The console war is heating up once again with the addition of a new contender: the KFConsole. Yeah, really. It's not the first time we've seen fast food turn to gaming: we've seen Arby's partner with Cuphead, McDonald's getting into Animal Crossing, and previous KFC stunts have involved a chicken-restaurant-themed-island in New Horizons, too.
The Switch may be great for playing the latest Zelda games, but the KFConsole includes "the world's first built-in chicken chamber" to keep your poultry snacks warm (and presumably tasting like computer fumes). Can Mario keep your chicken warm? No, he can't.
KFC's spokesperson, Mark Cheevers, took the time to issue an offer/threat to other platforms:
"If Sony or Microsoft want any tips on how to engineer a chicken chamber for their efforts next time, they’d be welcome to get in touch."
Seems like they're either too chicken to take on Nintendo... or maybe they know something we don't. Could the next Nintendo console already have a chicken chamber? You heard it here first, folks.
[source landing.coolermaster.com]
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Does it play that KFC VR game and the KFC dating sim?
KFC, I don't really care for their food, but I love their delightfully weird marketing.
It’s like the console by Budweiser that has built in beer chiller
@Bunkerneath Change that to Rolling Rock and I know one temperamental YouTuber that would be onboard.
Its a pc case?? A joke? I don't get it!
Nothing beats eating chicken in 4k.
@Bunkerneath at least the Bud Light console was also a projector, and really, it's a computer inside. Also beer seems more like what you'd have WHILE playing video games, vs fried chicken, but maybe that's just me
KFC may have remained my fast food brand of choice for years now (between the menu, discounts and one particularly commute-convenient location), but I don't even expect this thing here to make it to their Belarusian domain, let alone be of interest to me. It may be a portable chicken chamber, but it doesn't appear to be a portable console. Well, except for GameCube kind of portability, perhaps.
I only play consoles made by Popeyes.
They also made a romcom. What's going on with KFC this year? 😂
Too bad they got rid of their potato wedges. Bojangles is better anyway.
KFConsole & chill.
Definitely an evening that's finger licking good.
Still a few days left of 2020... why not.
Apparently 100% real. The chicken chamber are the heat pipes from the Asus RTX and Intel chip.
100% will use that to keep warm chocolate chunk cookies.
OMG...!!
ROFL 🤣🤣🤣
I thought it was a real video game console.
It looks finger clicking gooood
These “fast food wars” that occasionally sprout, usually fueled through some odd tweet or social media post, is so odd. I would love to sit in on a board meeting when they come up with these things.
It's like these articles get less relevant every day. How long before NintendoLife stops making articles that are actually about Nintendo?
@DrDaisy lol you do see that this article is filed under Random, right? Random articles can be about anything.
I have so many questions! Is this real or just like joke commercial thing? Is it like an air fryer? An actual console? Does it actually play anything? So confused, NintendoLife please help
@Anti-Matter
It, um, apparently is: https://landing.coolermaster.com/kfconsole/
@Beaucine
Is that real console or just commercial jokes ?
What games they have both 3rd party and 1st party?
Do they have physical release distribution?
I don't even think that product a real video game console.
I was going to make a joke about "The console isn't overheating, it's just keeping the chicken fresh," but...
https://landing.coolermaster.com/kfconsole/
That's the truth. Oh, 2020, you're a strange mistress.
This is even hilarious if you still remember.
Introducing "PS5". 🤣
@NIN10DOXD They got rid of potato wedges the same year as Taco Bell got rid of potatoes? Not a great year for us potato lovers.
For the same reason they made a Lifetime movie staring Mario Lopez as Colonel Sanders.
@Anti-Matter It's real, although it's a gaming PC instead of a console. I'm thinking it's going to be made in very small numbers because it essentially is a marketing joke, but if you want it bad enough, you can actually buy. Now what would be hilarious is if the KFConsole outsold the new Atari VCS.
@Anti-Matter
It's a real console, apparently, yeah. Not much is known about it, in terms of games, but the technology inside of it has been revealed at least. This NintendoLife article doesn't go into much detail, but other websites do: https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/kfc-the-kfconsole-is-real-and-will-end-the-console-wars-2844512
It was likely born as a joke, admittedly, but now they're going to town with it and actually releasing the thing. It sounds more like a PC than a console, of course, and I doubt it'll have any exclusives. But it'll be a box you can buy, apparently.
