Android Console Announced

Android is an operating system for embedded systems, not a company. So despite the implications of using Android, I'm pretty sure Google has nothing to do with this.

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Google owns Android so "Android" didn't make any announcements and Google has nothing to do with thisdespite using the Android license. Its similar to how the OS is tweaked by other company's for hundreds of different types of smartphones. At least from what I gathered by other articles. Thanks for posting this. Depending on how functional and deep of an Android experience this is I'd be pretty interested. The mobile gaming market deserves respect, which it doesn't seem to get here.

It's hard to respect a market that is 95% garbage. I will admit there is that 5% of unique innovation, but the mobile gaming market is largely comprised of rehashed garbage by small companies hoping for a quick buck.

I don't even like calling it mobile gaming, it belittles the work of nintendo, playstation, and former contender sega. Those were actual gaming devices, where as this trend of mobile gaming is a device first, with gaming as a (clunky) after thought

I agree to an extent with what you're saying but when I say respect I certainly don't mean respect for the quality but rather respect for how far it's come, how it's become a platform for independent developers. The same reason I respect Jon Jones but don't like him. Many games are basic and rudimentary but have sold millions - Angry Birds is addictive and fun but really breaks no new ground. I respect the sales and popularity of mobile gaming. Plus, any mobile device that brings Max Payne to it for me to relive the classic noir game is a-ok with me!

I heard about this a couple days ago, and, assuming it isn't some kind of hoax, I really doubt it's going to last very long.

The question is, how in the world do the developers of this project expect it to be profitable? A $99 console? Either the hardware is going to be far too weak to run any decent games, or they're going to be selling at a massive loss. And the thing about selling at a loss is that companies like Sony expect to make up the difference with software sales. But there's no chance of that here, because the games are going to be free.

So either this is a hoax, or it is a pipe dream about initial massive losses leading to terrific profits down the road, or it's going to be a platform dedicated to crappy cellphone style games (and people don't need that, because they already have cellphones). Whatever the case, I don't see this being successful.

Isnt this that box that if you use it will give you a million dollars but someone you dont know will die?

Never did watch that movie, was it any good?

Interesting idea, can't see it making much of a dent on Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo though.