Heads up, we've got another game console hitting the scene, but this one has a few interesting tricks up its sleeve. Zeebo's built on Qualcomm's MSM chipset and uses the same 528MHz ARM processor found in the Xperia X1. No discs or cartridges here, all games are downloaded from an online store over 3G, which is not only convenient but also a move intended to thwart software piracy. Software is developed using the Qualcomm BREW platform, and according to the company it's already amassed 300 titles including Crazy Taxi, Street Fighter Alpha, and the original Quake. Hey, it's not gonna rival the PlayStation 3, or even the PS2, but it does boast a more reasonable price point for countries where the markup on current gen hardware is rather extreme. It'll first launch in Brazil in May for the US equivalent price of $200, about one-third the cost of buying a Wii locally. Following that, expect it to hit Mexico later this year, India and Eastern Europe in 2010, and China sometime in 2011. No word on when or if they're planning to play up the retro card in the US.
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