They’re a fairly new company and have just placed their first console, the Evo “Smart Console” up for pre-order. What’s interesting here is that the console itself pretty much amounts to a Linux-based computer. It’s not all that special, and uses parts you could probably go out and buy yourself.
Specs include an overclocked Athlon 64×2 5600 processor and an ATI Radeon 3200 graphics card. Envizions has big ideas about the console being used as a development platform with a “cloud” computing system. This would mean developers would have to make games specifically for the Evo “Smart Console.” How likely that is to happen is hard to say, but it would certainly draw current Linux game developers. The new console is expected to ship on November 20th for about $600, though you can pre-order one now with a $100 deposit.
What is the point! They will never be able to compete with the likes of Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo. Game makers will not dedicate their time on making games which will work with this console when they are already making so much money from the above consoles.
If anything, this will at least provide up-and-coming developers a platform that will more than likely have a strong community behind it. However, as it was said above, this "looks like an effort by a small group of Linux programmers that arrogantly assume they need little to no help from people from other disciplines". I honestly cannot see it being successful commercially; then we'll get the fanboys who think they're l33t h4x0r5 and bar the few success stories, this will be underground and the general public will stick to their usual platforms. It's nice to see someone taking a stab at the gaming industry as a whole and trying to abolish some of the practices that are in place. Although I think the project will fail, it's nice to see some ambition.
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