History of video games/Platforms/GP2X

Launch
GamePark Holdings, also known as GPH, released the GP2X after splitting off from GamePark.

The GP2X was launched in South Korea in November of 2005.

About 30,000 GP2X consoles were sold by October 2006.

The improved spec GP2X F-200 was launched in October of 2007 for 125 British pounds.

Legacy
GamePark Holdings discontinued the GP2X in August of 2008 with 60,000 consoles sold.

After the company split, GamePark folded in 2007, and GamePark Holdings survived a bit longer till March 23rd, 2013.

Compute
The GP2X has a primary ARM920T CPU and a secondary ARM940T CPU, both clocked at 200 megahertz.

The GP2X has 64 megabytes of SDRAM.

F-100
The GP2X has 64 megabytes of NAND flash storage built in.

The original GP2X F-100 has an analog stick.

The GP2X display is a 3.5 inch LCD with a resolution of 320 by 240 pixels.

The GP2X is powered by dual AA batteries, though the power draw is such that standard alkaline batteries will last about ten minutes at most, with rechargeable batteries lasting six hours at most.

F-200 Only
The F-200 adds a touchscreen, improves expandable storage to the SDHC Standard, and replaces the D-pad with an improved 16 way D-Pad, but is otherwise identical to an F-100.

Software
The GP2X runs GNU/Linux.

Payback
3D open world game made in a similar style to early top down Grand Theft Auto games.

Read more about Payback on Wikipedia.

Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles
The demo of this game became a console pack in title after release in August 2007. The game was developed by the studio Yuan Works, which sources either state is in Korea, or Costa Rica.

Read more about Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles on Wikipedia.

External Resources

 * Archived version of the official website in 2005.