Gamepark XGP handheld game console
Gamepark is a company that apparently only releases products that are anagrams involving the letters G, P, and X, for on the heels of their GPX2 media player comes the XGP game console. It looks a little bit like the bastard child of a PSP and a Sidekick, so if you happen to own both of those devices, you might consider breeding them and seeing if you can make one of these.
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TboB @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Looks nasty.
Mikami @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Any Spec on this anywhere? Would be interested to see how it compares to the GPx2.
tony @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Looks good.
It's interesting when it'll be in Russia...
maurik willemse @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
I'm assuming that this console wont be released outside of S.Korea
Hans @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
the one in the pics looks different from the actual model. why is there a phone dialer? plus, what sort of games would it run?
pspimp @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Gamepark is an enigma.
The hardware is so cool, the games are few, but looks so cool.
It really is a shame it never caught on.
Be really cool if somehow this could play PC games.
Philip Wesley @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
The whole point of the GP32 was that it could be used to play loads of emulators. In fact, the homebrew scene was the only thing it had going for it.
Kind of like the PSP. heh.
Taesoo @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Do you know GP32 from Gamepark? The Gamepark was divided into two companies: Gamepark and Gamepark holdings. XGP from gamepark is a high-end gaming handheld with full 3d acceleration(OpenGL ES?). It will be backward compatible. The design and specifications are not fixed yet. This is scheduled in the second quater next year. GPx2 from Gamepark holdings is a media player though it supports many games by emulators. This will not be compatible with both GP32 and XGP. GPx2 supports only 2D acceleration. GPx2 will be released soon at very affordable price. I am personally very interested in GPx2.
Necrophiliac @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
The insignia is that of a square Dreamcast spiral
Eran Hawke @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
I like the idea of a handheld created for homebrew and emulators. Great! I also like the idea of the company NOT trying to break emulators and homebrew with each firmware update.
Booo Sony!
Tom @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
This looks very similiar to the PSP, wonder if it will have the same capabilities.? The swivel screen is welcomed. What functions are on the keys, not very clear in the photo. Sleek design, might have to get one, just to play with it.
Christopher7xii @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
"This looks very similiar to the PSP"
how does this even remotely resemble the PSP? its black, with a screen? just WOW.
Brian @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
my first thought was, 'wow, this looks like the psp,' on account of it totally looks like the psp.
Vance @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
That big open flat space under the screen is just begging for a QWERTY keyboard.
Eric @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Too bulky and button layout looks odd. With that, I'll probably still buy one.
benhc911 @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
the color and shape of the buttons (both phone and game) and the directional pad are different between the two pics... But the ability to have the screen like a psp, and be able to clamshell it away ala tablet pc is great. It was an idea I was hoping for in a handheld. Pity it wont have anything in the way of software like my DS and PSP. Its bound to go the way of the tapwave, and likely the Gizmondo and Ngage.
Nds times @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
That image is fake. The real GPX is more down to earth... http://gpx2.com/product/product.asp
Powerful Dual core CPU
Dual core 'ARM920T, ARM940T' is embedded in GPX2.Enjoy cutting edge music, movies, and games with powerful dual CPU
Entertainment follows you
Replays MPEG, XviD, WMV DivX format digital contents up to 720*480 pixels and supports caption.
Watch vivid motion pictures on the high resolution 3.5" 170,000 colors TFT LCD.
Enjoy Games with GPX2 now!
CPU which has 2D accelerator enables you enjoy games anytime anywhere. Meet the exclusive GPX2 games along with abundant emulators such as MAME, SNES, Genesis, PC Engine etc
Realizes a powerful digital sound, and supports various audio codec
Replays music in MP3, WMA, OGG format on the multi-codec MP3 player.
Listen to 100mw of true high quality sound.
Electronic Album-JPG BMP Support
You can download and view photos taken on a digital camera through your PC. Enlargement, abridgment is available from 320*240 up to 1024*768 and you can rotate Images up to 0, 90, 180, 270, Supports JPG, BMP, PCX, GIF files.
Read a text file with GPX2 now!
You can read electronic novels and any other text files through the text viewer. Besides you can use enlargement and abridgment function when you read a text file.
Simply upgrade firmware on GPX2 website
Enhance your product quality continuously by downloading on the GPX2 website.
USB 2.0 high speed
You can get a file of 500Mbps with USB 2.0 which is connected with PC
Jizzy @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Whats with only a number pad... dont they think that a functional keyboard (or a querty) might be a little more usefull.
