Panasonic Jungle - Portable MMO Player on the horizon?

[Bryan]

Apparently Panasonic has been working itself into a frenzy over a new handheld video game console designed solely around the concept of taking MMORPGs with you everywhere you go -- like you weren't already wasting too much of your life. The makers of the ill-fated 3DO are returning to the gaming world with a portable system dubbed "The Jungle." The clamshell device will allegedly sport a super high-resolution display, features a full QWERTY keyboard along with what looks like a touch sensitive d-pad and button arrangement, and may run atop a custom Linux build. The Jungle will also apparently sport a mini HDMI port, a micro USB port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. To our eyes, the system looks a little on the clunky side, with a definite air of something out of Nokia's N-Gage line -- not a good thing for a 2010 device. Alongside the system itself, Panasonic will launch a Battlestar Galactica title for the device, and a web show called Online Underground.

We're digging up more details right now, but the company (actually an offshoot of Panasonic called Panasonic Cloud Entertainment) has already set up shop with a site and a few teaser videos. Check out the mysterious new handheld in another pic and some videos after the break (including a look at the Battlestar Galactica title), and stay tuned as we unearth the full story on the Jungle.

[illgamez]

I just went from 6 to midnight

[Mikedot]

Umm... Why?

[garbanian]

I already play my MMO's on the go.
It's called a UMPC
and if you know how to mess around with settings, they can play decent games.

http://www.dynamism.com/notebooks/viliv-n5.shtml

WHAT I HAZ

[MrTingTing]

I'll just stick with my laptop, i have a hsdpa flatrate from my provider anyway
The screen's just too small for me.

[Urahara]

Are they behind time or something?
You can always get a laptop or something similar and connect a portable internet.

So what was their concept again to make a hype?

[Cookiez]

Are they behind time or something?
You can always get a laptop or something similar and connect a portable internet.

So what was their concept again to make a hype?

No, they're trying to make a handheld device capable of running mmos. I think.

[illgamez]

The main goal is portability.

[Cloud13]

It looks spiffy, but I doubt it'd be practical.

[Greed]

Laptop or notebook not portable enough to play MMOs?
It can even stream your pr0nz while playing which I don't think that handheld can do.

My laptop is pretty huge and I can't really carry it down the street and do dungeon raids or dodge that hugeass hammer of the Knoll Chieftan in Vindictus.