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The ghost of gaming future?
February 23rd 2004, 10:38 CET by Gunp01nt No doubt you have all heard about Infinium Labs and their infamous Phantom console. First announced in 2002 as a grand collection of big promises, the Phantom console has been the victim of a lot of skepticism, ending up third in the Wired Vaporware Awards of 2003. I'm sure most people have also read the revealing HardOCP article in which Infinium Labs' CEO Timothy Roberts turned out to have a very shady business past. Infinium Labs is now threatening to sue HardOCP over this article. What surprised me was that the driving force behind the lawsuit is apparently not CEO Tim Roberts, but Chief Operating Officer (COO) Kevin Bachus. Bachus, who seems to have become the main spokesperson for Infinium Labs, used to work for Microsoft, promoting the DirectX and XBox gaming platforms among developers. Bachus is reported to have personally persuaded over 200 game development companies to develop for the XBox. There was a long time when the Phantom did seem nothing more than empty promises to lure in investor cash. But under Bachus' guidance, the project finally seems to be taking shape and is expected to be fully demonstrated at this year's E3. many skeptics have been silenced by the mere fact that Infinium Labs is no longer operating under radio silence, but actually seems to be producing something. Myself, I've been wondering what the involvement of Kevin Bachus could do for the console. What do you think? Could this hotshot who's proven himself in the past, lift this console into the market? Could Infinium Labs establish a beachhead between Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo? What would it take for this to happen? And more importantly, is the Phantom console and its on-demand delivery of games a glance at where computer gaming is headed, PC gaming included? |
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HUHU HE SAID ASS |
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so there I am, voting 'no' on all the 'cock up your ass' topics, when wham! wudi's topic disappears. My name it is Sam Hall an' I hate you, one and all. An' I hate you, one and all. Damn your eyes.
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#127 Darkseid-D There was a version of doom hacked up that could synch 3 machines and display front and `side` views. It was version 1.2, and it wasn't a hack. It also wasn't particularly useful (I tried it). I went from dual monitors back to one...I don't really notice anymore. Six is excessive for any human ever. "No degree of dullness can safeguard a work against the determination of critics to find it fascinating." - Harold Rosenberg
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#139 Dethstryk Chris - Do you have any pictures of your desk setup? I'm always curious as to how people set their multi-monitors up. yes. yes I do. -chris |
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that desk looks awfully familiar... (i've got the same one in black) My name it is Sam Hall an' I hate you, one and all. An' I hate you, one and all. Damn your eyes.
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...and i guess that means 2 19" will fit on my desk My name it is Sam Hall an' I hate you, one and all. An' I hate you, one and all. Damn your eyes.
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Chris, you don't use a split-style keyboard? How do you live? It's my life. It never ends.
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I don't either. And I live just fine. "For those who have come to grow, the whole world is a garden. For those who have come to learn, the whole world is a university. For those who have come to know God, the whole world is a prayer mat." - M. R. Bawa Muhaiyadeen
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#152 jafd Chris, you don't use a split-style keyboard? How do you live? I don't type the correct way. I suppose if I did, I could do like 150 WPM or whatever, instead of the 110-ish I can do right now. However, I also don't have any sort of repetetive stress disorders despite over a decade of constant computer use, because I'm constantly shifting positions. So whatever. -chris |
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I *HATE* those split-style keyboards. Although they're supposed to be "natural", they most certainly do not feel like that to me. That's a beautiful way to go. Shot by Yot. In more ways than one. -mgns
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I havea split at work and a regular at home. Doesn't seem to help me either way. -Jeremy
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I type in more or less the correct way and find those split keyboards to be awful. Maybe if all you were doing was typing, but normal computer use involves having one hand using a mouse so it's often easier to use a single hand for little bits of typing and hitting assorted keyboard shortcuts. And they look like they're sort of swelling. We are the Village Green Preservation Society.
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Two weeks of adjustment for me and now I'll never go back. I hear some people like sleeping on wooden planks, too. It's my life. It never ends.
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Split keyboards are of the devil. I'm fighting terrorism by playing violent video games!
