Zeebo Launched in Brazil
- Scribbled on May 28th, 2009 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Hardware Peripherals, Industry News
We told you in January about the new budget console, the Zeebo, which would feature downloadable games distributed only over a 3G wireless network called ZeeboNet. Well, it has been released in Brazil.
The console, which effectively uses the same Qualcomm chipsets contained in high-end smartphones, together with 1GB of flash memory, three USB slots and a proprietary dual analogue gamepad, will be available this week in more than 200 retail locations for a suggested price of $249 (499 Brazilian Reals).
Zeebo plugs into a TV, outputs at a 640 x 480 pixel resolution and lets users download games from its ZeeboNet service. It comes with FIFA 2009, Need For Speed Carbon and Brain Challenge pre-installed, while purchasers can freely download Prey, Quake and Quake II. Tectoy expects 15 games to be available for the system by the end of June.
There are no plans to release the unit in North American or European territories.
(Thanks, Edge.)
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