# History of video games/Platforms/Polium One
## History
### Announcement

The console was announced around early July, 2022, with a stated release date of Q3 2024. Around the time of the initial announcement, it was reported that preorders via NFT were opened, though it was also reported that preorders would not be accepted till a prototype had been made. There were initially 10,000 pre-order consoles planned for production. The announcement was met by skepticism by much of the gaming press.
The logo of the Polium One was noted for a similarity to the logo of the Nintendo GameCube. Because of this the company announced that their logo would be redesigned.

## Technology
### Hardware

A number of media outlets doubted claims that the consoles stated specs of playing 8K ray-traced games at 120 frames per second. A custom NVIDIA SOC containing a CPU and GPU was claimed to be used by the system.
The controller was said to feature a built in speaker.

### Software

The console claimed to be oriented around "Web 3" gaming, orienting the system around NFTs.
Linux was announced as a software project being used by the console.

## References

* 1 2 3 4 Ahmed, Sayem. "NFT games console Polium One announced for 2024" (in en). Dexerto. https://www.dexerto.com/tech/nft-games-console-polium-one-announced-for-2024-1862349/.
* ↑ Hernandez, Ornella (7 July 2022). "Web3 Watch: Crypto Gaming Console in the Works, Nike’s Metaverse Plans". Blockworks. https://blockworks.co/web3-watch-crypto-gaming-console-in-the-works-nikes-metaverse-plans/.
* ↑ Henley, Stacey (7 July 2022). "Let's All Point And Laugh At The Rubbish NFT Console". TheGamer. https://www.thegamer.com/polium-one-nft-crypto-blockchain-console-bad-idea-scam/.
* ↑ Scullion, Chris (4 July 2022). "The first ‘NFT games console’ has been announced". VGC. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-first-nft-games-console-has-been-announced/.
* ↑ Cassell, Ashley (July 5, 2022). "Cardano’s “Next Wave” – and the New Gaming Console That Earns Crypto". InvestorPlace. https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/cardanos-next-wave-and-the-new-gaming-console-that-earns-crypto.
* 1 2 Walker, John (4 July 2022). "Hilarious 'Web 3 Console' Will Never, Ever Happen" (in en-us). Kotaku. https://kotaku.com/polium-one-console-web3-nft-metaverse-crypto-blockchain-1849140057.
* 1 2 Gendron, Will. "This ‘web3 game console’ marks a new low for crypto grifts" (in en). Input. https://www.inputmag.com/tech/polium-one-web3-game-console-nft-crypto-blockchain.
* 1 2 Wood, Rhys (7 July 2022). "That NFT console's problems run deeper than a plagiarized logo" (in en). TechRadar. https://www.techradar.com/news/that-nft-consoles-problems-run-deeper-than-a-plagiarized-logo.
* ↑ Henderson, Rik (4 July 2022). "Polium One is a Web3 games console coming in 2024" (in en-gb). www.pocket-lint.com. https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/161731-polium-one-is-a-web3-games-console-coming-in-2024.
* ↑ Cerafica, Anna (5 July 2022). "The NFT Console Polium One Explained". Game Rant. https://gamerant.com/the-nft-console-polium-one-explained/.
* ↑ Godfrey, Benjamin (8 July 2022). "Introducing Polium One: First Web3.0 Gaming Console". Coinspeaker. https://www.coinspeaker.com/polium-one-web3-0-gaming-console/.