The console was originally announced in January, thought by many to be a joke - what's the point of launching a new product into an overcrowded market? The project was quickly thought to have been vapourware, mainly due to the fact that very few details were few and far between, but Infinium Labs continued to insist that the machine existed.
The console's official unveiling took place just a few hours ago, on the official website.
The Phantom essentially appears to be a PC with gaming on demand delivered via a broadband connection. Purchasers of the system decide what sort of configuration they want with their machine - the base models are expected to ship with up to a 3ghz processor, 256mb DDR RAM, 100gb hard drive, 7.1 Dolby Digital surround sound, but customers can opt to include other things, such as a hard drive expansion, WIFI cards and cordless controllers when they purchase their machine.
Purchasing the Phantom will only appear to happen over their website for the time being, with no retailers signing contracts to carry the console. You'll be able to preorder the console from October, with the console shipping "around March".
Features
Infinium Labs boast that the Phantom can do all sorts of things, including:
- Supports PC Games, Games on Demand, game rentals, game demos and seamless upgrades through the Virtual Private Game Network, Infinium Labs' proprietary gaming on demand system
- Fastest console on the market
- Comes with a range of pre-loaded games that appeal to a wide variety of gamers
- Ability to download more games than offered by other consoles
- Leading edge peripherals
- Seamless patching and upgrades
Standard Components
- Fits in any 19" entertainment centre
- Custom OS built on Windows XPe Kernel
- Up to 3.0ghz processor with 256mb DDR RAM
- High performance N-Vidia video card
- High performance Intel motherboard
- Dolby Digital 7.1 surround sound
- 100+ gigabyte internal storage device
- Onboard RF wireless modules
- S-video, RCA and component video with PAL support
- 10/100 baseT Ethernet
- 1 wireless controller
- Wireless keyboard and mouse
- 2 USB ports
- 4 controller ports
- 12' port extension cable
Optional Components
- Controllers, wireless and corded
- Keyboard and mouse with charging base station
- Storage expansion for additional game storage
- DSL Modem
- Cable Modem
- Wireless WIFI card
- Memory upgrades
- Speaker sets
- Flat Screen Displays
Pricing
The baseline Phantom model will be "less than $399(US)" with games pricing coming in between $2.99 and $50.
The first games of the Phantom are expected to be shown at COMDEX in Las Vegas in November. PALGN have more on the Phantom in the future.
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