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[Draugoth]

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A new console aimed at 'Web 3 gaming' has been announced and immediately met with resistance from some players. Web 3 company Polium claims its 'Polium One' system will be "the world's first multi-chain gaming console" that will be capable of running games built on different blockchains.

"The console will be powerful enough to run high-performance games and will be easy to use for a traditional gamer who doesn't understand Web 3," Polium claims. The console, which Polium says will be released in Q3 2024, will only be able to be pre-ordered by players who buy a 'Polium Pass', an NFT on the Ethereum network of which 10,000 will be minted. Despite Polium's admission that only four people are working on the hardware, it also claims that the console will be capable of 8K HDR at 120fps and ray tracing.

The first ‘NFT games console’ has been announced | VGC

The Polium One will allegedly be released in 2024, but its reveal has been met with some criticism…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Bonus Cringe:

 

[playXray]

I read this article earlier and laughed out loud in places. Spot on.

 

[CatLady]

NFT consoles, ah OK? Metaverse, NFTs blockchain games, I don't get any of this shit and I'm not interested in getting it.

 

[The Cockatrice]

 

[Draugoth]

lol

 

[Bwesh]

 

[TrueLegend]

LMAO

 

[The ninja farmer]

Always a new way to separate people
And their money

Thanks, but not for me. (Or being most likely vapourware, not for anyone else)

 

[Warnen]

Yay another place to play shit mobile games…

 

[rabbity-thing]

 

[lh032]

hey thats shocksense controller.

 

[digdug2]

I'm picking up a real Ouya vibe here. I really hope that NFTs crash and burn.

 

[MrA]

lol

Translation, yes we stole the gamecube logo

 

[SmokedMeat]

I'm sure it'll release.

 

[TintoConCasera]

But can it play DOOM?

 

[winjer]

I bet Sony, MS and Nintendo are quavering with this new competition.

 

[SJRB]

"The console will be powerful enough to run high-performance games and will be easy to use for a traditional gamer who doesn't understand Web 3," Polium claims.

The console, which Polium says will be released in Q3 2024, will only be able to be pre-ordered by players who buy a 'Polium Pass', an NFT on the Ethereum network of which 10,000 will be minted.

Despite Polium's admission that only four people are working on the hardware, it also claims that the console will be capable of 8K HDR at 120fps and ray tracing.

These three lines are just *chef's kiss* perfection.

Anyone dumb enough to pre-order this 100% deserves getting scammed.

 

[Jim Ryan other Clone]

4 people working to make a powerful console to play games at 8k/120 fps while the hundreds of technician, mechanics at Microsoft and Sony are incapable to make machines that are running at 4k/60 fps? I call bullshit or it will cost a kidney and a leg to buy it.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Pay for the privilage to pay for our scam

 

[Artoris]

I would not touch it with a stick

 

[Bartski]

 

[MrA]

4 people working to make a powerful console to play games at 8k/120 fps while the hundreds of technician, mechanics at Microsoft and Sony are incapable to make machines that are running at 4k/60 fps? I call bullshit or it will cost a kidney and a leg to buy it.

He didn't say what games

 

[jaysius]

Nintendo is always excited to sue, using this logo for a gaming console, they might be able to sue for the likeness here and similar usage.

 

[tmlDan]

 

[Meicyn]

Took a look at their website.

Notice that games are the second feature of their console. Pretty much tells you their priorities.

Good luck, fuckers.

 

[EverydayBeast]

People thought nfts, bitcoin etc. would end traditional money you keep telling me the dollar bill will die.

 

[Robb]

Yeah.. No thanks.

 

[Lady Jane]

What a pathetic response

 

[Fuz]

 

[Alebrije]

Polium sounds like a desease.

 

[hlm666]

"The console, which Polium says will be released in Q3 2024, will only be able to be pre-ordered by players who buy a 'Polium Pass', an NFT on the Ethereum network of which 10,000 will be minted."

lol the people who do that deserve whatever they get,. which probably wont be anything tangible.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Shove it up your arse

 

[Porcile]

Damn the Gamecube had a sick logo.

 

[01011001]

 

[Nautilus]

 

[shaddam]

Time to dust off my ouya meme folder

 

[Sentenza]

This reads like a parody.

P.S.

 

[ManaByte]

Wonder why you're not getting anymore Nigerian prince scam emails? They've evolved into crypto bros.

 

[Dibils2k]

 

[Dr.Morris79]

 

[aygomyownroad]

I'd rather own a Stadia!

If you buy this, then you deserve all you get!

 

[Trogdor1123]

This seems like a way to launder money through a games console

 

[Pelta88]

NFTs are the evolution of lootboxes and microtransactions. I hope this crashes and burns and the investors lose every penny they've put into bringing this heathen hardware to market.

 

[95mellow]

Sometimes I wish the world actually did end in 2012.

 

[Sosokrates]

I hope it burns faster then the ouya

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Sometimes I wish the world actually did end in 2012.

It did if you look closer.

 

[ReBurn]

Polium sounds like a desease.

Some made up mineral you mine for crafting in video games.

 

[AGRacing]

This isn't even intended to be a console.... it's intended to be a scam. Nobody with half a brain could envision this as popular.

 

[RPSleon]

Ill stick with real game consoles like the SouljaGame thanks.

 

[TLZ]

WHAT?! Boy if you don't...

Is this a parody? Coz it reads like one.