Acer planning 'open standard' gaming PC
Taiwan's Acer computers is looking to expand past its image as a budget notebook maker with a planned gaming-centric PC, according to a
recent interview. Details are scarce, but company VP James T. Wong touted the planned gaming machine's basis in "open standards," compared to closed, proprietary systems of the likes of Microsoft and Nintendo (perhaps Mr. Wong has not heard about the system-opening efforts of
XNA and
Wii Ware).
Of course, an "open standard" gaming PC could be anything from a simple
PC Gaming Alliance-approved system to a full-on
Phantom-style set-top box that can run any PC game. We're certainly hoping its the latter -- headline writing hasn't been nearly as fun without the Phantom to kick around.
[Via
Engadget]
