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I should note, Playtron's CEO offered some details before the announcement, but didn't actually follow-up on providing me with anything. So I'm simply going by what has been announced and the seemingly official page for it is mostly blank, with just a newsletter sign up box.
It was announced at Sui Basecamp (Sui being a Web3 blockchain company) with the reveal from Mysten Labs. According to Sui it's called the SuiPlay0x1 and it will be released in 2025. As noted on X (formerly Twitter): "SuiPlay0X1 runs Playtron's device-agnostic gaming operating system, enabling gamers to play both Web3 and Web2 games across PC and mobile."
And uh, it looks apparently like this:
Picture credit: Sui/Mysten Labs/Playtron
Those sticks and d-pad look rather terrible don't think? Why is it so flat? That does not look comfortable to game with. GamesBeat have some more details, noting it will have "native Sui blockchain integration via zkLogin and Sui Kiosk SDKs, enabling asset ownership directly connected to a device’s account system for the first time in the gaming industry" and it might cost somewhere around $500 and while it seems to have deep integration with Sui blockchain stuff, it will support other stores too. Doesn't seem like any technical specifications have been given out yet.
So if blockchain web3 stuff is your jam, then you might be interested in this I guess? Not one for me honestly.
Until Playtron actually get some agreements to be on more…normal devices, I don't really see it going anywhere. At least once they eventually release the first public builds of the Linux-based PlaytronOS we might see what they're really up to.
What are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Quoting: SalvatosI don’t know what Sui, Web3 or Playtron are, but I like how the shoulder buttons seem to be labelled to be readable by people not using the device.
Just like the tops of seemingly all laptops in the world - to my never-ending irritation.
Quoting: scaineThe basic "blockchain" concept is a clever solution which has, ever since, been looking for problems it is actually appropriate to solve and instead finding problems it sucks at dealing with.Quoting: tarmo888It's amusing that all the blockchain/NFT haters are already yelling "scam", but they aren't even accepting payments yet. Who exactly is getting scammed?Investors.
As for "NFT haters", I think you mean "normal people". Nothing wrong with blockchain per se, but it's most commonly associated with burning the planet via proof of work, and it'll take a long time to shift perception on that.
Quoting: Penglingor the oton xQuoting: scaineInvestors.I think now's probably a good time to remind people of the Phantom console and the Gametrac/Gizmondo handheld.(For anyone who doesn't remember them, they were infamous investor-scams.)
Quoting: scaineAs for "NFT haters", I think you mean "normal people". Nothing wrong with blockchain per se, but it's most commonly associated with burning the planet via proof of work, and it'll take a long time to shift perception on that.I think it's quite fair to describe it as a solution looking for a problem, really.
Quoting: Vortex_AcheronticOr it will be just another Ouya story. Things will go silent and then plans will be discontinued 😅
well .... but wasn't the Ooya an actual real thing that was just mismanaged to death? This Sui garbage is an out and out obvious scam that will never exist and is specifically designed to never exist. The only point here is to milk braindead crypto investors out of what little cash they have left.
Philadelphus Apr 11
Quoting: Purple Library GuyThe basic "blockchain" concept is a clever solution which has, ever since, been looking for problems it is actually appropriate to solve and instead finding problems it sucks at dealing with.It'll be interesting to see; the first laser was also described as "a solution looking for a problem," and then we found lots and lots of problems for which lasers are a really good solution. I'm curious to find out if, in a couple of decades, blockchain technology will be similarly ubiquitous or still looking.
Quoting: EikeAh, that one makes sense to me since you can't be looking at the top of a laptop while using it (plus there's no need to since it's just a brand logo).Quoting: SalvatosI don’t know what Sui, Web3 or Playtron are, but I like how the shoulder buttons seem to be labelled to be readable by people not using the device.
Just like the tops of seemingly all laptops in the world - to my never-ending irritation.
Quoting: SalvatosQuoting: EikeAh, that one makes sense to me since you can't be looking at the top of a laptop while using it (plus there's no need to since it's just a brand logo).Quoting: SalvatosI don’t know what Sui, Web3 or Playtron are, but I like how the shoulder buttons seem to be labelled to be readable by people not using the device.
Just like the tops of seemingly all laptops in the world - to my never-ending irritation.
I'm using a laptop for some years now (not too many though), and I still expect it to open for me when the logo is turned correctly, not when it's on it's head... :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g
Quoting: EikeFor me it doesn't normally matter, but if I buy a cool laptop, like say one from System76 or something, I want passersby to see the logo right way up so they can bask in the coolness.Quoting: SalvatosQuoting: EikeAh, that one makes sense to me since you can't be looking at the top of a laptop while using it (plus there's no need to since it's just a brand logo).Quoting: SalvatosI don’t know what Sui, Web3 or Playtron are, but I like how the shoulder buttons seem to be labelled to be readable by people not using the device.
Just like the tops of seemingly all laptops in the world - to my never-ending irritation.
I'm using a laptop for some years now (not too many though), and I still expect it to open for me when the logo is turned correctly, not when it's on it's head... :)
Quoting: PhiladelphusI do think there are some things blockchain could be handy for. Nobody's been doing any of them because they won't allow anyone to scam people out of millions of dollars.Quoting: Purple Library GuyThe basic "blockchain" concept is a clever solution which has, ever since, been looking for problems it is actually appropriate to solve and instead finding problems it sucks at dealing with.It'll be interesting to see; the first laser was also described as "a solution looking for a problem," and then we found lots and lots of problems for which lasers are a really good solution. I'm curious to find out if, in a couple of decades, blockchain technology will be similarly ubiquitous or still looking.
One thing about blockchain seems to be that it doesn't scale all that well, it's pretty "heavy" per instance and per transaction, so it probably should never have been put to work trying to do money, which has gajillions of instances and transactions spread across billions of people and entities. So it would work better for small scale things, but they're less sexy and disruptive and lucrative.
Last edited by Purple Library Guy on 11 April 2024 at 7:55 pm UTC
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