New Generation Consoles Archives - Unwinnable https://unwinnable.com/tag/new-generation-consoles/ Stories about Culture Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:15:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://unwinnable.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-icon-1-32x32.jpg New Generation Consoles Archives - Unwinnable https://unwinnable.com/tag/new-generation-consoles/ 32 32 Pretension +1: Indie Gaming Console Launches to Minimal Fanfare https://unwinnable.com/2013/11/22/pretension-1-indie-gaming-console-launches-to-minimal-fanfare/ Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:29:18 +0000 https://unwinnable.com/?p=48204 BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – A loose-knit collection of programmers, anarchists and baristas launched an indie gaming console to little or no fanfare Thursday. The collective chose not to give the gaming device a name, a standard set of specifications or even a price point. “We’re trying to avoid the whole gaming hype train,” said hacker/forestry science major Arturo Gutierrez. “I mean, when I think of a brand, I think of cowboys searing the flesh of innocent cows. This isn’t about cattle capitalism.” And though this new gadget isn’t aligned with huge companies, don’t make the faux pas of calling it

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