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=== Panasonic Q === [[File:Panasonic-Q-Console-Set.jpg|thumb|The Panasonic Q contains a DVD movie player.]] The {{nihongo foot|'''Panasonic Q'''|パナソニックQ|Panasonikku Kyū|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a hybrid version of the GameCube with a standard DVD player, developed by [[Panasonic]] in a strategic alliance with Nintendo to develop the optical drive for the original GameCube hardware.<ref name="Q Christmas – NWR">{{Cite news |last=Lake |first=Max |date=October 19, 2001 |title=Q for Christmas in Japan |work=Nintendo World Report |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/6618/q-for-christmas-in-japan |url-status=live |access-date=March 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125230928/https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/6618/q-for-christmas-in-japan |archive-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref> Its [[stainless steel]] case is completely revised with a DVD-sized front-loading tray, a [[backlit]] [[LCD screen]] with playback controls, and a carrying handle like the GameCube.<ref name="PanasonicQ-IGN">{{Cite web |last=Mirabella III |first=Fran |date=April 9, 2002 |title=Panasonic Q Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/04/09/panasonic-q-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414182159/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/04/09/panasonic-q-review |archive-date=April 14, 2019 |access-date=May 1, 2019 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> Announced by Panasonic on October 19, 2001, it was released exclusively in Japan on December 14 at a suggested retail price of ¥39,800; however, low sales resulted in Panasonic announcing the discontinuation of the Q on December 18, 2003.<ref name="Q Christmas – NWR" /><ref name="PanasonicQ-Engadget">{{Cite news |date=December 14, 2019 |title=2001年12月14日、DVD再生に対応したゲームキューブ互換機「Q」(SL-GC10)が発売されました: 今日は何の日? |language=ja |work=Engadget JP |publisher=Verizon Media |url=https://japanese.engadget.com/jp-2019-12-13-2001-12-14-dvd-q-sl-gc10.html |access-date=March 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815024828/https://japanese.engadget.com/jp-2019-12-13-2001-12-14-dvd-q-sl-gc10.html |archive-date=August 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Michael |date=December 17, 2003 |title=Panasonic Q Discontinued – News |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/9283/panasonic-q-discontinued |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084816/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/9283/panasonic-q-discontinued |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=July 28, 2015 |website=Nintendo World Report}}</ref> The Q supports CDs, DVDs, and GameCube discs but there is virtually no integration between the GameCube and DVD player modes.<ref name="PanasonicQ-IGN" /><ref name="PanasonicQ-Engadget" /><ref name="PanasonicQ-ASCII">{{Cite news |date=October 19, 2001 |title=松下、ゲームキューブのソフトがプレイできるDVDプレーヤー"Q"を発表 |language=ja |work=ASCII |url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/326/326847/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723082601/https://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/326/326847/ |archive-date=July 23, 2021}}</ref><ref name="PanasonicQ-GameWatch">{{Cite news |date=October 11, 2001 |title=パナソニック製ゲームキューブ互換機「Q」、11月下旬に4万円以下で発売か |language=ja |work=Game Watch |publisher=Impress Corporation |url=https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20011011/q.htm |url-status=live |access-date=March 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723082601/https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20011011/q.htm |archive-date=July 23, 2021}}</ref>
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