Voodoo_Vince
09-25-2003, 02:43 PM
Could the Phantom Be a Hoax?
Posted by kanoe on 12:21 PM PST - September 18, 2003
Is it possible that the ever-elusive Phantom console doesn't exist at all?
Before anyone decides to reserve their copy of Infinium Labs' upcoming Phantom console, they should take a look at an investigative report just published by HardOCP.com. Though by now Infinium Labs has produced an impressive homepage and an equally impressive list of specifications for the Phantom, author Steve Lynch and editor Kyle Bennett suspect that Infinium Labs isn't all that it claims it is.
When Infinium Labs announced in a press release that they were building the Phantom back in January, they claimed that the console would be able to outperform all the current platforms, that it would be the fastest console on the market and will be an always-on broadband device with cross-platform capabilities. The press release also stated that the console would be released in November and would be so advanced that it would appeal to hardcore gamers but also simple and friendly enough for children to use. Basically, it sounded like a lot of big dreams that may or may not come true for the company.
Though the website for the phantom console went live in August, nothing has been seen of the Phantom console in reality besides a few 3D renderings. With this in mind, Steve Lynch and Kyle Bennett went to find out more about the elusive company and whether the Phantom does in fact exist. Their findings were surprising, to say the least, and certainly not reassuring for those of you who had hoped the Phantom would be all that it claims it will be.
Firstly, though the company claims to be helmed by industry veterans, the CEO of the company, Timothy Roberts, is currently employed by three different companies. Over the past eight years, Roberts has occupied eight different CEO/Director positions at investor-funded business ventures that have all been met with either very limited success or complete failure. As for Infinium Labs, Lynch and Bennett estimate that Roberts has secured at least $25 million from investors, but "has yet to produce a base of operations in the last eight months since the Phantom console was announced." Inquiries into the actual office site of Infinium Labs were fruitless; the address given for the mailing address in Longboat Key, FL turns out to lead to a Mail Boxes Etc. and that the address had no actual storefront or office area. The address for the headquarters in Sarasota, FL, is for an office building where no space is actually being rented or used by Infinium Labs.
For the full article and the real dirt on Infinium Labs, click .
here (http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NTEy)
Above article is from G4
Posted by kanoe on 12:21 PM PST - September 18, 2003
Is it possible that the ever-elusive Phantom console doesn't exist at all?
Before anyone decides to reserve their copy of Infinium Labs' upcoming Phantom console, they should take a look at an investigative report just published by HardOCP.com. Though by now Infinium Labs has produced an impressive homepage and an equally impressive list of specifications for the Phantom, author Steve Lynch and editor Kyle Bennett suspect that Infinium Labs isn't all that it claims it is.
When Infinium Labs announced in a press release that they were building the Phantom back in January, they claimed that the console would be able to outperform all the current platforms, that it would be the fastest console on the market and will be an always-on broadband device with cross-platform capabilities. The press release also stated that the console would be released in November and would be so advanced that it would appeal to hardcore gamers but also simple and friendly enough for children to use. Basically, it sounded like a lot of big dreams that may or may not come true for the company.
Though the website for the phantom console went live in August, nothing has been seen of the Phantom console in reality besides a few 3D renderings. With this in mind, Steve Lynch and Kyle Bennett went to find out more about the elusive company and whether the Phantom does in fact exist. Their findings were surprising, to say the least, and certainly not reassuring for those of you who had hoped the Phantom would be all that it claims it will be.
Firstly, though the company claims to be helmed by industry veterans, the CEO of the company, Timothy Roberts, is currently employed by three different companies. Over the past eight years, Roberts has occupied eight different CEO/Director positions at investor-funded business ventures that have all been met with either very limited success or complete failure. As for Infinium Labs, Lynch and Bennett estimate that Roberts has secured at least $25 million from investors, but "has yet to produce a base of operations in the last eight months since the Phantom console was announced." Inquiries into the actual office site of Infinium Labs were fruitless; the address given for the mailing address in Longboat Key, FL turns out to lead to a Mail Boxes Etc. and that the address had no actual storefront or office area. The address for the headquarters in Sarasota, FL, is for an office building where no space is actually being rented or used by Infinium Labs.
For the full article and the real dirt on Infinium Labs, click .
here (http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NTEy)
Above article is from G4