Scary Xbox/Phantom Thought

[Lord Nepenthean]

I just had a really scary thought.  The next Xbox is going to be all online, right?  It is supposed to deliver "episodic" gaming, where developers can make their games in parts and just send new additions out over the net.  It is going to allow for onine in-game purchases.  The next Xbox will supposedly release later this year.

Then we have Phantom.  Infinium Labs' president is the guy who created the Xbox and who was a manager on the team that developed DirextX.  The Phantom reportedly is going to have Microsoft Windows XP built in.  I'm not sure when this was announced, but it is on www.phantom.net, the official Phantom site.  Of course, Phantom will have most if not all of the same specs as the next Xbox, and it too centers around online capabilities.  Phantom supposedly will release later this year.

Seems to me like Microsoft has a lot invested in Phantom, so why would they do this if they are releasing a system at the same time that could potentially kill it off?  They'd just stand to lose a lot of money for no reason.  Either they are the Atari of this decade (see XEGS vs. 2600 jr. vs. 800 series vs. 7800 vs. 5200), or they are up to something here.  If those two systems suddenly become one, or something happens to connect them in some way, I don't even know what I'll do.  Hooray for conspiracy theories!

[Izret101]

Either they are the Atari of this decade (see XEGS vs. 2600 jr. vs. 800 series vs. 7800 vs. 5200), or they are up to something here

I just wanted to say LOL to this

I can honestly say i know little to nothing about the Phantom.
I should really stay more up to date on the industry.

Thanks for that link BTW.

[Sauza12]

Have no fears, because the Phantom will never be released.  Ever.

[Tynstar]

Didnt Infinium Labs have a setup (booth) within the Microsft booth at last years E3? I thought I read that some where.

[Lord Nepenthean]

I dunno if it was within the Microsoft booth, but they did have a booth at the show.  I have read about other ties that Microsoft has to the company, so perhaps that was part of it.  We'll probably see more this May.

[Arrrhalomynn]

Well, microsoft has ties with nearly everything. I can't imagine they would throw any of their evily earned money in the botomless pit the phantom is/will become. If they would be planning to do this, Phantom would have long ago told everyone about it in a vain hope to get some credit for what they do.