Other features of the Panasonic Q include a backlit information LCD, a front-loading slot disc tray, an optical sound output supporting Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS, a separate subwoofer jack, and a stainless steel chassis. A special version of the Game Boy Player was designed for the Q because the Player was designed to fit onto the bottom of the GameCube, and the Q's different bottom form factor kept the Player from being installed. The Panasonic Q is capable of using almost all of the GameCube hardware upgrades. The unit was priced at around ¥41,000 JPY and the modified version was priced at ¥46,000 JPY.

Initially, the Panasonic Q was only able to play games and DVDs from Japan however, a modified version, which could play American games and DVDs, began to be sold from Import shops, making it a popular console to import from Japan. This console was only officially released in Japan. The Panasonic Q was released because the Nintendo GameCube lacked DVD playback, which was a feature that its competitors, the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox, had. And include several new features over the Gamecube. The Panasonic Q (sometimes refered to as GameQ by GameCube fans) is a version of the Nintendo GameCube with the ability to play DVDs VCDs, audio CDs, and MP3 CDs.

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