KFConsole

About

KFConsole is a gaming PC marketed as a console designed by KFC Gaming and Cooler Master. First teased in June 2020 and initially believed to be a hoax, the console was introduced as an upcoming product in December 2020, with its technical specification revealed.

History

On June 12th, 2020, KFC Gaming, gaming-oriented social media accounts of fast food restaurant chain KFC, posted a video teasing KFConsole, a KFC-branded gaming console with a built-in compartment for heating up chicken. The post received over 4.4 million views on Twitter,^[1] 1.5 million views on YouTube^[2] and 171,000 views on Instagram^[3] in six months (shown below).

Starting on December 18th, 2020, KFC Gaming made^[4][5] a series of four countdown posts leading up to December 22nd introduction of the console, developed by KFC Gaming and PC hardware company Cooler Master. On that day, KFC Gaming posted a video that received over 2.4 million views on Twitter,^[6] 500,000 views on YouTube^[7] and 132,100 views on Instagram^[8] in six days (shown below).

Also on December 22nd, KFC Gaming^[9] posted several photographs of the console, with Cooler Master^[10] launching a page containing technical characteristics of the device. In late December 2020, the announcement of the console was covered by multiple news outlets.

Technical Characteristics

On December 22nd, 2020, Cooler Master^[10] unveiled technical characteristics of KFConsole. The build includes an Intel Nuc 9 Extreme Compute Element, an ASUS graphics card and a 1TB SSD. The console is set to support ray tracing, VR and resolutions up to 4K.

Online Presence

Following the initial teaser video, the KFConsole saw a minor presence in memes. For example, on June 13th, 2020, Redditor^[11] ManWalkingDownReddit made a You Can't Defeat Me meme (shown below) that received over 4,000 upvotes in /r/dankmemes in six months, with a June 14th repost by iFunny^[12] user Magoth gaining over 38,200 smiles in the same period.

In December 2020, following the trailer video, the console became a popular subject of discussions and videos. For example, on December 24th, YouTuber^[13] ReviewTechUSA posted a video about the console that gained over 236,000 views in five days (shown below, left). On December 26th, YouTuber^[14] videogamedunkey posted a humorous video about the console that received over 2.2 million views in three days (shown below, right).

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