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|logo = VideoNowXP.jpg
 
|logo = VideoNowXP.jpg
|developer = Tiger Electronics \<br> Hasbro
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|developer = Tiger Electronics, <br> Hasbro
 
|type = [[:Category:Handheld consoles|Handheld game console]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Handheld consoles|Handheld game console]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Seventh-generation video game consoles|Seventh generation]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Seventh-generation video game consoles|Seventh generation]]
 
|release = 2005
 
|release = 2005
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|introductory price = {{Inflation|USD|59.99|2005}}
 
|predecessor = [[Game.com]]
 
|predecessor = [[Game.com]]
 
|successor = [[Giga Pets Explorer]]
 
|successor = [[Giga Pets Explorer]]
 
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Released in the 2005 by Hasbro and their subsidiary, Tiger Electronics, the XP was a poorly thought out attempt to save their VideoNow product line by allowing it to play video games. The hardware inside is about the equivalent to a low-end DVD player, resulting in all the games for the XP being either QTE-based FMV games or something that plays like a DVD extra. There was also no third-party support.
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The '''VideoNow XP''' was a poorly thought out attempt by Hasbro and Tiger Electronics to save their VideoNow product line by allowing it to play video games. The hardware inside is about the equivalent to a low-end DVD player, resulting in all the games for the XP playing like a DVD extra with most titles being QTE-based FMV games. There was also no third-party support.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 16 March 2024

VideoNowXP.jpg
Developer Tiger Electronics,
Hasbro
Type Handheld game console
Generation Seventh generation
Release date 2005
Introductory price $59.99
Predecessor Game.com
Successor Giga Pets Explorer
Emulated

The VideoNow XP was a poorly thought out attempt by Hasbro and Tiger Electronics to save their VideoNow product line by allowing it to play video games. The hardware inside is about the equivalent to a low-end DVD player, resulting in all the games for the XP playing like a DVD extra with most titles being QTE-based FMV games. There was also no third-party support.

Emulators[edit]

THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EMULATORS FOR THIS DEVICE. ANY YOUTUBE VIDEOS CLAIMING TO OFFER THEM ARE SCAMS!