Sor-Jan Xantha
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- Intent: Create a hologame system.
- Image Source: [ X ]
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Hologame
- Manufacturer: Corellia Digital
- Affiliation: Open-Market
- Model: Holostation Switch Hologame System
- Modularity: No.
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Duralumin (interior housing/frame), Flexiplast (exterior covering/shell), Glasteel (front plate), Diatium Power Cell (battery)
STRENGTHS
- Hybrid Hologame Console. Unlike the Holostation 5, the Switch -- while less powerful -- is the more versatile hologame platform, being designed with two operating modes: first, a console mode, via connection with a Holostation Switch Docking Station and, second, a handheld mode when removed from the docking station. This gives it qualities of both a console and a portable hologame system.
- Limited Battery Life. When removed from the dock station, the Switch operates off a diatium power cell.
- Limited Datacard Storage Space. Particularly when compared to dedicated consoles.
- HoloNet connection required for on-line play.
The HoloStation 4 was introduced in 844 ABY, shortly after Sor-Jan Xantha had taken over ownership of the struggling data enterprise that had been Corellia Digital at that point. While the HoloStation 4 has long been the hallmark of Corellia Digital's return to the hologame market, the market is now approaching 10 years since the HoloStation 4's introduction. As a result of which,
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and his staff in the Research and Development section of Corellia Digital were tasked with developing the next generation hologame console for the company.The HoloStation Switch is designed with maximum versatility in mind, and will phase out both the HoloStation 4 and the HoloBoy Advanced as those devices approach their projected end of life. Unlike the HoloBoy Advanced, which functioned as a datapad and comlink, the HoloStation Switch is a dedicated hologaming console even while displaying the same mobility as the HoloBoy. The Switch achieves this by housing the console inside a lightweight, self-enclosed console-monitor combination device that can be operated either hand-held or connected to a docking station. This allows the device to be played as a ordinary console while in the residence, then transitioned into a portable gaming device by simply grabbing it from the docking station on the fly.
Similar to the motion control interfact on the Holostation 4, the Holostation Switch can be operated via a remote controller or can use the onboard holographic resolution imaging scanner to pick-up and respond to physical responses from known users. In other words, it can be programmed to respond to the motions and gestures of registered players. The resolution imaging is high enough that it can distinguish one person from the next, though identical twins with like builds or clones will be able to confuse or fool the camera and onboard computer.
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