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    I stumbled across this today and I am a little curious of how this might turn out. I personally love linux and am excited for their gaming console, I might buy it when it comes out. I wonder if it can compete with Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo.

    Taken from engadget.net. Here's the original link http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/e...for-pre-order/

    "The last time we heard from Envizions, the company was just starting to get its game plan together -- but it looks like the gears are officially in motion on its Linux-based game console. The final specs for the box now seem to be in place, with off-the-shelf components like the Athlon 64x2 5600 CPU (clocked to 2.4GHz), an ATI HD 3200 graphics chipset, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, and a 120GB hard drive filling out what is essentially a standard PC housing. Envizions say that the console will run a modified, quick-boot distro of Fedora called Mirrors (which can be upgraded to a beefier build named Mirrors Evolution X), and will feature a "cloud" service stacked with Amiga (!) games and an Akimbo-based video service. Beyond that, proper titles will be sold online and on SD cards for around $20. Envizions is currently taking pre-orders for the box, and say beta units will be shipped on April 10th. Pricing for those consoles will run between $280-350, while the final retail version can be had for $380, and should be available sometime in June. We have just two words of advice for the fledgling company: get some killer games on there fast, and please, please update your site."

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    http://envizionscorp.com/videos/evo_video.html

    http://www.evosmartconsole.com/

    Ooooh... I get it. This is some sort of joke, right? Yeah, this is obviously some sort of joke...


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    Lol they have some pretty awful advertising.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rainmann View Post
    Lol they have some pretty awful advertising.
    Also, it's pretty damn obvious that the graphics are a throw back to 1990


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    Wow, you mean I can get all the software support of the Atari Jaguar with all graphics of the Atari Jaguar for $20 less than a PS3?!?!?!?!?!?

    sign me up

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    For real? What the fuck was that video?

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    not only is the system itself ugly as fuck. Its an over priced POS. They must not realize that Sony and M$ LOOSE money on consoles, and they are trying to make a profit.

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    Sweet, I can't wait to play Tux Racer HD.

    [LunixCanPlayGames: ~$] ~ sudo ./tuxracerHD

    win?

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    sounds super promising

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    Seems like an odd choice for a gfx card.

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