Gizmondo refuses to stay dead

After giggling off yesterday's Gizmondo teaser site for all its "the legend is reborn" and "exciting psychic worlds" posturing, we've now discovered that the spectacularly unsuccessful gadget will get to enjoy the last laugh. The menacing, synthesized cackling you hear originates from the halls of UK electronics design firm Plextek, which has confirmed to Eurogamer that the Gizmondo is indeed coming back.

Though "it will be a while" before the handheld system returns in some form, Plextek technical director Ian Murphy insists that "the product has been recovered from the liquidators and [Plextek is] bringing it back to market." Former Gizmondo exec and Ferrari killer Stefan Eriksson won't be along for the ride this time, but company founder Carl Freer is reportedly on board. He was recently quoted by a Swedish journalist as saying, "I'm going to resurrect Gizmondo." In the same interview, Freer saw the device's second coming happening as soon as May 2008.

Perhaps consumer applause will be a bit more rapturous this time.

Read - Carl Freer interview
Read - Engadget summary
Read - Eurogamer confirmation

Reader Comments (30)

Wise fwom your gwave.

Dammit...beat me to it.

lol - both of you beat me to it

hahahahahaha!

That is all

Lord Vader....

YES MASTER

RIIIISSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEE

I c what u did there..

i hope it doesn't cost alot and doesn't have sticky balls

DS KILLER CONFIRMED

I am now offering up my request to become a blogger for Gizmondo fanboy. Grant my application is in the mail.

oh ludwig, "along for the ride"? For shame.....

All that I can say is... LOL.

What's next? Someone ressurecting Phantom?

No next will be the 3DO.

Trip Hawkins will return to prominence in the industry, and declare a universal console

Then be sued into oblivion

Plextek? Sounds like one of those "Evil company that will destroy everything" from a Disney movie, or something.

meh, looks like its going to try and be a gp2x clone, but remove everything that makes it awesome.

Gizmondo FTW!?

The GBA better watch out, this guy is gunning for ya.

The what now?

;)

Cheap, open-source, emulation? Yes please.

Now to see if it actually delivers. I'm not holding my breath yet.

(Insert Sticky balls joke here)

Too late pal,too late.

I wish them the best of luck: would they opt for an innovative responsive control scheme (a la DS?) or for high power, graphics and features (a la PSP)?

Because I might actually be tempted for open-source development.

Does this mean there is still hope for unique titles such as "Momma Can I Mow The Lawn?"

I'm all excited about the system being brought back from the dead, as I'm one of the few and not so proud individuals who actually owns one. However, knowing my luck, they'll bring out an entirely new machine that's incompatible with mine, making it even MORE worthless. Damn you, Freer!! (shakes fist impotently)

i only clicked on this article to ask if anyone on here actually owns one of these or knows someone who does but you seemed to have answered my question already. i have never even seen one in person, let alone have a chance to buy one. where did you even get the thing from?

Oooooh! Can't wait to buy this and the new N-Gage! Time to retire the DS and PSP

blah, it lacks the support of the gp2x and the power of the soon to be resealed pandora.
not knowing what "pyscic worlds" is, at the best this will be a cheap easy to delevop for hand held, which could prove success full. (for kids at least)

At least the N-Gage had a phone to go with the crappy games (I'm of course referring to the second generation, the 'taco' is not a real phone imo), this guy had better be bringing a host of extras to rival the iPodTouch if they hope to draw even the most minute of interest to a population already embroiled with MUCH larger companies with proven experience in the game market. Sony had to kick it up a notch to introduce the original Playstation by making it a powerhouse of CD-ROM bliss, the Xbox proved to the world that Multi-player could be done online, etc. So I guess my question to the dedicated Gizmodo crew is: What's making you worth my while? Sprites? Really, how original. Obviously there is not a whole lot of information as of right now on the product itself, but unless the graphics match the DS and the extras make my Skype'd up PSP look dated, then I don't really see a need for purchase. So I wait patiently for the WOW.

The game in the pic I have not played in yonks :O

Hey look its Altered Beast!

That game was quite unintentionally humorous and homoerotic.

lol it WAS quite unintentionally homoerotic, hahahah...

btw, gizmondo is gonna outsell the wii, just watch!

Gizmondo refuses to stay dead

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