Nuon Development Kit Released 7
A anonymous Coward writes: "The free development kit for the Nuon (enhanced CPU found in DVD players such as the Samsung N501 and others) has been released at http://dev.nuon.tv. Let's see those MAME and DOOM ports get going!
Props to VM Labs for actually coming through on their promise to make Nuon a truly open gaming platform. Maybe other game console companies will take a hint from this if it helps the Nuon as much as I think it will."
NUON... (Score:2, Insightful)
Nobody had a DVD player yet, but the prospects of getting one that could not only play digital movies but also play games? Wow... mindblowing
Today, nearly everyone has a DVD player. Well, thats a lie, but they're all over the place. Half of my local Blockbuster is DVD. Clearly, the format is doing well.
So now, its a question of who's going to buy this thing. Want a DVD player that can play games? Buy a PS2 (many people already have).
Want a DVD player for MAME and Doom? Well, as soon as we've got Linux on the PS2... once again: buy a PS2.
The technology just isn't exciting. Really, who on earth even cares anymore? If someone can answer me, I'd really appreciate it, because I don't see this technology going anywhere.
-NeoTomba