[OTHER] New Android Console Challenges the Ouya on Kickstart
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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Jan 2013 21:33    Post subject: [OTHER] New Android Console Challenges the Ouya on Kickstart
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The GameStick is a tiny console that plugs directly into your HDTV.

With a new console generation looming, people in the gaming industry are worried the whole honking hardware system is broken. It's expensive for developers to jump through the hoops Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo place before them to get their games playable on a big screen TV. The answer is to create a new ecosystem, and the Ouya attracted massive funding on Kickstarter with the premise of a $100 console with an open platform. But it looks like they weren't the only ones with this bright idea. A company called PlayJam is going even cheaper, with an $80 console and controller in one attractive package. In contrast to the Ouya's $950,000 asking price on Kickstarter, PlayJam is only looking for $100,000 to get the GameStick onto shelves by April 2013.

The GameStick doesn't just want to be an open platform, Jasper Smith the CEO of GameJam wants it to be portable too. The 2" long GameStick doesn't look much bigger than a flash USB drive, and it fits directly inside the controller. "People are always on the go. Traditional consoles are big. We set out to create a big screen games console that was so small you could pop it in your pocket," the Kickstarter description reads. All you need to do is plug in the HDMI cord and you're good to play.

A big worry about the Ouya is the gaming library is limited to only those titles on the Android platform, but GameStick says it has identified more than 200 games which will work really well on the big screen. "We are working with our network of over 250 developers including great studios such as Madfinger, Hutch, Disney and others to bring you the best line-up," goes the pitch. The Ouya has deals in place with Onlive and other game streaming services, but there's been nothing like that announced for the GameStick yet.

Finally, I heard many rumblings from gaming insiders that the Ouya team couldn't deliver on its promise and were fuming that the Kickstarter earned more than $8 million on smoke and mirrors. Again, in contrast to the Ouya, the GameStick is almost complete and - if the funding is successful - could be delivered in less than 4 months. "We have been developing this project for a little over a year now. We have a working prototype of the GameStick as demonstrated below. It's not as pretty right now as it will be but it's ours and it's working. We're 90% of the way to getting the final pre-production sample in our hands," reads the Kickstarter page.

I still don't know whether I want to play Android games on a TV, but I'm behind any attempt to change the paradigm of gaming production. If you are too, head to the GameStick Kickstarter campaign to check out their plan.


http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/121310-New-Android-Console-Challenges-the-Ouya-on-Kickstarter?fb_comment_id=fbc_316650018436636_1608092_316701378431500#f396c8796

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Hfric




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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Jan 2013 02:45    Post subject:
pfffffff they are only rasbery pi with android and a 16gb sd card ..... you can place those Android consoles with those cheap android tablets that can you buy for 20Eu ... but this time YOUR FORCED TO HAVE A HDTV LULZ

but then again if they can run Shadow Gun or any TEGRA game on in then ok ... i buy one IF it would cost the same as PS2 , now you can buy a ps2 for 30Eu


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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Jan 2013 10:28    Post subject:
Garbage
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Hfric




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PostPosted: Tue, 8th Jan 2013 14:23    Post subject:
Ouya say bye , Big boys stomped you





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Graphics powerhouse Nvidia is entering the portable gaming market with Project Shield, an Android handheld fitted with the company's newly unveiled quad-core Tegra 4 mobile processor. Shield, showcased by Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang at this year's CES, resembles a PS3 or Xbox 360 twin-stick controller but attached to a flip-top 5-inch 'retinal display' multitouch screen with 1280x720 HD resolution at 294 dpi. The Tegra 4 chip it contains, which Nvidia claims is the world's fastest mobile processor, offers effectively six times greater visual output than its Tegra 3 predecessor, as found in Microsoft Surface tablets. Nvidia tells our friends at Engadget that the device is expected to ship in Q2 of this year. One crucial factor which remains undisclosed is the price.

Shield also has 38 watt hours of batteries, which translates into 5 to 10 hours of gameplay or 24 hours of HD video, and a bass reflex audio system with a greater signal-to-noise ratio than the iPhone 5. In addition to the standard audio jack, Shield has a microSD slot, a micro USB port, and an HDMI port that Huang demonstrated with an LG 4K resolution HDTV. Shield's 'console-grade' analog sticks are joined by a d-pad and a standard quartet of buttons, as well as triggers and bumpers.

Huang also demonstrated a few games from Nvidia's Tegrazone store being played on the device, followed by a brief run of mega-mech battling in Hawken. Next, Huang detailed how Shield can wirelessly stream from a PC across a local network to Shield, using this to play Need for Speed: Most Wanted and Assassin's Creed 3 on the handheld. As Engadget reports, there was perceivably very little lag. The demo also showed Shield accessing Steam on the PC, with Huang underling the ease with which Big Picture Mode can be used via Shield to bring Steam games to HDTVs.

You can watch the full CES demonstration of Project Shield on Nvidia's Twitch.tv page. It's roughly 40 minutes long, and begins at around the 2h02m mark.



Presentations :
http://www.twitch.tv/nvidia/b/354775190
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/07/nvidia-unveils-project-shield/


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PostPosted: Wed, 9th Jan 2013 02:15    Post subject:
Looks pretty cool for handheld action. A real controller, nice screen and decent HP for a handheld. If the price is right it should sell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gxsNhySj1Ng
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