Linux Handheld console (GP32 & GP2X)

[{MSX}]

Hi, i just came along this site:

http://www.gbax.com/

It's about a new console, GP2X, that seems very interested.
It's the new version of the GP32, that i've never heard about.. Any of you own one of them?

What do you think about?
An open Linux console sounds greedy to me

[cairnswm]

Yes Please.

I've just added this to my Birthday list

[Sly]

I just pre-ordered one of these new GP2X's. I think this is a much more feasible target for homebrew development than WILL's idea of developing for the Nintendo Revolution. I'm just keen on the idea of development like it was on the Amiga about a decade ago.

[cairnswm]

If we put our minds to it PFD could the leading GP2X development studio.

How many of these do you think they will realistically sell? If I buy one I can almost assure you I have the only one in South Africa.

[Sly]

There are about 30,000 GP32's out there according to the website. It has quite a large following which will transfer over to the GP2X.

[cairnswm]

30,000 isn't big enough to be a viable commercail market. So in the end it remains a hobbiest game dev toy.

Still sounds fun

[cairnswm]

WILL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gp2x

[{MSX}]

i'd like some more tecnical details.. For example how does it handles 3D. I saw there's no 3d hardware so probably it's all software.. and will there be OpenGL? and what kind of graphical libraries?

The idea of running pascal on it is great I would be quite interested..
We could hack up something and maybe release a game (or a porting of one of our games).

[cairnswm]

This seems to be the specs for the board being used.

http://www.mesdigital.com/support/do...ta%20sheet.pdf

No 3D support but accelerated 2D support.

[WILL]

I think that they need better marketing for what could be a direct competitor for the DS and the PSP.

If they are smart, they'll use the profits from the previous model to launch a bigger marketing campain for the new model. But thats just my thinking...