Do You Think Gamepark/holdings Will Release A Open Source Console?

[Cervante]

<_< no im not smoking anything, I just want to know if its possible they will go towards that direction...and what the consoles specs might be, in order for them to make a profit

 

[garengarch]

May I point you towards this other totally useless thread?

http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?showtopic=32210

where post no.10 says
"No, they don't. They recently said they don't intend to directly compete with Sony or Nintendo or Microsoft. They don't even believe the GP Kids has any console on the market in the same bracket, so it CAN'T compete with anything. It's made for casual gamers who just want simple cheap things to play and occupy time, basically-- and maybe play some music, etc. while the XGP/XGPmini series are undergoing a redesign to be systems made for hardcore gamers and developers.

Other rumors they debunked:
- All the GP32 engineers but one did NOT go to GPH. Only one GP32 engineer went to GPH.
- They are NOT interested in making the XGP series closed-source for commercial games only-- they are releasing an SDK and encouraging homebrew development and emulation in addition to commercial games they are licensing and having developed."

 

[JaqMs]

Seriously Cervante, scroll down the forum a bit. There's an entire section dedicated to the XGP's.

 

[Jarska333]

I believe Gamepark Holdings allready released an open-source console, I have one of those, quite nice, called GP2X.

Unless you mean a tabletop-console, like SNES and Megadrive, etc.

 

[aapje89]

I believe Gamepark Holdings allready released an open-source console, I have one of those, quite nice, called GP2X.

Unless you mean a tabletop-console, like SNES and Megadrive, etc.

you smartass... :rolleyes:

 

[starpause]

is Cervante a troller or just doing a fine job impersonating one?

 

[Shikaku]

what did you smoke?

 

[iignotus]

what did you smoke?

But really, I think he's just got classic newbie syndrome.

 

[PokeParadox]

Meh... maybe he does mean a console as opposed to a handheld...

 

[DBH]

 

[JaqMs]

Oh duh! CONSOLE.

 

[DBH]

Console shaped like Gpengu (see above)

 

[Epicenter]

You've successfully lightened the mood in this thread.

Well, the GP2X can make a nice enough console, coupled with the Breakout board in an enclosure with USB controllers and a TV-out/AC power connection.

 

[Winterkid]

I highly doubt they'll come out with anything dedicated to the TV or even a VGA-type monitor.

However never say never as someone might come up with a wild design that kicks ass as a home console with no handheld abilities. Maybe market it as an MP3/OGG/Stereo/Movie/Gaming thing. While I highly doubt it, who knows.

 

[Cervante]

A console dude, the kind that sits on your TV and dosent go portable....why does everyone think that im smoking something?

 

[Shikaku]

what did you really smoke?

 

[Cervante]

......................................................I hate you.....................

 

[Shikaku]

OK, enough of that.... An open source console would be silly. You may as well just make a computer that connects to the TV (which you can do very easily, with any computer).

The reason GP* is doing so well is because it is portable and anyone can develop for them...

 

[fluffyhamster]

Like Shikaku said it's just a computer, but if you want a "console" just mod an Xbox.

 

[icurafu]

If you buy a BoB, with the right software, the GP2X would be a console when you plug you BoB into the TV. Similar to what I intend to do. But you're probably looking for something with more power.

In that case, as has been said before. Modded xboxes are getting cheap now. Users are making the shift to the xbox360, now that it has been hacked.