I am a Linux user and have used it for a whole range of things including turning my xBoxes into servers and run a few USBs with bootable systems on them. I also run a full Ubuntu OS on my laptop along with a quick booting DamnSmallLinux OS. I knew that Linux would one day hit the gaming scene with the PS3 using it… But I never expected a console to be on its way so soon.

Before you start saving your pennies for a new console to add to your ever growing display units, please remember that this is only a Demo system and has very few games availible… Not just that… There are only 500-1000 ish being made.

Here is a press Release:

ANNISTON, AL–(Marketwire - October 14, 2008) - Envizions Computer Entertainment announced that the Mirrors Evolution 1.0 is scheduled to go on sale November 18, 2008. Mirrors Evolution is a commercial open source application that provides next generation applications such as gaming, VoIP, storage, cloud computing, game development, social network and multi-media applications. The Mirrors Evolution was designed on a modified version of Fedora 8. When the Mirrors Evolution disc is loaded over the Fedora 8 OS, new features will be available, yet maintaining the original Fedora features and applications. Updates will be released as phases per updates. Mirrors Evolution is the same software that governs the EVO Smart Console.

New features include background skins, icons, and the customized social network Pitch Buzz as well as Green Earth, Envizions green internet portal, and other desktop applications. Mirrors Evolution will ship with four promotional packages, each having a different Linux open source game enclosed and the basic orange version with no game.

Mirrors Evolution is mainly aimed at future developers who wish to dabble in new waters and get some new games in the works. I am sure if you check ebay in the future you may be able to get your hands on a original Mirrors Evolution console which I predict will be worth a few pennies when the offspring of this console get better.

Do not expect Mirrors Evolution to be competing with Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft for a few years… But do expect this to develop into a whole range of projects that will evolve from this baby.

I predict that you will see a few systems develop and may see this turn into a full blown OS (It is using Fedora which could turn some high end PCs into 100% gaming consoles (Or maybe multi-boot). I do think in the next 5 years this Mirrors Evolution system will evolve and maybe one day compete with the higher end consoles and will take its share…. You have to remember Linux is built on OpenSource and that will equal much cheaper games or even FREE games and more updates for those games (More people working on the games and a big community).

I know I will be building a Linux computer for this sole OS soon. As soon as it all gets stable and some of the components become cheaper I am sure more and more will be doing the same.

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