China's Eedoo iSec Console Postponed Again, Will Break $15M in R&D Costs

We’ve written a lot of skeptical things about the eedoo iSec gaming console, and once again, we come with grim tidings. The console’s release, originally slated for this month, has been pushed back yet again, with eedoo’s CEO telling Sina Tech there’s now no scheduled release date.

This second delay isn’t a huge surprise given that halfway through the month we hadn’t seen any signs of the console or even any attempts at marketing or launch hype. What is a surprise is that R&D costs for the iSec console will break $15 million next year, according to the company’s CEO. That’s an awful lot of money, so we assume the thing will come out sooner or later. And I guess maybe that explains why the system will reportedly cost more than any other current-gen console when it does come out.

Sina and other media — including us, in the past — have been reporting that the console is being developed by Lenovo, but actually it’s a bit more complex than that. At present, eedoo is technically its own company, but Lenovo owns controlling share of the company. So…yeah, basically, it’s still part of Lenovo as far as we can tell.

Anyway, we’re hoping to get a chance to actually play this thing someday, so here’s hoping to comes out in this decade. And hey, maybe this delay is a good thing. Perhaps they’re taking extra time to address some of our concerns?

[via Sina Tech]