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OTON X – Autonomous Console Crowdfunding Begins Today

The new console by EnGeniux contains an algorithm to actually create game levels, while offering developers a chance to directly market their games to users. Their crowd-funding project, which also includes beta-testing, begins today!

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kingPoS3636d ago

Jeez! It's like everyone wants to make a game console all of a sudden.

Ouya
Steam
Amazon Fire
EnGeniux

There's probably a few more. I guess the suits finally see them as more than a kids toy. 'cough' cod cough' It sure has gotten crowded lately eh.

Gateway MT6706 2008

CaptainFaisal3636d ago

I would probably say all of them will fail except steam, and probably amazon, i have heard rumors of google working on a console that would be more powerful than ps4 ...(again rumor)
As for steam machine its only problems are thd price and controller other than that its perfect! (Upgradable, powerful GPUs , diffrent designs , pc games etc..) so in the console war it will be in top 3 under ps4 and xbox one.

UltimateMaster3635d ago

It ain't real competition.
I do support indie studios, but having to buy 1000 machines to play them is just too much.
I already have most consoles and most Operating Systems.
How many other device should be made?
Wouldn't it be easier just to make an app on smartphones if you want it to be customized?
Free OS anyone?

CaptainFaisal3635d ago

@ultimatemaster
Steam os is free

ovnipc3636d ago

I own all the consoles I need for now a xbox 360, 2x xbox one, a ps4. No need for more. All I want now its games. Now imagen if nintendo and sega unite to make dreamcast 2, that I will buy.

SirBradders3635d ago

Gaming is the most profitable entertainment business.

Neonridr3636d ago

I have a strange feeling that the games that are "self created" would be somewhere in the vicinity of an Action 52 game cartridge, lol

Cheetahmen for the Win!

Clown_Syndr0me3636d ago

This seems kinda pointless. Couldn't they just make a game to create games and release it on current consoles or am I missing the point?

air13635d ago

Yes you missed the point... The point was that they want that game on their console..

Clown_Syndr0me3635d ago

Yeah, pointless. Who's gonna buy that, seriously?
The same people who bought Ouya..

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Is the OTON X Console a Scam?

Greg Micek writes: "This week we're talking about the unusual, and fairly murky, OTON X Kickstarter campaign. As you know by now, the OTON X is a video game console with a somewhat storied history that failed to garner much attention during its recent Kickstarter campaign. In researching what exactly the OTON X is about we came away with some serious questions regarding the legitimacy of the console; which leads us to ask. Is the OTON X console a scam?"

garyanderson2761d ago

If it's not a scam, it's complete incompetence.

GrimmyReaper2760d ago

A self learning, free from control, game building, AI based recommendation console?
Sounds cool at first but no thanks. That sounds fucking creepy on second thought o.o

madpuppy2760d ago

Those look like cheap Matricom usb wireless controllers.

OoglyBoogly2760d ago

The video from Kickstarter that one of the contributors linked is fucking ridiculous.

Yeah, this thing is a sham. I don't think even Google has a "true" AI yet so who the fuck is this random ass small ass company going to come up with and how?

Yeah, I wouldn't call it a complete scam in that the creators may believe in what they're doing but I certainly won't do anything, financially, to support the console or it's creators.

peewee110162760d ago

http://n4g.com/news/1503818...
This is a post from 845 days ago. Did not work then and wont work now

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The OTON X Console - Scam, or Just a Really Bad Kickstarter?

David Lins writes: "Or, well, maybe you'd better not. Between the numerous grammatical errors and the oddly professional-looking-yet-off videos, there are some fishy things with the OTON X Kickstarter. Could it be a scam, or is it simply an impassioned but otherwise terrible pitch? I decided to jump down into this rabbit hole so that you wouldn’t have to."

Lon3wolf2765d ago

If it's not a scam they are seriously punching above their weight.

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Oton Console to Bring Artificial Intelligent Design to Retro Gaming

Carl Williams writes, "That headline is no joke, there is a console that is coming that will bring artificial intelligence to retro gaming. The problem is, it is not in the way that you are probably thinking. No, games won’t all of a sudden be able to learn your level of skill after a few plays and then tailor the difficulty accordingly. The artificial intelligence that the Oton, by EnGeniux, is bringing a different kind of artificial intelligence to the classic style games."

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