The phantom game console is said to have been under development since 2002 by Infinium Labs who promised to release a “revolutionary new gaming platform”. This was to be a gaming console that would give gamers the joys of just about any game via an online subscription. This was to be a gaming console that would revolutionize the gaming world… but that’s pretty much all they said, they never provided more specific information other than release a prototype design.
Then in May 2004 they released a working prototype
with claims that it would be available in stores as soon as November 2004 but they still hadn’t developed the online delivery software, licensed games or found any retailers, all pretty vital components for the success of the concept. Then, having missed the November 2004 deadline, Infinium Labs promised to be ready for launch in January 2005. They missed that deadline as well and shifted it to March 2005 and yes, you guessed it, Infinium Labs missed that deadline as well. Finally, on 21 February 2006 it was reported that the Phantom gaming console would be delayed indefinitely “pending further funding”.In late 2006 the Phantom website indicated that a software component of the Phantom, the Phantom Game Service, is now under development for the Windows XP system… but the Windows XP OS has now been replaced by Windows Vista. So what happened to phantom?
Well, there is a company, ReInventech, that’s claiming to have a gaming console with “state of the art technology”. This “new gaming console is going to take the world by storm”; it will do “everything that three of the world’s most popular gaming consoles i.e. Playstation, Xbox and Nintendo can do”… only better.
This “revolutionary” gaming console is capable of reading and playing Playstation, Xbox or Nintendo games. Again, not much information is being revealed prior to the “big” launch, except that it can do all these fantastic things and will cost as much as the Xbox 360. One of the console developers said, “It’s taken us years of re-engineering the consoles to accommodate all three formats, but we have finally done it!”… I wonder how many years it’s taken because the Xbox 360 was only released in November/December 2006… certainly not years ago. Also, they claiming that the console can do more that the three big players in the industry and that it’s more powerful than any of the three yet the website say “The specifications for the Phantom HP are pending on final supplier chain agreements.” So does that mean they not even sure of the specification themselves?
So, what is this super gaming console called? Well, it’s called the Phantom HP of course. OH? That sounds familiar and how does it look? Well… like this of course
Hmmm, funny… that looks just like the Phantom prototype that was released in May 2004. It seems to me that the promise of a “gaming console that plays them all” may well be a Phantom after all.
For those who think this is a pre-April fools joke, here’s the website link to the Phantom HP gaming console: www.reinventech.co.za
Check it out and let me know what you think.
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