Gizmondo delayed by recession - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 23rd Dec 2008, 12:17

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/12...by-recession/1

Gizmondo, the ill fated mobile gaming platform, has missed a 2008 relaunch thanks to economic conditions.

Neoki · 23rd Dec 2008, 12:25

Ugly looking thing any way

whisperwolf · 23rd Dec 2008, 12:31

Also delayed due to shortage of "oil de Serpent"

_DTM2000_ · 23rd Dec 2008, 13:37

Does anyone actually want this to get released? Does anyone really care?
I think he should save his money. It's so unlikely to be a success.
It's not even innovative or interesting.

I forget the name of the other open handheld gaming device that gets mentioned on here sometimes, but that actually looks quite good. This Gizmondo thing is just doomed to failure.

Kode · 23rd Dec 2008, 14:58

DTM2000: you probably mean the Pandora

DXR_13KE · 23rd Dec 2008, 17:15

http://openpandora.org/ cheesecake

Veles · 23rd Dec 2008, 17:15

Sometimes I think 2 handheld platforms are too many.

crompers · 23rd Dec 2008, 17:42

if he where to go on dragons den peter jones would definately shoot him down "give it up, dont put anymore money into this - im telling you this because i like you"

DriftCarl · 24th Dec 2008, 07:46

its probably not even his money.
I guess he is taking a nice wage from stupid investors, when it all goes wrong as it will eventually, he will come out of it without any personal impact and probably has enough cash built up to live without working untill he finds more stupid investors to give him money to do something else that wont work.

Sparrowhawk · 24th Dec 2008, 21:07

Why bother. By the time this thing comes out, you could probably get a GP32, a Pandora, or even a Netbook with better performance.

boiled_elephant · 30th Dec 2008, 23:22

I was under the impression that the DS had already more or less won the handheld 'war' (more like the gaming equivalent of the Chinese invasion of Tibet in terms of fair competition.) With consoles getting cheaper and cheaper and more mainstream, and phones blurring every line they can touch, handheld consoles are looking very endangered all over, I reckon.

23rd Dec 2008, 12:17	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,940	Gizmondo delayed by recession http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/12...by-recession/1 Gizmondo, the ill fated mobile gaming platform, has missed a 2008 relaunch thanks to economic conditions. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

23rd Dec 2008, 12:25	#2
Neoki Hypermodder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lincoln Posts: 869	Ugly looking thing any way __________________ My Main Rig:\|AMD 64 FX60 @ Stock\|DFI LanParty SLI-DR \| PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI EXTREME \|2 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer \| 8800GTS \| X-Fi Titanium Fatality®™ \| Logitech® Z-5500 5.1\|Hitachi 250GB x 3, 400GB, 160Gb, 120GB, SATA\|Pioneer DVD-Rewriter Drive Black x 2 \|

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DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,464	http://openpandora.org/ cheesecake __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

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23rd Dec 2008, 13:37	#4
_DTM2000_ Senior Super Douche Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 229	Does anyone actually want this to get released? Does anyone really care? I think he should save his money. It's so unlikely to be a success. It's not even innovative or interesting. I forget the name of the other open handheld gaming device that gets mentioned on here sometimes, but that actually looks quite good. This Gizmondo thing is just doomed to failure.

23rd Dec 2008, 14:58	#5
Kode Multimodder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 234	DTM2000: you probably mean the Pandora

24th Dec 2008, 07:46	#9
DriftCarl Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 198	its probably not even his money. I guess he is taking a nice wage from stupid investors, when it all goes wrong as it will eventually, he will come out of it without any personal impact and probably has enough cash built up to live without working untill he finds more stupid investors to give him money to do something else that wont work.

24th Dec 2008, 21:07	#10
Sparrowhawk Wetsander Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 545	Why bother. By the time this thing comes out, you could probably get a GP32, a Pandora, or even a Netbook with better performance.