A new console??

[Thegaminggamer]

Another Console Player


Cable receiver manufacturer Scientific-Atlanta is reportedly interested in joining the console game market. According to the company's CEO chief executive James McDonald, Scientific-Atlanta have begun working with partners in the industry to develop a new console. "We have a partner we are working with who has 250 engineers in Europe writing software for the Explorer platform for games," McDonald said at the Morgan Stanley Semiconductor & Systems.

As for whether a Scientific-Atlanta console could compete with the likes of Microsoft and Sony, McDonald made the company's intentions clear by saying, "I can give players the same performance you get out of other game boxes. There is no question that games is one market we will be in." Specifics regarding the company's plans, proposed platform specifications and software remain undisclosed.


On a personal note: I think this will fail along with anything new not coming from Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo.

[uhhsam]

scientific atlanta?

boy they sure have the name-recognition already.... :lol:

[dieseldomain1]

Hey its worth a shot, i guess but its goin be pretty hard to compet against microsoft and sony, who knows micorsoft or sony migh end up but this company down the road.

[Nyceane]

unless they buy out Vivendi or Konami or something, there is no other way they gona success.

talented game studios are not easy to find, new ones come and fall, there is no way they can come up with 10 studios thats really talented with such short range of time. Microsoft paid a lot of price for that, with around 10 built inhouse studios and bought a lot of other studios. you think this company has money to do that?

[SimpsonsFan]

I really don't think that this whole new console will work out. You would think they would give more specifics if they wanted ppl. to think they were serious. also,if this console actually does come out, I'll be real interested to see the technology to compete w/ sony's and microsofts. because everyone knows that no matter what console you'll be a fan of, they'll both probably be kick :):):) in terms of a technological standpoint. That console will probably be just a lame attempt.

[Nyceane]

game is what sells a console

[Thegaminggamer]

unless they buy out Vivendi or Konami or something, there is no other way they gona success.

talented game studios are not easy to find, new ones come and fall, there is no way they can come up with 10 studios thats really talented with such short range of time. Microsoft paid a lot of price for that, with around 10 built inhouse studios and bought a lot of other studios. you think this company has money to do that?

Microsoft's in house development studios are over 32 studios. Not including Bungie and Rareware.

[Nyceane]

yah, but without bungie it would cut Xbox' sell to half...

I didnt know how many studios microsoft had exactly, but I knew they had a lot to start with, but good ones are for PC games anyway, Essemble studio...