Eran Hawke @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Agreed. I'd be more interested in a little kbd like a Treo or Sidekick.
If this os for the Korean market they may use the keypad for text entry. I hear many in Korea are proficient in T9.
OddManOut @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Uh...that's not what I was expecting. Might be kinda cool though.
I too wonder about the number pad. Is there to be a phone module add on or something ?
Taesoo @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
I heard that XGP (not GPX2) will feature WiFi, DMB and TV-out. The number pad may be replaced with touch-pad (though not fixed yet.)
ps.
Many koreans actually prefer the number pad to a tiny querty keypad. I think it's just because korean input methods for numpad is cleverly designed. I'd also like qwerty to type english.
Carl @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
I like my psp but this looks very intresting the GP32 seemed like a perfect emulation/homebrew platform, cant wait to see what they do with this.
jmetal88 @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Some of you guys have no idea what you're talking about.... and this article is not exactly incorrect, but not quite right. First of all, the XGP and the GPx2 are not made by the same company. The XGP is made by GAMEPARK and the GPx2 is made by Gamepark HOLDINGS. Secondly, Gamepark HOLDINGS is changing their company name, and also that of their console, to avoid confusion GAMEPARK and their XGP. GPx2's new name will be announced on Aug. 25th. Another thing, GAMEPARK's XGP will be primarily for commercial games (they are planning to release Quake 3 on it) and the Gamepark HOLDINGS console GPx2 (or whatever they will be calling it) will be primarily a media player and largely supportive of homebrew and emulators (Gamepark HOLDINGS will even be releasing a few emulators themselves, so they say). Anyways, whichever handheld you end up getting will depend on you personal tastes.
xero.03 @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Ummmm jmetal, by the time this thing is out Quake 3 should be nearing it's open source release which means they CAN'T sell it commercially, and even if they did make a deal with John Carmack and id Software, homebrewers could simply take the SDK for the system and port there own version. And last I checked the XGP is the trus successor to the GP32 with full backwards compatability and all that good stuff, meaning the XGP should be the more home-brew/open source freindly system. Gosh, n00bs :P
Blaze @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Wow your a retard xero. You act like your completely right and everyones wrong when you are completely wrong. The gp2x is the gp32's successor. the xgp WONT be home brew it will be commercial like psp and ds. the gp2x WILL be designed for home brew. It comes with a sdk for one example ya "n00b"...
TboB @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Looks nasty.
Mikami @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Any Spec on this anywhere? Would be interested to see how it compares to the GPx2.
tony @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Looks good.
It's interesting when it'll be in Russia...
maurik willemse @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
I'm assuming that this console wont be released outside of S.Korea
Hans @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
the one in the pics looks different from the actual model. why is there a phone dialer? plus, what sort of games would it run?
pspimp @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Gamepark is an enigma.
The hardware is so cool, the games are few, but looks so cool.
It really is a shame it never caught on.
Be really cool if somehow this could play PC games.
Philip Wesley @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
The whole point of the GP32 was that it could be used to play loads of emulators. In fact, the homebrew scene was the only thing it had going for it.
Kind of like the PSP. heh.
Taesoo @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Do you know GP32 from Gamepark? The Gamepark was divided into two companies: Gamepark and Gamepark holdings. XGP from gamepark is a high-end gaming handheld with full 3d acceleration(OpenGL ES?). It will be backward compatible. The design and specifications are not fixed yet. This is scheduled in the second quater next year. GPx2 from Gamepark holdings is a media player though it supports many games by emulators. This will not be compatible with both GP32 and XGP. GPx2 supports only 2D acceleration. GPx2 will be released soon at very affordable price. I am personally very interested in GPx2.
Necrophiliac @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
The insignia is that of a square Dreamcast spiral
Eran Hawke @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
I like the idea of a handheld created for homebrew and emulators. Great! I also like the idea of the company NOT trying to break emulators and homebrew with each firmware update.
Booo Sony!
Tom @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
This looks very similiar to the PSP, wonder if it will have the same capabilities.? The swivel screen is welcomed. What functions are on the keys, not very clear in the photo. Sleek design, might have to get one, just to play with it.
Christopher7xii @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
"This looks very similiar to the PSP"
how does this even remotely resemble the PSP? its black, with a screen? just WOW.
Brian @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
my first thought was, 'wow, this looks like the psp,' on account of it totally looks like the psp.
Vance @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
That big open flat space under the screen is just begging for a QWERTY keyboard.
