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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: kirath on April 11, 2001, 08:44:18 AM
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Plug is pulled on Indrema box plans
By John Gaudiosi
APRIL 9 | The Indrema system, which was to combine open-sourced Linux videogaming, DVD movie playback, interactive TV, MP3 audio playback and Internet functionality into one $299 box, has become another victim of tough times in the technology sector (VB, 12-4).
"Although there\'s a lot of interest in the product, the grim reality is that after six months of looking, we\'re not able to find funding to continue the operation," Indrema president John Gildred told VB. "I already let go of several staff members and will have to let the rest of the staff go this week."
Gildred founded Indrema in January 2000, when funding was easy to come by, and had a staff of 50 until recently. The first Indrema model, code-named the L600, was scheduled to ship this summer, months before Microsoft\'s Xbox. However, venture capitalists didn\'t like its chances against Xbox or Sony\'s PlayStation 2, even though Gildred\'s plan was to slowly roll out a grass roots campaign and grow from there.
Hundreds of independent developers were developing games for the platform, which was to launch with 30 games. The open-sourced system allowed for anyone with a computer to get the development kit for free online and create games for Indrema. Games were to have been distributed online and at retail.
Gildred said that although Indrema is dead, he will take the interactive TV portion of his dream to his new employer, a major Japanese consumer electronics company.
"I will develop a similar product and re-invent it under another umbrella without the videogame options," said Gildred. "Although in this case, I\'ll be working for a company, rather than creating it from the ground up. My passion is still there for this product."
http://videobusiness.com/games/040901_indrema_termination.asp
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It\'s too bad, too. Allowing anybody to develop games is what made sony so good. It means crap get produced, but there is more stuff, the the good stuff really has to shine to be noticed. More competition means better games. Oh well.
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The concept had some good ideas but I knew it would not last long.
I thought it would launch and then die out fast,but it`s no surprise to me it went down before launch.
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Damn you beat me to it Grrrrr.
But this sucks,I was kinda looking forward to it.
The Open Scource movement would all have bought this.Just to make their own games for it.
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I almost bought a developers liscense!
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R.I.P
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indrema.com%2Fimages%2Fl600withtext.jpg&hash=6f5f5c13358d8a7943fa7df6c2a86e0bf67b9bcd)
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:(
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i knew it wasn\'t going to be able to compete, indreama r.i.p.
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The thing was ugly as hell though.I mean the name wasn\'t catchy what parent in their right mind would choose a thing with the name L600 over a thing called the Playstation,or GameCube or X-Box catchy names sell.(to idiotic people anyway)
And who would buy a silver console???
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yea it was ugly,like a warped Gamecube sprayed over with a cheap chrome silver plating but it had some guts worth looking into,may it have a peaceful burial unless someone decides to resurect it before it\'s killed forever..?
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Well, this wasn\'t a surprise to me - I did expect this. Indrema never got any support, and there was absolutely no talk about it around .net, like we have on X-box and GC.
Rest in Peace, fellow friend, as you might have been a good package in the near future. And you would have had Linux -OS. I\'m so sad you had to die, like that. But I was expecting it, so this didn\'t come as a terrible shock...
:(
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The system was so not "ugly" and had alot of great ideas. Too bad its gone.
:(
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too bad ...:( I liked the whole open source program that it had, you could develop your own games....great feature!..its a shame it is canned :( ...I expected it to happen someday :(...