Semblance (console)

*“Semblance is an all-new home gaming console from Morningwood Arts! Developed by in-house team Semblance Industries, the console is a new player in the console gaming market but is not looking to compete but instead looks to be a favourite among gamers.”*
―Official Description
**Semblance** is an upcoming tenth generation home video game console developed by Semblance Industries, a subsidiary of Morningwood Industries. Slated for release on March 21st, 2023, it is the first console to be developed under Morningwood Arts and their entry into the console gaming market. The company hopes that the console could become a new player in the market.

First teased as Project Hope with another codenamed "Cyan" on June 9th, 2021, Morningwood Arts would officially announce the console's existence as Semblance on June 8th, 2022, along with an additional model known as Semblance NEO which is a lower-end but more affordable console for those with lower budgets. Both of these two consoles are considered to be part of the Semblance console family.

When comparing the two models at launch, the NEO has less power than the base model. Semblance can support up to 8K resolutions with higher frame rates and real-time ray tracing and comes standard with a high-speed 1TB solid-state drive to decrease the loading times of games. The NEO, however, has most of the features of the base model but instead can only support up to 4K resolution and comes with a 500GB solid-state drive. It is also worth noting that both Semblance consoles also have a feature called "Smart System" wherein users will be able to buy games off the store from the web or their mobile devices on the official Semblance Gaming app and remotely install them from there, provided they linked their console to the app. Both consoles use Semblance OS, an operating system based on the Semblance game engine.

## Features

### Semblance OS

Built on top of the Semblance game engine and the Android operating system, Semblance OS is created specifically for the Semblance consoles. Inspired from Android OS designs, its sleek and user-friendly interface allowed Semblance Industries to cater a wide audience with a design template that's easily identifiable by owners of the console and future users. During the development of the console's OS, the decision to use the Android OS as a framework in addition to the Semblance engine came from the fact that instead of creating an entirely new framework, using an open-source software and pairing it another software that Semblance Industries was familiar with seemed like the better choice without spending too much time on development, thus the Semblance OS was created. However, the company did make their own improvements and optimizations in order to provide a smooth and bug-free experience with the OS.

Being an Android-based operating system, Semblance OS is also an option for Android smartphones and tablets; these would be sold as "Semblance A Edition" smartphones and tablets, sponsored by Google.

### Semblance Gaming

Semblance Gaming is a mobile app developed by Semblance Industries that allows users of the Semblance console to remotely take direct control of their consoles with their mobile device. This is extremely useful and helpful for users that happen to lose or damage their controllers, or if they simply wish to save their controller's battery life. With the app, users can navigate through the Dashboard with their mobile device's touchscreen, turn off or turn on the console, easily with a few swipes.

The app also allows users to browse through the console's catalog of games, manage their Semblance+ subscription and make purchases on games and DLC. When buying games, the user will be given an option to remotely turn on their console to begin installed the newly purchased game; this is useful for those who are away from home.

### Semblance Online

Both Semblance consoles come with Semblance Online, an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service and is operated by Semblance Industries. With this online service, users can create an Account with a universal name on the service, similar to Xbox Network's Gamertag. An Account name is unique to each user and can only contain letters, numbers, spaces and certain special characters (\_ - — ~). When a user first creates an Account, they'll be given a randomized name. Users are allowed to change their Account name every 6 months and has no cost for doing so. The sCloud is a feature that allows players to access their saved games across different Semblance consoles, storing that data in the cloud for easy access to save data.

#### Semblance+

*Main article: Semblance+*
Semblance+ is a paid subscription service for Semblance Online. The service provides users access to a catalog of games from publishers. These games are either from first or third party developers. Unlike Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass, titles are not removed from its catalog, unless it is requested by that game's publisher or developer. Morningwood Arts titles remain on the service once they are added, though not all titles from the publisher are added.

There are also other perks given to first time Semblance+ subscribers, which includes one month of Spotify Premium and one month of Disney+.

Semblance+ is available in several different plans.

* 1 Month Plan - $14.99
* 3 Month Plan - $29.99
* 6 Month Plan - $44.99
* 12 Month Plan - $59.99
* 24 Month Plan - $79.99

### Dashboard

The Dashboard is the main screen that users will see after the console has been booted up. From here, they can navigate to various sections.

#### Social

The Social section is where the user can find their Profile, their Achievements, Social Groups, Group Chats and Voice Parties, and view the Profiles of friends and other users/players.

In addition, Social Groups are also where Semblance Industries will make official announcements relating to the Semblance console about new game releases or developments and have their group known as Semblance News.

Discord was originally going to be integrated into the console as its Social section, but plans for this were dropped after Morningwood Arts made the decision for Semblance Industries to develop their own Social component.

#### Game & Apps

The Games & Apps section is where users can find and access their downloaded digital games, installed from disc games and third-party apps, such as YouTube, Netflix, Disney+, Twitch and Spotify. It is also where owners can see how much storage is available, how much is being used, and is where users can delete games or apps to free up space.

#### Movies & TV

The Movies & TV section is where owners can find and access all of their downloaded digital movies and seasons or episodes of TV shows. These downloaded movies and TV shows contribute to the console's internal or external storage capacity. This section can also be used to free up space by deleting movies or TV shows.

#### Pins

While not a true section, the Pins "section" is where owners can find games and apps they pinned and can be found on the Dashboard for easy access without opening the Games & Apps section.

#### Store

Semblance Marketplace is the storefront where users can find both free and premium content for download including but not limited to games, apps, downloadable content, movie and TV content. There is also a catalog dedicated to and showcasing first-party games, both upcoming and released.

Available at retailers, users can also purchase Semblance Gift Cards which will add to their Account Balance, which they can use to make purchases.

#### Settings

The Settings section is where users can view the settings of their console, including but not limited to subscriptions, Home Console settings, internet connection, accessibility options, audio and information about their console's serial number, model number and current software version.

## Games

When Semblance was first released, it was released along with several launch titles available on day one. These included:

* *Arena of Valor: Heroes & Villains*
* *Eclipse Universe: Second Galactic War*
* *Eclipse Universe: Rose Squad - Extinction*

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## Console Specs

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\*SSD Seagate Expansion Card available in 2 TB, 4 TB and 6 TB sizes.

## Gallery

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