History of video games/Platforms/Playpulse One

History
Development started in 2017, with a company being formally setup in 2018.

The Playpulse One was announced in 2021 as an exercise bicycle with an integral game console. 2 million dollars were raised to fund the system by September of 2021. On November 17, 2022 it was announced that an undiscolsed amount had been invested in PlayPulse by NetEase.

Preorders first opened on April 13, 2021 for $1,199 USD. Preorders in late 2022 cost $1,600 USD.

Compute
An Intel i5-9400F CPU powered the system. The system featured a dedicated GPU. The system included 8 gigabytes of RAM, and 2 gigabytes of dedicated video RAM, as well as a 64 gigabyte solid state disk.

Hardware
The exercise bike includes a touchscreen measuring 24 in, as well as handlebars that integrate typical gamepad features.

Software
Unity 3D was used as the game engine for launch games.

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