GameSpy has an interview with Kevin Bachus, one of the "fathers" of the XBox, who now works for Infinium Labs on the Phantom Console:

Bachus Interview (http://www.gamespy.com/articles/january04/infiniumlabs/)

It's interesting to read about a corporate view of digital distribution, though I'm not sure if or how this will directly affect independent developers.

Is this venture supposed to be as successful as Bacchus' now defunct Capital Entertainment Group? That little venture really lived up to its hype....

http://www.ceggames.com/press/ceg_launch.htm

Of course, it never made me laugh quite as hard as the Phantom console, which was the target of investigative articles such as this...

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NTEyLDE=

If I were Bacchus, I'd start saving my paychecks because I foresee more unemployment in his future.

- Roulette