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 Playkid | Skrevet 11/07-03 12:43 | | Siden er da belvet lidt mere opdaterer siden jeg sidst så den, men jeg tror nu stadig det er en gang pølsesnak. | Spiller nu: Halo 3
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 Naiera | Skrevet 11/07-03 12:51 | | Pølsesnak eller "PC-in-a-box" er jo egentlig de eneste realistiske muligheder... | THERE... ARE... FOUR... LIGHTS!Spiller nu: Final Fantasy VII: Rebi...
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 la0s | Skrevet 11/07-03 13:05 | | det er vel to sider af sammen sag? | Hvad sker der?
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 KTC | Skrevet 11/07-03 13:46 | De har godt nok trukket joken ud ret længe, hvis det er, men der er ikke umiddelbart noget, der virker helt urealistisk ved deres produkt.
At en hvilken som helst pirat kunne sidde med sine gamle DOS spil og sende dem via Internettet til folk, for en skilling, og ville opnå stort set det samme, er så en anden sag. | A small cog? Now that you mention it, I know a puzzle about an object that almost fits that description.
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 Per S | Skrevet 12/07-03 23:05, rettet 12/07-03 23:07 | Lidt mere håndfast info om Phantom:
Not vapourware, but not really a console either....
More information about the rather publicity-shy Phantom console has been unveiled, revealing that the system is indeed a Windows PC designed to download PC games securely over a broadband connection.
A lengthy article on tech news site Newsforge goes into considerable detail about the system and its business model, which focuses entirely on delivering existing content over secure channels rather than promoting development of exclusive content for the system.
At least $25 million of venture capital has been put behind the project and its creators, Infinium Labs, and the end result appears to be essentially a Windows XP PC with no CD or floppy drive, running an assortment of proprietary software to provide encryption for data on the hard drive and secure downloading of content across broadband networks.
According to the article, no final specification or price point for the system has yet been set - but a $400 price point is currently being mooted, and the suggestion is that the PC in the Phantom box will be in the 2ghz performance range, more than enough to handle most modern PC games capably.
The Phantom business model sees Infinium maintaining a library of games which are available secure over broadband to those who have bought or are renting the console, and to this end the company claims to have attracted interest from over 500 game publishers - although no details of any individual publishers who are involved in the scheme have yet been announced.
Core to this model is the security systems employed by the console; if Infinium can indeed offer PC games over a completely secure channel, that's an attractive proposition to publishers who are currently resigned to very high rates of piracy of their PC titles.
However, whether Phantom can gain a foothold in the marketplace remains to be seen. The system will clearly still suffer from major problems that afflict the PC with regard to compatibility and stability, something which those used to console games may not accept. Wisely, Infinium doesn't seem to be targeting the platform at the console heartland occupied by the Xbox and the PS2, but is instead seemingly aiming at an older and more family-oriented demographic; however, those within that demographic are quite likely to want a fully-functional PC, rather than a cut-down PC that can only play games.
Phantom is certainly an interesting project, and the enthusiasm of Infinium founder Tim Roberts is very clear from his comments in the Newsforge piece. However, the console manufacturers are unlikely to be greatly troubled by this venture, and we maintain our viewpoint that the ultimate victor here is Microsoft, who far from seeing Infinium as a competitor, will be receiving a license fee for Windows XP from every Phantom device sold. | Spiller nu: -, Prince Of Persia: The F..., GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
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| KTC | Skrevet 14/07-03 18:41, rettet 14/07-03 19:35 | Man gider også at sidde og vente i tre døgn for at komme til at prøve et spil, fordi det først skal downloades... Nope, jeg synes idéen er lam og kun egner sig til titler, der udkom på disketter, for hvem gider at vente på 500-2000MB over en 128kbit forbindelse?
EDIT: Lille tastebrøler rettet :) | A small cog? Now that you mention it, I know a puzzle about an object that almost fits that description.
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 Chrono | Skrevet 14/07-03 18:46 | | Med 128mbit må det da gå pænt hurtigt :) | I can't go fighting evil on an empty stomach, you know!
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 majjoha | Skrevet 14/07-03 19:02 | | Jeg gad da også godt 8-) Eller hva'? |
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 jaes | Skrevet 29/12-03 19:14 | De er da i hvertfald ihærdige med deres merchandise :)
En Phantom G-streng til kæresten, eller en hagesmæk til rollingerne - I think not...
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 yokanabster | Skrevet 29/12-03 19:30 | | Manner, hvor har de meget tøj...Jeg tror ikke meget på den, men jeg syntes at siden er rigtig fedt flash lavet! | soon the world will be one big computer
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 GrillBillerDK | Skrevet 29/12-03 19:46 | | Man skal da ikke købe reklame produkter... det er da noget man får udleveret... | At det er bras er ikke ensbetydende med at det ikke virker, men det har du åbenbart svært ved at forstå. (JackD - 2006)
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| yokanabster | Skrevet 29/12-03 20:37, rettet 29/12-03 20:38 | grillbiller >
Man skal da ikke købe reklame produkter... det er da noget man får udleveret...
Yep, at være levende reklame søjle burde kun gøres for penge! (burde slet ikke gøres) | soon the world will be one big computer
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