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History of video games/Platforms/Mad Box
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In January 2019 Slightly Mad Studios announced the Mad Box as a VR oriented console.Machkovech Sam A game studio with zero hardware experience is building a VR-ready console https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/01/project-cars-studio-announces-its-next-project-a-next-gen-wireless-vr-console/ 17 September 2021 Ars Technica 2 January 2019 en-us Many journalists were initially skeptical of the future of the console.Dingman Hayden What the ambitious Mad Box console implies about the future of gaming https://www.pcworld.com/article/403123/slightly-mad-box-game-console-analysis.html 11 February 2022 PCWorld
A trademark dispute occurred in April, 2019.Slightly Mad Studios withdraws trademark for Mad Box console https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-29-slightly-mad-studios-withdraws-trademark-for-mad-box-console 12 November 2021 GamesIndustry.biz en
By late 2019 the console was cancelled,Redhead Kaden Purported Xbox Rival, The Mad Box Console Is Dead, Confirms Slightly Mad Studios Officials Happy Gamer https://happygamer.com/purported-xbox-rival-the-mad-box-console-is-dead-confirms-slightly-mad-studios-officials-44364/ 12 November 2021 HappyGamer 29 November 2019 with some speculating that the acquisition of Slightly Mad Studios by Codemasters played a role in the decision.That insane Mad Box console probably won't happen https://www.tweaktown.com/news/69016/insane-mad-box-console-probably-happen/index.html 12 November 2021 TweakTown 28 November 2019
Technology
The console was to operate at 120 frames per second.Lanier Liz Slightly Mad Studios’ CEO Reveals Details on New Console (EXCLUSIVE) https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/ian-bell-mad-box-1203097617/ 12 November 2021 Variety 2 January 2019
A game engine with multisystem export including to the Mad Box was said to have been in development.
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