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*hiding cloven feet* It's my life. It never ends.
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THE DEVIL! I'm fighting terrorism by playing violent video games!
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chris I understand the dual monitors, but why the dual clock? Are you some kind of crazy overclocker? |
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Also that chair looks pretty damn wide. |
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Nice setup, chris. I mostly hate office/computer furniture, though. It's all so....bleh. Where have all the hardwoods gone? I'm fighting terrorism by playing violent video games!
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I count three clocks. What they hell, chris? Are you some bizarre timekeeping creature? Repent, Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman I'm fighting terrorism by playing violent video games!
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Hey chris, I think Mr. Lawyer Wannabe is insinuating that you are fat. -DKI(ID
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FUCK YOU GREG |
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The two clocks are probably because he lives in one timezone, and works in another. Religion is the most malevolent of all mind viruses.
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HAND LOTION, ANYONE? Christ, he gives you comedy gold and you guys just skip it and try to make fat jokes? I've lost all faith in every last one of you. "No degree of dullness can safeguard a work against the determination of critics to find it fascinating." - Harold Rosenberg
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I normally hate office furniture as well but I am very happy with that desk, mainly because it's just a simple wooden plank and doesn't have a bunch of goofy bullshit getting in my way (just the swinging shelves, which are add-ons, and which are clearly useful, unlike some sort of foolish built-in CD rack or whatever). My home system sits on a folding table. I keep three clocks because one of them is an alarm clock that I use to, you know... wake me up, but which I can't see from across the room. The other two are eastern and pacific time. I live on the East Coast, but I work on pacific time, so it's handy to be able to just glance up and see both. It's a standard highbacked chair, bought at officemax for a hundred bucks. It's just much closer to the camera than it seems to be in that shot. I was fat once (296). Now I am not (168). Any other questions? -chris |
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The hand lotion is because I wash my hands obsessively, to the point where they sometimes bleed. I'm on medication for that now, so hopefully it'll go away. Any further questions? -chris |
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The world is filled with living pieces of shit. Plan to hitch a ride with the river
Cuz deep down plumbing life is too cramped for me |
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That's not a question. Only as much as you deserve.
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LAG. Plan to hitch a ride with the river
Cuz deep down plumbing life is too cramped for me |
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The hand lotion is because I wash my hands obsessively, to the point where they sometimes bleed. I'm on medication for that now, so hopefully it'll go away. Any further questions? OCD or something like it? And if it helps, I have lotion on my desk too, because I have dry, sensitive skin. And Tiger Balm. And uh...Vicks. Lip balm. Some pain killers. And...uh, I don't really want to talk about it any more. I believe I can fly......urk.
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I suppose if chris lives long enough to get carpal tunnel, it'll be a relief. It's my life. It never ends.
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LP is Davros. |
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HUGIN YOU BLACK WE ALL KNEW THAT |
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LPMiller - Yes. jafd - It's a good thing I'm sick. Otherwise I just KNOW you wouldn't put up with my shit. I'm sure you'd unleash the Yngwie-like fucking fury at me. -chris |
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I find myself using hand lotion these days too. I get these weird little red spots near my wrist on my hands. Lotion seems to make them go away. "No degree of dullness can safeguard a work against the determination of critics to find it fascinating." - Harold Rosenberg
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IT PUTS THE LOTION ON ITS SKIN. "No degree of dullness can safeguard a work against the determination of critics to find it fascinating." - Harold Rosenberg
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Jib- Once you're married, you can do away with the hand lotion! That's a beautiful way to go. Shot by Yot. In more ways than one. -mgns
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JIBBLE GOT THE HERPS ON HIS HANDS MANG Intergalactic Turnip Festival Destroyer
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Once you're married, you can do away with the hand lotion! Because he can borrow hers instead? We are the Village Green Preservation Society.
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For the record, I also have hand lotion on my desk. Both at home, and at work. Religion is the most malevolent of all mind viruses.
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Don't your co-workers complain? Only as much as you deserve.
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Maybe Wudi will submit a topic on hand lotion. "I don't bemoan the great paste" - LPMiller
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