The Phantom - New Online Gaming Console

[Alan "Nordling" Cerny]

<img src="http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/TECH/08/27/hln.game.phantom/story.phantom.box.jpg" alt="" />

Read about it <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/08/27/hln.game.phantom/index.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a>

Sounds like a bad idea to me. I don't think the gaming community could deal with anoher console out there right now. Plus, I like my single-player RPGs and DVD player capability. (Yes, I use my X-Box DVD player. It's great for the kid when you don't want the TV locked up if you're watching something.)

Comments?

(If there are any other threads out there about this, sorry)

[billylove]

I think there was an old thread about this.

But at the time, I just filed it under "R" for rumors.

[Agent 86]

Tycho and Gabe over at Penny Arcade have some interesting evidence that the Phantom is actually fake or a really bad attempt to make a gaming console.

<a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php3?date=2003-08-22" target="_blank">http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php3?date=2003-08-22</a>

Scroll down to the second to last post.

[Agent 86]

Of course, if it is real, I don't need it. I have a computer. And they don't seem like Microsoft to me.

[Dave Davis]

I think it has an appropriate name.

[Dan Whitehead]

Why? Is it played by Billy Zane?

[Dave Davis]

No, but Catherine Zeta-Jones makes a pre-fame appearance.

[Egg]

Catherine Zeta-Jones was in Fame?

[cabal]

I'm in the unique situation where I might acutally NEED this damn thing. I'm on a mac which equals I don't get to play games on my computer.

So hopefully I can toss down 300 bucks for this stupid system and finally get to play Galaxies!