DISCover PC Game Console Unveils at E3

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May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Interactive Systems Corporation (DISC) will unveil DISCover, a game console that plays unmodified PC games, at a news conference in the press conference room of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) on Wednesday, May 14th, at 1:00 pm. The DISCover Booth is #6551.

Since DISCover games are unmodified PC games, DISCover will launch with more games than all other game consoles combined. Digital Interactive Systems will demonstrate DISCover's technology for playing unmodified PC games on a game console. This technology solves the "chicken and egg" problem: 1) you can't sell consoles without games; 2) games are not developed for consoles that don't sell. Since DISCover games are unmodified PC games, there's no need to develop games for the DISCover. All of a publisher's PC games will play, as is, on the DISCover. To have their PC games play on a console in the living room, publishers only need to ensure their games have been registered. Consumer electronics firms and PC manufacturers can create DISCover game consoles with the knowledge that the games will be there for them. These DISCover game consoles will have the stunning graphics and awesome audio of a PC, but without the hassles.

DISCover consoles, made by a number of consumer electronics firms and PC manufacturers, will range from upscale Pentium-class game consoles starting at $299, to digital home entertainment consoles that play PC games, movies, music, and PVR TV starting at $545. Media centers and extreme gaming systems, featuring high-end audio systems -- the fastest Pentium 4, 512 MB to a gigabyte of memory, and more than 120 GB hard disk -- offer the ultimate DISCover experience on a big-screen high-definition TV starting at $1,000 and up.

A number of firms will unveil DISCover consoles at E3, including SVA (one of Asia's largest consumer electronics firm), ABS Computers, and Hyundai Electronics. AITech will unveil a kit for transforming a PC into a DISCover game console. Kinyo electronics' DISCover game consoles will be in both its and DISCover's booths.

The DISCover virtual console will also debut on Gateway Computer's Media Center PC. Gateway's Media Center PC with DISCover virtual console plays CD/DVD-ROM games as easily as DVD movies. A press conference on the DISCover virtual console will be held at the DISCover Booth #6551 on Thursday, May 15th at 1:00 pm.

Two racecar simulators by Desktop Sims will be in the DISCover booth. The racecar simulators will be powered by two networked ABS DISCover gaming consoles, displayed on two 55" Mitsubishi HDTV. The simulators will be available for qualifying races by attendees during show hours prior to Friday's grand finale race. The grand finale race will be held for prizes and trophies, including an SVA DVD player, on Friday at 1:00 pm.

Visit DISCover at www.gameconsole.tv

Source: Digital Interactive Systems Corporation