History of video games/Platforms/ST-3200

History

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The system was developed by Sumitomo Electric Networks, Inc. and deployed by the telecom company NTT Pala for their Hikari TV streaming service.[1]

The full name of the device was the Stream Cruiser Smart TV 3200, and was commonly shortened to the ST-3200.[1] The system was launched as a rental unit only in June 2013.[2] This device offered one of the first shipped domestic cloud gaming consoles in Japan,[1] following the unreleased Taito WOWOW in the 1990's.

On September 1st, 2013 orders for the system began being accepted, with units being shipped on September 9th, 2013.[2] system was available in two bundles, a base bundle of console, controller, and remote costing 24,800 to 19,800 Japanese Yen, and another bundle adding a 2 terabyte external hard disk costing 34,800 to 29,800 Japanese Yen.[2] Setting up the system notably required a phone call and physical paperwork to be handled.[3]

Technology

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The system was based on the STiH415 processor,[2] which included a dual core ARM A9 CPU clocked at 1 gigahertz.[4][5] The onboard computer ran Android 4.0 as an operating system.[2]

The system could record two video streams simultaneously by using an external storage device.[1]

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