History of video games/Platforms/DISCover

History thumb|E3 2003, the event where DISCover was introduced. DISC was based in Long Beach, California.Becker David Companies stack PC games in console boxes https://www.cnet.com/news/companies-stack-pc-games-in-console-boxes/ 28 April 2021 CNET en DISCover was introduced at E3 2003. The system was again featured at E3 2004.Becker David Game handhelds to take spotlight at E3 https://www.zdnet.com/article/game-handhelds-to-take-spotlight-at-e3/ 28 April 2021 ZDNet en The ApeXtreme console was supposed to support DISCover technology, but it dropped by 2005.Maragos Nich Gamasutra - The Art & Business of Making Games https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/95715/ApeXtreme_Hardware_Release_On_Hold.php www.gamasutra.com 12 November 2020 en A partnership between Digital Interactive Systems and Alienware was announced.Digital drums among new gaming gadgets https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8908236 7 December 2020 NBC News en In 2005 two Alienware media center computers including the DHS 5 were released supporting DISCover.Home Page https://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg00-discover.htm#page=reviews Video Game Console Library 12 November 2020Alienware to Provide Industry Preview of Innovative New Digital Home System at CEDIA EXPO 2005 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050909005081/en/Alienware-Provide-Industry-Preview-Innovative-New-Digital www.businesswire.com 12 November 2020 en 9 September 2005 Technology DISCover was a system designed to allow traditional PC games to be easily played in a console setting.Alienware Introduces Next-Generation DHS Media Center Systems https://www.itprotoday.com/compute-engines/alienware-introduces-next-generation-dhs-media-center-systems IT Pro 12 November 2020 en 10 November 2004 DISCover was a combination of a BIOS chip running DISCover software and a script database to optimize the running of certain games in a console setting, as well as to automatically update and patch games.Q&A: Loren Kaiser on the DISCover engine https://www.gamespot.com/articles/qanda-loren-kaiser-on-the-discover-engine/1100-6086190/ GameSpot 12 November 2020 External Resources DISCover Video Game Console Library - DISCover page. References 2100%__NOTOC__