03-28-2005, 10:00 PM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Gizmondo Launches in UK
"The Gizmondo combined media player, phone and gaming gadget goes on sale on Saturday. Priced at �229, the handheld device is debuting in the UK and goes on sale in the US and mainland Europe in the next few weeks. . . . It can be used to play games, music tracks and movies. It can take and store digital photos and be used like a mobile phone to send text, multimedia and e-mail messages. . . . It also works with GPS (Global Position System) so can also be used as a navigation aid or to support a variety of location-based services. The GPRS and Bluetooth wireless data systems onboard mean that it can be used for multi-player gaming."
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Well, if you've been hankering after a Gizmondo, you'll soon have a chance to get your hands on one. Or perhaps not if the reports of shortages are true. It's an interesting time to launch, coming just after the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP. It's certainly getting pretty crowded in the handheld gaming market. Time will tell if the build in GPS will elevate the jack-of-trades Gizmondo above it's peers. So, who's tempted to get one?
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03-29-2005, 01:55 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Oct 2004
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I thought this device was going to be another GBA...but looking at its graphics capabilities, I am rethinking how good this device will do. Have you guys checked out the games' graphics? I was surprised to find that they are really good. But how will the advertising work out for the US? Plus, can anyone figure out the Gizmondo's dimensions? I wonder if it will have a mobility edge against the PSP and DS.
But what does look like failure is their list of games. I don't see any big companies supporting this device. Does anyone else have a comment about this?
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03-29-2005, 02:32 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Thats not a proper screenshot of a Gizmodo game. Its just a reuse PC game screenshot.
I have seen a Gizmodo and the graphics are awesome but no where near this. For one the resolution is only 320x240.
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03-29-2005, 04:07 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jul 2003
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They USED to be 640x480, and it used to be 2D card, not 3D card. I don't think even Gizmodo knows what's going on. Expect a flop, so far.
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03-29-2005, 04:34 AM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Looks huge and thick with a small screen. It is like an ngage on steroids, trying to do all that plus a phone. And people thought they looked funny holding an ngage to their ear!
I am looking forward to my PSP arriving. That thing inspires no interest at all.
And that screenshot being from the gizmodo was laughable!! (no offend to anyone).
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03-29-2005, 05:12 AM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
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No offense to anyone either, but my jaw had dropped in awe when I thought a QVGA (or even VGA) Gizmodo game screencap blown up to 1024x768 still looks as sharp and heavily textured as the above picture :mrgreen:
Could be interesting... 229 british pounds is like US$428...
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03-29-2005, 05:31 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Dec 2003
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I went past their shop in Regent Street yesterday and to say it wasn't very noticeable would be an understatement. They might be restricted by some pretty tough planning laws in that street but they either need to shout about it a bit more or move somewhere else where they're allowed to.
Leigh
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03-29-2005, 06:40 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Originally Posted by bitequator
No offense to anyone either, but my jaw had dropped in awe when I thought a QVGA (or even VGA) Gizmodo game screencap blown up to 1024x768 still looks as sharp and heavily textured as the above picture :mrgreen:
Could be interesting... 229 british pounds is like US$428...
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$430?? That can't win against the PSP and DS (esp. the DS), esp. in the US. Looks like this can only win w/a minority like that wants a cellphone/advanced-gamig-console. But who would want a cellphone that looks like a kid's toy? And is it a cellphone or a Skype like console?
The games have to be good in order for Gizmondo to win. I think that it is a basic rule now, that for any system that plays (pretty much) only games alone has to rely on a good game library to win. PSX showed this before. I can't imagine buying a game system worth hundreds of dollars that doesn't have good games.
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03-29-2005, 08:26 AM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by Typhoon
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Originally Posted by bitequator
No offense to anyone either, but my jaw had dropped in awe when I thought a QVGA (or even VGA) Gizmodo game screencap blown up to 1024x768 still looks as sharp and heavily textured as the above picture :mrgreen:
Could be interesting... 229 british pounds is like US$428...
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$430?? That can't win against the PSP and DS (esp. the DS), esp. in the US. Looks like this can only win w/a minority like that wants a cellphone/advanced-gamig-console. But who would want a cellphone that looks like a kid's toy? And is it a cellphone or a Skype like console?
The games have to be good in order for Gizmondo to win. I think that it is a basic rule now, that for any system that plays (pretty much) only games alone has to rely on a good game library to win. PSX showed this before. I can't imagine buying a game system worth hundreds of dollars that doesn't have good games. |
Spot on! It will be a very small market with a price like that. And the size of it is even bigger (looks MUCH BIGGER) than an NGage, which was a LARGE smartphone (I had one  ops: ) and flopped because of that, and its weird style of talking (aka the taco!).
US$430 is way to much for a games console and will be way out of reach for kids/teens (being 15 myself). I would never spend that much on a device like this. I spend AU$400 on a PSP (w/ Ridge Racer game) and that is my limit. AU$600 for this thing is just too much. Besides the fact that it will be scarce and the amount of games available could be small.
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03-29-2005, 02:52 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Originally Posted by MitchellO
Looks huge and thick with a small screen. It is like an ngage on steroids, trying to do all that plus a phone. And people thought they looked funny holding an ngage to their ear!
I am looking forward to my PSP arriving. That thing inspires no interest at all.
And that screenshot being from the gizmodo was laughable!! (no offend to anyone).
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Gizmondo doesnt have cellphone capabilities, GPRS yes, cellphone no.
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