When you hear the name KFC, the image of fried food probably comes to your mind chickenin a paper box. Not anymore, as the fast food chain has released a new computer for gamea called KFConsole.
The strange thing about this computer is that it has an "oven chamber" that can keep your fried chicken warm and crisp. The news at first reminded me of an April Fool's joke, but it is absolutely true. After all, we have December and not April. This is a new console called KFConsole.
KFC shared a trailer video on Twitter in June, the day after the PlayStation 5 was revealed, presumably as a fun achievement. While everyone took it as a joke, KFC went one step further and teamed up with computer hardware company Cooler Master to design and build a prototype of the KFConsole. And yes, it features a drawer that pulls the console's heat outlet to keep your snacks warm.
He returned in December with a new video to dispel any doubts about whether it was a joke or not.
Take a look at the technical specifications of the system. It has an Intel NUC 9 Extreme Compute Element with a modded Cooler Master MasterCase NC100, two Seagate BarraCude 1TB PCIe NVMe SSDs and an interchangeable GPU slot (although the Cooler Master website displays an Asus graphics card). And a chicken coop that acts as a computer cooling system.
The site also claims that the console is VR ready, supports beam detection and offers games up to 240fps with support for 240Hz output on all 4K monitors. And, of course, it will retain the iconic design of the KFC box, thanks to professional Tim “Timeplay” Malmborg.
Unfortunately, KFConsole is not currently available available at the market. However, KFC and Cooler Master plan to make it available sometime in the future.