Full article here: http://texpine.com/2008/11/12/the-zeebo-console/
The Zeebo Console
Today Tectoy is announcing a major breakthrough for the Brazilian game industry: the Zeebo game console. Zeebo is one of those rare systems released outside USA or Japan. This is exactly why it has a high chance of success.
Introduction to Zeebo
Zeebo is a game console based on Qualcomm technologies for high-end mobile devices. It has a nominal processing power somewhat equivalent to a PSP, OpenGL|ES 1.0 hardware compatibility over a dedicated GPU and is capable of 3G mobile network connection (HSUPA), scaling back at 2.5G (EDGE) or 2G (GPRS) where necessary. It features BREW 4.0 as the operational system, three USB ports for joysticks and accessories, one SD card port, and composite video output along with stereo audio. There is no media - games are downloaded through ZeeboNet network, making Zeebo the first of the forthcoming download-centric generation of game consoles.
Clearly the specs of the system aren’t designed to match the technology of the current seventh-generation. But this is not the point. The goal is rather to implement viable solutions for two major problems of the console business on developing countries - price and distribution -, while presenting good value for players.
Specs (found on wikipedia):
- ARM 11 / QDSP-5 running at 528Mhz
- Qualcomm Adreno 130 Graphics Core
- 1 GByte NAND Flash
- 160 MB RAM, 128 MBytes DDR SDRAM + 32Mbyte stacked DDR SDRAM in MSM7201A
- VGA (640 x 480) - 4:3 aspect ratio
- 3G (scaling back to 2.5G or 2G where necessary)
- 3 USB ports 2.0 Standard A (for accessories)
- SD Card Slot / Interface
- Interface: USB HID
- Power: AC adapter 5V 3A
- Consumption: 15 W max.
- Graphics: 1.6 million triangles / second
- Audio: 8 channels simultaneous MP3, ADPCM, MIDI
- Resolution: 640x480
- Size: W x D x H - 157 x 215.4 x 44 mm
- Weight: 1.3kg
- Sensitivity: <- 106 dBm (in UMTS)
Power comparable to Wii I think...also, All games will be digitally distributed only.
According to wikipedia article, estaminated release date is set for July 2009 (in Brazil).
OK...I've never expected to see THAT happen. I doubt it will ever be worth to even being tracked in here.
What do you think?
