Well, the controller looks solid.
Totally! You know what's also the future?
http://www.alltopmovies.net/wp-conte...the-future.jpg
Radical! Just watch out for water.
My first thought was: Phantom
But looking into it a bit more the circumstances seem quite a bit different, and I'm not sure it would provide direct competition with WiiWare and such.
In particular this from wiki:Which seems like a pretty interesting idea, and not surprising with Tectoy's involvement. The hardware may be a bit limited, but probably decent for that market. (and closer to the Wii technically, or PS2 or iPhone, at least in very rough terms)Quote:
Zeebo is designed for developing emerging countries such as Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC).[6] The project convinced companies such as Electronic Arts, Activision, Namco, Capcom, and id Software to invest on a new unexplored "The Next Billion" market.[7][8][9]
One problem I see is the launch price of R$499 (~268 USD) seems high for the market their aiming at... (and high for that hardware in general)
I saw the image and thought it said "Zebbe." I was all ready to congratulate him and everything.
It was in the news back in May, then fell off the face of the earth, rightly so. It's expensive, and apparently a bug ridden mess with no good games.
Qualcomm & Tectoy just gauged how valuable Sega's R&D department truly was.
I thought cell phones were getting smaller, not larger;)
:idea:
Android OS hack, Anybody?
well damn, if it's $250+, f it. I didn't see a price in non-communist dollars so I was assuming it would be like $50 or something.
Yikes, déjà-vu !!!
Not with a logo like that.
The second I opened this thread I thought it was the year 3000 or something because of all the future shown here. Way too much future for one thread.
The spec are rather close to the Pandora, but it's a completely closed system with only the ability to run games downloaded from their store. What do you want to bet that they can't be saved (externally) so that when memory gets full, you have to erase games to download something else... which means if you want that old game, you have to buy it again.
it'll probably be saveable to SD card like every other download system nowadays (even money whore Nintendo has that). Even if it isn't, you can probably re-download it for free just like Wii and iPhone, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chilly Willy
Completely closed or not, It would be awesome for an android hack and give reason to recompile traditional Linux games for the OS.
I wouldn't mind playing a SuperTux port on it. :lol:
(I know it wouldn't run on ARM, I'm venting pipedreams & wishful thinking)
Hello, future!
Gimme my damn flying car.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeeboQuote:
Originally Posted by 17daysolderthannes
Yeah ;) Still, the price is definitely not right.Quote:
Connectivity 1 SD card slot
3 USB 2.0 ports
3G HSUPA
2.5G Edge
2G GPRS
http://www.parajetautomotive.com/Quote:
Originally Posted by Rusty Venture
:p
I just watched the video. Freaking nuts.Quote:
Originally Posted by old man
it's just over $90,000 AUD. Sure, I'll take 12 thanks.
what a piece of trash! thats money that could have been better spent feeding the hungry!
FIXEDQuote:
Originally Posted by Speedle
one thing is for sure, that thing looks fucking BADASS, like straight DiC GI JOE badass. If I had obscene amounts of money and nothing to spend it on, that would be at the top of my list.Quote:
Originally Posted by old man
If that thing's the future I am glad to be living in the past.
They planned to name it after me, but they changed it to "Zeebo" after they got my cease and desist letter. I don't want to be associated with a console for poor people.Quote:
Originally Posted by Melf
yes you do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zebbe
It kind of reminds me of OnLive
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../9c/OnLive.jpg
Only so much less...sexy.
It'll be another Failure of course.