Jungle (console)
| Manufacturer | Panasonic |
|---|---|
| Type | Handheld game console |
| Retail availability | Cancelled (was expected to be released in mid-2011) |
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The Jungle was a portable game console in development by Panasonic, and announced in October 2010. With a design being roughly similar to a small laptop, it was developed as a portable platform for MMOs and aimed at players who wanted to play online games on the go. The Jungle was also Panasonic's first attempt at creating a handheld console.[1][2] It was expected to be released in mid-2011, effectively putting it into the eighth generation of gaming along with the Nintendo 3DS and the then-unreleased PlayStation Vita.
The system was to be the second dedicated video game console released by Panasonic, after the 3DO from 1993. In 1997, Panasonic was developing a new console called the Panasonic M2, but the company cancelled the project.
On March 1, 2011, Panasonic announced the cancellation of the Jungle, "due to changes in the market".[3]
Games
Three games were announced for the release of the Jungle in October 2010:[4]
Features
These were announced features for the Jungle:
- D-pad
- Touchpad
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- 3.5 mm jack
- USB and HDMI ports
- Linux OS operating system (unconfirmed)[5]
- HD 720p high-resolution display (unconfirmed)[6]
References
- ↑ "Panasonic's Jungle portable gaming system emerges, gets shown off on video (update: makes appearance on Rob Dyrdek's MTV show)". Engadget. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ↑ "News - Panasonic Reveals Handheld System: Jungle". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ↑ "Panasonic says has dropped game development project". Reuters. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ↑ "Stellar Dawn comes to the Jungle". Panasonicjungle.org. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ↑ "Exclusive: First Photo of Jungle, Panasonic's Portable Online Gaming System". Gizmodo.com. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
- ↑ Dean Takahashi (October 4, 2010). "Panasonic to debut mobile game handheld called the Jungle". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
External links
- The Jungle - Official Website
- Panasonic Jungle- Latest Panasonic Jungle News
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