Eric @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Too bulky and button layout looks odd. With that, I'll probably still buy one.
benhc911 @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
the color and shape of the buttons (both phone and game) and the directional pad are different between the two pics... But the ability to have the screen like a psp, and be able to clamshell it away ala tablet pc is great. It was an idea I was hoping for in a handheld. Pity it wont have anything in the way of software like my DS and PSP. Its bound to go the way of the tapwave, and likely the Gizmondo and Ngage.
Nds times @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
That image is fake. The real GPX is more down to earth... http://gpx2.com/product/product.asp
Powerful Dual core CPU
Dual core 'ARM920T, ARM940T' is embedded in GPX2.Enjoy cutting edge music, movies, and games with powerful dual CPU
Entertainment follows you
Replays MPEG, XviD, WMV DivX format digital contents up to 720*480 pixels and supports caption.
Watch vivid motion pictures on the high resolution 3.5" 170,000 colors TFT LCD.
Enjoy Games with GPX2 now!
CPU which has 2D accelerator enables you enjoy games anytime anywhere. Meet the exclusive GPX2 games along with abundant emulators such as MAME, SNES, Genesis, PC Engine etc
Realizes a powerful digital sound, and supports various audio codec
Replays music in MP3, WMA, OGG format on the multi-codec MP3 player.
Listen to 100mw of true high quality sound.
Electronic Album-JPG BMP Support
You can download and view photos taken on a digital camera through your PC. Enlargement, abridgment is available from 320*240 up to 1024*768 and you can rotate Images up to 0, 90, 180, 270, Supports JPG, BMP, PCX, GIF files.
Read a text file with GPX2 now!
You can read electronic novels and any other text files through the text viewer. Besides you can use enlargement and abridgment function when you read a text file.
Simply upgrade firmware on GPX2 website
Enhance your product quality continuously by downloading on the GPX2 website.
USB 2.0 high speed
You can get a file of 500Mbps with USB 2.0 which is connected with PC
Jizzy @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Whats with only a number pad... dont they think that a functional keyboard (or a querty) might be a little more usefull.
Eran Hawke @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Agreed. I'd be more interested in a little kbd like a Treo or Sidekick.
If this os for the Korean market they may use the keypad for text entry. I hear many in Korea are proficient in T9.
OddManOut @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Uh...that's not what I was expecting. Might be kinda cool though.
I too wonder about the number pad. Is there to be a phone module add on or something ?
Taesoo @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
I heard that XGP (not GPX2) will feature WiFi, DMB and TV-out. The number pad may be replaced with touch-pad (though not fixed yet.)
ps.
Many koreans actually prefer the number pad to a tiny querty keypad. I think it's just because korean input methods for numpad is cleverly designed. I'd also like qwerty to type english.
Carl @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
I like my psp but this looks very intresting the GP32 seemed like a perfect emulation/homebrew platform, cant wait to see what they do with this.
jmetal88 @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Some of you guys have no idea what you're talking about.... and this article is not exactly incorrect, but not quite right. First of all, the XGP and the GPx2 are not made by the same company. The XGP is made by GAMEPARK and the GPx2 is made by Gamepark HOLDINGS. Secondly, Gamepark HOLDINGS is changing their company name, and also that of their console, to avoid confusion GAMEPARK and their XGP. GPx2's new name will be announced on Aug. 25th. Another thing, GAMEPARK's XGP will be primarily for commercial games (they are planning to release Quake 3 on it) and the Gamepark HOLDINGS console GPx2 (or whatever they will be calling it) will be primarily a media player and largely supportive of homebrew and emulators (Gamepark HOLDINGS will even be releasing a few emulators themselves, so they say). Anyways, whichever handheld you end up getting will depend on you personal tastes.
xero.03 @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Ummmm jmetal, by the time this thing is out Quake 3 should be nearing it's open source release which means they CAN'T sell it commercially, and even if they did make a deal with John Carmack and id Software, homebrewers could simply take the SDK for the system and port there own version. And last I checked the XGP is the trus successor to the GP32 with full backwards compatability and all that good stuff, meaning the XGP should be the more home-brew/open source freindly system. Gosh, n00bs :P
Blaze @ Dec 19th 2005 1:24AM
Wow your a retard xero. You act like your completely right and everyones wrong when you are completely wrong. The gp2x is the gp32's successor. the xgp WONT be home brew it will be commercial like psp and ds. the gp2x WILL be designed for home brew. It comes with a sdk for one example ya "n00b"...