View Full Version : RIP: Phantom
boatofcar
08-17-2006, 01:27 AM
Well folks, it looks like everybody's favorite piece of vaporware,the Phantom console, has been canned.
For good.
Maybe.
Gizmodo Link (http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/phantom-console-truly-disappears-194703.php)
Richter Belmount
08-17-2006, 01:37 AM
wow I did not see that coming
Sothy
08-17-2006, 01:44 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo
Niku-Sama
08-17-2006, 02:10 AM
bye bye 32bit athlon XP 2500+ based system thats old already
EDIT:
HOLY CRAP that keyboard is $130!
smork
08-17-2006, 02:38 AM
Aw, man! I had my money set aside for a preorder, too. I heard it was set to play Starcraft: Ghost and Duke Nukem Forever.
GarrettCRW
08-17-2006, 02:57 AM
Translating this article, I think Phantom is trying to say:
OK, so we were full of it. What's 3D Realms' excuse?
PapaStu
08-17-2006, 08:38 AM
I read a link posted in #vbender last night that goes into a little more detail than Gizmondo does about that but i'm not seeing it at the moment in my url history.
Basically what they are going to do is to make the phantom into a service like GameTap and are working with major computer makers to have it be one of those pre-installed programs.
Pico956
08-17-2006, 08:53 AM
I hope that someday, someone gets their hands on a Phantom prototype. ;)
s1lence
08-17-2006, 09:15 AM
Damn it, now I might HAVE to get a PS3. :angry:
Oobgarm
08-17-2006, 11:19 AM
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jstalgis/TFC/emoticons/crying.gif
Look to see their 'online service' to do the same thing their console did: NOTHING.
Kid Ice
08-17-2006, 11:50 AM
Damn it, now I might HAVE to get a PS3. :angry:
You could always get an ApeXtreme instead. :)
s1lence
08-17-2006, 12:04 PM
Damn it, now I might HAVE to get a PS3. :angry:
You could always get an ApeXtreme instead. :)
Damn, I forgot about that one. LOL
Ascending Wordsmith
08-17-2006, 12:52 PM
Oh... how terrible. If there was any console I ever wanted to own, it was a Pha--
*toaster pops up*
Ooh, gotta go. My apple streudels are ready!
XYXZYZ
08-17-2006, 04:18 PM
You know, if they hadn't brought it up I don't think anyone would be sitting around saying "Damn, how much longer 'til that Phantom comes out?" I'd completely forgotten about it.
You guys remember something, I think it was Apex, there was going to be some set-top windows thing... essentially a modded Xbox. Whatever happened to that? Do I know what I'm talking about?
j_factor
08-17-2006, 10:31 PM
I'm reminded of the Indrema for some reason....
Kid Ice
08-17-2006, 10:44 PM
You know, if they hadn't brought it up I don't think anyone would be sitting around saying "Damn, how much longer 'til that Phantom comes out?" I'd completely forgotten about it.
You guys remember something, I think it was Apex, there was going to be some set-top windows thing... essentially a modded Xbox. Whatever happened to that? Do I know what I'm talking about?
Damn it, now I might HAVE to get a PS3. :angry:
You could always get an ApeXtreme instead. :)
Damn, I forgot about that one. LOL
XYXZYZ
08-17-2006, 11:05 PM
You know, if they hadn't brought it up I don't think anyone would be sitting around saying "Damn, how much longer 'til that Phantom comes out?" I'd completely forgotten about it.
You guys remember something, I think it was Apex, there was going to be some set-top windows thing... essentially a modded Xbox. Whatever happened to that? Do I know what I'm talking about?
Damn it, now I might HAVE to get a PS3. :angry:
You could always get an ApeXtreme instead. :)
Damn, I forgot about that one. LOL
:oops:
Mr.FoodMonster
08-18-2006, 01:18 AM
Nevermind =P
DigitalSpace
08-18-2006, 02:10 AM
I'm not surprised.
Thanks for the laughs, Infinium Labs. LOL
Bleetness
08-18-2006, 02:41 AM
Aw, man! I had my money set aside for a preorder, too. I heard it was set to play Starcraft: Ghost and Duke Nukem Forever.
LOL
RetroYoungen
08-18-2006, 05:54 PM
Aw, man! I had my money set aside for a preorder, too. I heard it was set to play Starcraft: Ghost and Duke Nukem Forever.
Aww... now I'm all sad and stuff. LOL
It's about time they killed the darn thing off. This has been 'coming soon' for far too long.... :hmm:
rbudrick
08-21-2006, 06:32 PM
I thought it died like 2 years ago. <shrugs>
Or rather, was it ever really alive at all?
Seriously, biggest joke ever in the industry, next to that whole enzo crash conspiracy bullshit.
-Rob