yeah... it's better if you just move along and pretend you didn't see anythingGagarin said:New trick of attention whore?
Of Course it is a joke. Pelloni is not to be trusted. A Quick look at their site shows a 5-minute-made Wiki, 5-minute-half-arsed-open-source-SDK mention- the most complete thing was the PayPal button.Rydian said:Hesitant to move it until it's proven to just be an attempt at a viral joke.
There was still more proof that that still exists. Yet there isn't even one picture of this system he is working, not even one picture of the case. Just telling people it's real with no solid evidence after this long working on it, just makes it look even faker than before.Rydian said:UselessHomebrew had a 5-minute presentation, but that doesn't mean it was fake.
Fair enough, still want to see something more than a poorly animated video saying it's real. I can do the same thing right now and it still doesn't make it real. He has proven time and time again that he isn't going finish anything and is just an attention whore, plain and simple.Rydian said:The case design is often one of the last things finalized.
notice how it seems so much (the voiceover) like the Nintendo 3DS one.Jamstruth said:This is fake. I'm not doubting there couldn't be an indie console that costs $20 in hardware but labour costs would push it up due to the small runs. He's made this entire advert as if he has it ready to sell, which he obviously doesn't. Its just dumb.
wikipedia said:At approximately midday on March 4th, 2011 (USA Eastern Time),bobsgame.com was updated with a video showing a new portable console called the nD that would be sold for $10
QUOTE said:i’ll let you in on a secret- our prototype is currently using a 400mhz CPU.
for comparison, a Nintendo® Game Boy Advance™ uses a 16mhz CPU, a Nintendo® DS™ uses a 66mhz CPU (and a 33mhz one), and a Sony® Playstation Portable™ uses a 333mhz CPU.
that was in 2004. this is 2011!
the nD has a higher resolution screen (320 x 240) than the Nintendo® DS™ (256 x 192) and a CPU possibly more than four times faster.
of course, we can’t promise this will be the final specification until we’ve secured enough supply. it’s possible we’ll end up with something 200 or 300 mhz. (still much faster!)
the point is, the nD truly is a new generation of more powerful 16-bit games.
it can certainly handle some 3D as well! however, we would rather see some really awesome higher-resolution 2D titles!
whoa! don’t believe this is possible? think again!
dozens of cheap handhelds have existed for years- but none of them have had the power of an open Game Store, nor an indie-developer following like the nD, nor a hardware design by someone who truly appreciates games- and they have NEVER been sold at cost.
that means they’re making a profit on these devices, even at this price point! we’re not, so we can squeeze in the best possible hardware.
as we said: due to the rise of smartphones, the prices of mobile components have dropped exponentially in the past year or two.
as an example, here is a system-on-a-chip on Digikey, clocked at 454mhz, for six dollars retail.
of course, this is a mainstream, public, middle-man supply website. prices in bulk directly from the manufacturer are significantly lower!
we are currently in talks with venture capital firms for batch manufacturing the nD- stay tuned!