History of video games/Platforms/SquareOne
History
[edit | edit source]The console was developed by the startup Wizama of France.[1][2]
The console was shown at CES 2019 and CES 2020.[2][3]
The console was expected to be released in Fall of 2022 for a price of 499 euros.[1]
Technology
[edit | edit source]Compute
[edit | edit source]The system was equipped with 2 gigabytes of RAM.[3]
The system could be made with either 64 gigabytes or 128 gigabytes of internal storage.[3]
Input
[edit | edit source]NFC and Bluetooth are used by the console in conjunction with a touchscreen to simulate the board of a board game.[2][3]
Games were installed via digital download.[4]
Games
[edit | edit source]Chromacy
[edit | edit source]A strategy game.[3]
Refrences
[edit | edit source]- ↑ a b Rubin, Ross (May 20, 2022). "Startups remake classic games for the digital era" (in en). ZDNET. https://www.zdnet.com/article/startups-remake-classic-games-for-the-digital-era/.
- ↑ a b c "SquareOne Returns to CES Las Vegas" (in en). Elektor. https://www.elektormagazine.com/news/squareone-returns-to-ces-of-las-vegas.
- ↑ a b c d e Priday, Richard (11 January 2020). "SquareOne wants to be your all-digital board game collection" (in en). Tom's Guide. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/squareone-wants-to-be-your-all-digital-board-game-collection.
- ↑ Caballero, David (January 8, 2019). "Wizama's SquareOne is a digital board game console" (in en). Gamereactor UK. https://www.gamereactor.eu/wizamas-squareone-is-a-digital-board-game-console/.