Australian Gamer writer, and Kotaku regular, Cav was wandering aimlessly around ebay when he discovered this, an insane ‘Game Chamber’ filled with eights LCDs, eight Xbox 360s and a bloody air conditioner. The only catch? You’ll have to cough up at least $25,000 for it.
According to the owner the game chamber is a “very rare item that was put together by Game For a national competition when GOW2 was released. It consists of a fully sealed air conditioned shipping container that has Gears Of War 2 external decoration. It is fully system linked.”
Inside is the following…
8 x samsung 42″ HD LCD Tv’s
8 x Xbox 360′s
1 x air conditioner
1 x fire extinguisher
1 x Netgear server
7 x Timber crafted GOW2 Lancer guns
10 x Plastic longshot replicas
Large assortment of army ammo boxes
Black & Grey Camo sheet which can be attached to the internal roof
8 x copies of gears of war 2, 8 x copies of Forza 2, 8 x copies of tom clancy Vegas 2 and others
The first problem is, of course, the price. The second is shipping. Simply put, you can’t ship something this size! It’s pick up only and is located in Cairns. Still it looks incredible.
Here are some more pics of this incredible set up.
Thanks again to Cav for alerting us to his original story
Eddy
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:05 AMWow… its one of those things.. You know.. That I want but don’t need… Haha that is wicked sick!
oggob
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:11 AMRemember entering this comp… would’ve been an incredible prize to win.
If I was stupidly rich, then I would be all over this!
Ryan Kellow
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:31 AMYer I remember that comp too, all of my friends praying that we’d receive that monster
Awnshegh
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:12 AMLooks like one of those, ‘if I win the lottery’, type setups. Though I can’t see anyone getting that much use out of 8 linked 360′s these days as most games no longer support system linking.
Bob
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:13 AMWow, i think this was the container they used to show of Gears 2 at the Melbourne e-games expo back in 08 i think?
Mark Serrels
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:19 AMThe very same!
Peter Sibilant
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:17 AMWould save me building a separate gaming/bar room
Ray
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:19 AM‘Pick up only’
LOL
Blake Reardon
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:30 AMHAHAHAHAHA!
Corey Lee
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:23 AMHe left out the most important details in his listing.
THE DIMENSIONS.
I doubt anyone in Sydney would have the space for such a thing nowadays unfortunately. :(
Rob Bailey
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:28 AMIt would be 20 foot long. Its a standard half container. As for transport it would be quite easy. There are container trucks everywhere.
oggob
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:31 AMdepends where you are though… I would certainly look at drawing up plans to attach the thing to my house somewhere…
If that meant a second floor or something then so be it.
Koppenflak
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 1:43 PMThe truly dedicated would sell one of their two cars, and park the thing in the now-unused second half of their double garage. Who gives a stuff if you can’t close the door any longer.
thistler
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:31 AMIt’s funny that there’s no shipping for the purchase of a ‘shipping’ container.
mccawsome
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 11:59 AMlol
My thoughts exactley
Vapor
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:39 AMI had wondered what happened to this. Was working for GAME at the time of the competition.
tourney5
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:52 AMDitto that
Peter Tilbrook
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:50 AMYeah but they have the crappy old 360′s not the ace new black slim ones!
Michael Winters
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 3:00 PMAnd how many of them are redringed?
Marathon
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:56 AMI’d rip out most of the TV’s, 360′s and throw in a couple of sofas and a minibar. Almost a ‘Gamers Backyard Shed.’
Only problem is the air con doesn’t exactly look like it does much to cool a metal container.
Michael Winters
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 3:04 PMYou’d be surprised. A lot of construction site offices are a shipping container with a tiny aircon in it and they work great.
AdamD
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:57 AMwait:
7 x Timber crafted GOW2 Lancer guns
I think someone has taken a souvenir.
Mark Serrels
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:58 AMHahahaha! Exactly what I thought when I read it…
Plainview
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:57 AMLet it be said –
I do feel slightly queasy and ill
at ease when I see such a spectacular
contraption. Of course, I mean to say: how many red
rings of death can you fit into a sea container?
Imagine it. The sea container sealed
tight. The darkness. The flashing red lights. The
horror . . . the horror.
That said, this particular item may be of use to me
if it still has its water-tight integrity.
Does it float?
Buoyancy is always of the utmost importance.
Matthew
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 11:17 AMif i was the owner, i would have offered it internationally, just make the buyers pay for shipping, otherwise that will be very hard to sell, due to the size and all
rturtle
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 11:34 AMIf I was rich, I would buy something like this. I think I remember there being an ODST truck going around the US for people to play Firefight before it was released XD
attila
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 11:43 AMGiven the price drops in TV’s and Xboxes etc, that seems awfully pricey. If he got $10K for it, I reckon he should count himself fortunate. Still a cool set up though.
Denaz
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 12:07 PMJust chuck it on the back of the ute, she’ll be right :P
God dam that would be sooooooo good…. but I don’t even think it would fit in my backyard!
doubleDizz
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 12:23 PMSo this guy won it, now he’s selling it for $25,000?! I don’t know about you guys, but that sounds like a bit of a dick move.
I’d be saying “you got this sh.t for free dude. How about you sell it at a humane price?”
Also, CAIRNS. Hopefully it’s still there after the motherf***** CAT FOUR cyclone that’s about to hit them…
Rathkan
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 1:02 PMThat’s like saying if you got $25,000 in cash you should give it to charity, because it’s a dick move to keep it.
It’s an auction, it’ll sell at what it’s worth or it won’t sell at all.
Sarge
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 1:25 PMyeah, what Rathkan said.
Also, it’s a SHIPPING CONTAINER, I don’t think the cyclone will do much to it. Actually, I can’t think of a place I’d rather be than inside one of those things
Thermal Ions
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 8:24 PMI seem to recall seeing a similar container floating away during the floods in South East Queensland recently, so it could have some downside, especially if near the coastline.
Peter Richards
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 2:01 PMErm, it is a SHIPPING CONTAINER, of course you can ship it.
[Razor]
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 3:31 PMThis takes me back to a time where people actually played Gears of War 2 online!
Ah, the good old days.
D
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 5:30 PM“Australian Gamer writer, and Kotaku regular, Cav was wandering aimlessly around ebay when he discovered this,”
I sent Kotaku an email “Tip” about this 4 days ago. Feeling a little ignored and un appreciated now :-(
Mark Serrels
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 5:33 PMSorry mate – I didn’t get it.
D
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 9:17 PMS’ok I was putting on the emotional bit ;-)
Steve0410
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 6:55 PMSo… This thing has been just sitting there for a few years since GOW2′s launch with the consoles, set-up etc like a sealed time capsule?
Toolboy
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 7:12 PMWTF is this doing in Cairns???
Thermal Ions
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 8:26 PMWhat, North Queenslanders can’t win stuff?
Joshua Nash
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 9:22 PMI actually know this guy, great guy, great thing to play in also.
pixels+props
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 12:48 AMI can build one of those for under $10K.
Hmm, next project?