Chicken chamber? What? Why does this all sound weird and wrong?
But what about the games?
Untitled Chicken Game?
Bucket Knight?
Super White Meat Boy?
2-Piece: Poultry Warriors?
Fowlboy?
Wasn't this announced back in June when the PS5 was revealed?
Coolermaster? So it's a chicken warmer made by a pc case maker? I mean usually you would use this to keep chicken as you fry in batches, not buy a bucket and dump it in but it will be funny if they actually make some.
Eating & gaming is a strange combo. I’d eat before I game or after I game but never while gaming.
It needs a GTX 480 in there to cook that chicken!
This will surely outsell the PS2 trust me
Where is the buy now button?
Hmmm...I thought Christmas is coming but I guess April Fool got here first.
Where’s the “trash now” button?
First a KFC Lifetime movie, and now a KFC video game console? I swear their marketing team is just trying their best to appeal directly to Justin McElroy, in hopes to get featured on one of his several podcasts for free advertising.
@Thumbsofsteel
That made me chuckle, nice one. May I just add Chicken Breast Of The Wild?
But can it run Crysis?
Oh, look !
I found KFC handheld from Ebay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/KFC-ELECTRONIC-HANDHELD-VIDEOGAME-FAST-FOOD-COLLECTIBLE-PROMOTION-TOYS-/174193423421
Well, you know... Made in China. 🤣
Btw, this has PC Specs that can run Cyberpunk2077.
Probably better than the Atari VCS 😂
KFC did what Nintenwon't.
@kingv84 I don't care. There's way too much "random" crap on this site, an annoying trend seemingly started by Liam Doolan and Damien McFerran. If this wasn't the most comprehensive Nintendo news site, I'd never even come here anymore. The way things are going, it probably won't be for long. If they wanna put these articles here, fine, but sometimes I feel compelled to give them crap for it.
Granted, NintendoLife is not nearly as bad as NintendoSmash.
At first i thought this was just empty brand marketing tying into the console hype and their sister company Taco Bell doing XSX promotion contests.
Then I noticed that Cooler Master logo attached. What is this thing? This is... Real hardware of some weird kind?
@Ryu_Niiyama The KFC da...wha?
@Ooyah I’d play that!
@NEStalgia never heard about “I love you Col. Sanders!” ?
https://www.prweek.com/article/1669262/why-kfc-decided-dating-game
Ok so some dudebro is gonna buy this and the xbox fridge. Just need a monster energy drink somewhere in there.
@Ryu_Niiyama I... Wow.. Just.... Never.... They... Do... How... Finger lickin'.... I'll even take a Russian soyuz... Just get me out of here!
Holy moly, eating fried chicken with those VR glasses on, feels and taste so real. Haha.
Will it stream the new KFC movie with Mario Lopez?
I know this will likely be a gimmicky pc, but I still want it.
@DrDaisy If you don't care then don't click on the articles marked as Random. NintendoLife can post whatever they want, its their site and they can't make up Nintendo news if there isn't any.
The Switch is a toaster, so it facilitates Breakfast. KFC console has the chicken chamber for Lunch or Dinner. They are partners.
KFC console vs The o.g George Foreman Grill PS3
@kingv84 I get annoyed just seeing them in the feed whether I click on them or not. There are filter tabs, but none of them cover all things Nintendo-related.
I'm tired of arguing about this. If you don't like seeing my posts, just put me on your ignore list like I'm about to do with you.
@DrDaisy lol seems like you get pretty annoyed quickly about anything. Putting people on ignore list just for commenting on your comments? You do you. I am not going to put you on the ignore list just for comments.
It's actually an Intel NUC PC. Considering even those are very expensive, around $1000, expect this to be somewhere in that range as well.
That said, the Ghost Canyon NUC is basically like a console-meets-PC, and is super easy to upgrade, with no screwdrivers, etc, involved.
@Ryu_Niiyama Yes, it can play that, because this is actually a PC; it will most likely ship with Windows pre-installed, and that game is available via Steam.
@Supadav03
Yeah it's just not very practical lmao.
@yuwarite it was a joke.
@DrDaisy wow somebody is a stick in the mud
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