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History

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Announcement

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The console was announced around early July, 2022, with a stated release date of Q3 2024.[1][2] Around the time of the initial announcement, it was reported that preorders via NFT were opened,[3] though it was also reported that preorders would not be accepted till a prototype had been made.[4] There were initially 10,000 pre-order consoles planned for production.[5] The announcement was met by skepticism by much of the gaming press.[6][7][1]

The logo of the Polium One was noted for a similarity to the logo of the Nintendo GameCube.[8] Because of this the company announced that their logo would be redesigned.[9]

Technology

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Hardware

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A number of media outlets doubted claims that the consoles stated specs of playing 8K ray-traced games at 120 frames per second.[8][6] A custom NVIDIA SOC containing a CPU and GPU was claimed to be used by the system.[7][1]

The controller was said to feature a built in speaker.[10]

Software

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The console claimed to be oriented around "Web 3" gaming, orienting the system around NFTs.[1]

Linux was announced as a software project being used by the console.[11]

References

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  1. ↑ a b c d Ahmed, Sayem. "NFT games console Polium One announced for 2024" (in en). Dexerto. https://www.dexerto.com/tech/nft-games-console-polium-one-announced-for-2024-1862349/. 
  2. ↑ Hernandez, Ornella (7 July 2022). "Web3 Watch: Crypto Gaming Console in the Works, Nike’s Metaverse Plans". Blockworks. https://blockworks.co/web3-watch-crypto-gaming-console-in-the-works-nikes-metaverse-plans/. 
  3. ↑ Henley, Stacey (7 July 2022). "Let's All Point And Laugh At The Rubbish NFT Console". TheGamer. https://www.thegamer.com/polium-one-nft-crypto-blockchain-console-bad-idea-scam/. 
  4. ↑ Scullion, Chris (4 July 2022). "The first ‘NFT games console’ has been announced". VGC. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-first-nft-games-console-has-been-announced/. 
  5. ↑ Cassell, Ashley (July 5, 2022). "Cardano’s “Next Wave” – and the New Gaming Console That Earns Crypto". InvestorPlace. https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/cardanos-next-wave-and-the-new-gaming-console-that-earns-crypto. 
  6. ↑ a b Walker, John (4 July 2022). "Hilarious 'Web 3 Console' Will Never, Ever Happen" (in en-us). Kotaku. https://kotaku.com/polium-one-console-web3-nft-metaverse-crypto-blockchain-1849140057. 
  7. ↑ a b Gendron, Will. "This ‘web3 game console’ marks a new low for crypto grifts" (in en). Input. https://www.inputmag.com/tech/polium-one-web3-game-console-nft-crypto-blockchain. 
  8. ↑ a b Wood, Rhys (7 July 2022). "That NFT console's problems run deeper than a plagiarized logo" (in en). TechRadar. https://www.techradar.com/news/that-nft-consoles-problems-run-deeper-than-a-plagiarized-logo. 
  9. ↑ Henderson, Rik (4 July 2022). "Polium One is a Web3 games console coming in 2024" (in en-gb). www.pocket-lint.com. https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/161731-polium-one-is-a-web3-games-console-coming-in-2024. 
  10. ↑ Cerafica, Anna (5 July 2022). "The NFT Console Polium One Explained". Game Rant. https://gamerant.com/the-nft-console-polium-one-explained/. 
  11. ↑ Godfrey, Benjamin (8 July 2022). "Introducing Polium One: First Web3.0 Gaming Console". Coinspeaker. https://www.coinspeaker.com/polium-one-web3-0-gaming-console/. 


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