Phantom Console to be unveiled at CES

[Quadriflax]

http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/19/technology...ech/e3_phantom/

And it looks like that's all she wrote.

 

[vbt]

now they try to make lapboards

See the article here :


http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/phantom-lapboard-ships-on-phantom-dates-334418.php

 

[mtxblau]

They really pulled the wool over investor's eyes, didn't they? I think this is another one of those 'build up "capital"' schemes.

Though, admittedly, the setup is nice.

 

[vbt]

Phantom Entertainment, in partnership with GameStreamer, has launched its online game store, featuring a catalogue of over 2,600 PC titles.


The store allows for the outright purchasing of games, such as FarCry 2 or Fallout 3, or try before you buy, and uses a content licensing management system to track all games purchased, so the user owns the license forever and can freely return to re-download the game.


The Phantom was originally announced in 2003 as a disc-less PC to operate as a console by relying entirely on a broadband connection to download and play games, however, years later the PC-console failed to materialise.


The company has also announced the impending launch of its Phantom Lapboard, a keyboard and mouse peripheral designed to facilitate PC gaming while sitting on a couch, saying that the company now has a contact to mass manufacture the product.

Source : http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/phantom-launches-as-digital-distribution