New and low-cost video game console Zeebo

New and low-cost video game console Zeebo

Author itzco

If you are alweys looking for a low-cost flights, low-cost computers, low-cost cars. Now you can start looking for the low-cost in the games consoles industry. A partnership between American company Qualcomm (major chips maker for mobiles) and Brazilian video game and electronics company Tectoy (in Manaus) has developed the Zeebo console that will be available soon.
Price is the main attraction of Zeebo because it will cost 199 dollars in Brazil, which constitutes a third part of the current price for Wii and PS3. In addition, the basic Zeebo will include four games: Action Hero 3D, Treino Cerebral, Prey Evil and Quake; all of them will be translated into Portuguese.
The technology is provided by the multinational company Qualcomm (that owns 43% of Zeebo); this way, Qualcomm diversifies its business portfolio and takes advantage of its knowledge in the field of chips for cell phones. The Zeebo console has several components provided by Qualcomm, including processors, graphic cards, 3G connections and different pieces of software.

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