Gizmondo back from the grave - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 25th Jan 2008, 11:11

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/01...om_the_grave/1

The Gizmondo PMP, which famously failed and ended with a company founder jailbound, is to launch itself to market once more. Yay?

DXR_13KE · 25th Jan 2008, 12:03

if the GP2X is not a big competitor today, how do these guys think the Gizmondo will survive?

Flibblebot · 25th Jan 2008, 12:17

The original didn't survive in a market dominated by Nintendo, how do they expect a new version to survive in a market still dominated by Nintendo - a market that even Sony is having difficulty breaking into.

DXR_13KE · 25th Jan 2008, 12:26

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_(console) i found this interesting.....

naokaji · 25th Jan 2008, 15:01

well, if i look at the picture in the article i see a device i would expect to find on a chinese market for sub 5£....

maybe just maybe its cheap plastic appearance had something to do why it didnt sell for 230£.

firefly · 25th Jan 2008, 16:04

This is most definitely a niche market. For people like me that want a handheld capable primarily of emulation and multi-format video playback, we already have the excellent GP2x, which by the way retails for around £125. The Gizmondo will need to have to have a pretty impressive feature set to justify the £100 premium!

DLoney · 25th Jan 2008, 17:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by naokaji

well, if i look at the picture in the article i see a device i would expect to find on a chinese market for sub 5£....

maybe just maybe its cheap plastic appearance had something to do why it didnt sell for 230£.

na, if ya have every messed with one first hand, you would know that the build quality is great, far better than the DS or PSP v2

sub routine · 26th Jan 2008, 10:07

pfft. It,s all about the games and frankly I would by anything for the right game.

I can't see it going far though.

8igdave · 26th Jan 2008, 16:30

what games are on it? lol.

DXR_13KE · 26th Jan 2008, 20:30

8igdave :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gizmondo_games

Kode · 27th Jan 2008, 15:56

I read an interview with carl freer that was posted by DLoney in the first news article about the gizmondo http://sandberghans.blogspot.com/200...-gizmondo.html , was pretty interesting, the new gizmondo looks a lot nicer as well, more like a psp, and they are talking about selling it for $99 it uses a standard sd card for the games and its open source, i think it has some potential

G0RD0N FAN · 27th Jan 2008, 17:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

if the GP2X is not a big competitor today, how do these guys think the Gizmondo will survive?

I am with you on this one. I dont think it has a chance.

DXR_13KE · 28th Jan 2008, 12:17

but there is one thing that interests me in the gizmondo..... the hardware inside it: NVIDIA 128 bit GoForce 3D 4500 GPU and 400 MHz ARM9 processor..... interesting.... if they are able to innovate the console even more, like add a multi touch touch screen.... i can see them growing, but they would still be very short from the level of nintendo and sony.....

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25th Jan 2008, 12:26	#4
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,466	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_(console) i found this interesting..... __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK! Last edited by DXR_13KE; 25th Jan 2008 at 20:16.

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25th Jan 2008, 16:04	#6
firefly Minimodder Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 21	This is most definitely a niche market. For people like me that want a handheld capable primarily of emulation and multi-format video playback, we already have the excellent GP2x, which by the way retails for around £125. The Gizmondo will need to have to have a pretty impressive feature set to justify the £100 premium!

26th Jan 2008, 10:07	#8
sub routine Archie Gemel Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 149	pfft. It,s all about the games and frankly I would by anything for the right game. I can't see it going far though.

26th Jan 2008, 20:30	#10
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,466	8igdave : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gizmondo_games __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

27th Jan 2008, 15:56	#11
Kode Multimodder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 234	I read an interview with carl freer that was posted by DLoney in the first news article about the gizmondo http://sandberghans.blogspot.com/200...-gizmondo.html , was pretty interesting, the new gizmondo looks a lot nicer as well, more like a psp, and they are talking about selling it for $99 it uses a standard sd card for the games and its open source, i think it has some potential

28th Jan 2008, 12:17	#13
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,466	but there is one thing that interests me in the gizmondo..... the hardware inside it: NVIDIA 128 bit GoForce 3D 4500 GPU and 400 MHz ARM9 processor..... interesting.... if they are able to innovate the console even more, like add a multi touch touch screen.... i can see them growing, but they would still be very short from the level of nintendo and sony..... __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!