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There won't be any support for this gamepad in particular but their already is support for Android games and that support is ratching up with this, Ouya, and Wikipad all coming onto the market and allowing Android games to be played with traditional controls and on your TV.

I don't think these systems will steal many sales from MS/Sony but may be a very popular option for kids and casual gamers. Affordable, versatile and portable. Could be a big problem for WiiU.



 

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android / IOs games suck so, this device sucks.....for gaming purpose.



Heavenly_King said:

android / IOs games suck so, this device sucks.....for gaming purpose.


It's getting better though, older Squaresoft games and GTA 3 and things like that are available for super cheap, and it gets all of the sort of support that you would see on Xbox Live or PSN (games like Bastion and what not).

 

Also, its an emulator machine, even the company itself knows that.



Spazzy_D said:
Heavenly_King said:

android / IOs games suck so, this device sucks.....for gaming purpose.


It's getting better though, older Squaresoft games and GTA 3 and things like that are available for super cheap, and it gets all of the sort of support that you would see on Xbox Live or PSN (games like Bastion and what not).

 

Also, its an emulator machine, even the company itself knows that.

The only good thing I see right now is the emulation, how good is it? Would I be able to use a PS2 emulator with it??

But still all android tablets already have this, so if someone really wants actual controls in order to play, they can always use a gamepad.   Obviously not as portable but, if you already have a great android tablet, there is not much incentive to buy this.

EDIT: Also the D-pad sucks.



Woah. I've been looking for a cheap quad-core android tablet with expandable memory, and those controls are just the icing on the cake.



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Heavenly_King said:
Spazzy_D said:
Heavenly_King said:

android / IOs games suck so, this device sucks.....for gaming purpose.


It's getting better though, older Squaresoft games and GTA 3 and things like that are available for super cheap, and it gets all of the sort of support that you would see on Xbox Live or PSN (games like Bastion and what not).

 

Also, its an emulator machine, even the company itself knows that.

The only good thing I see right now is the emulation, how good is it? Would I be able to use a PS2 emulator with it??

But still all android tablets already have this, so if someone really wants actual controls in order to play, they can always use a gamepad.   Obviously not as portable but, if you already have a great android tablet, there is not much incentive to buy this.

EDIT: Also the D-pad sucks.


I doubt emulating the PS2 would be possible with those specs, but someone more knowledgable then me could probably give you a better answer, some Dreamcast might be possible.... it's weird, but Dreamcast seems to be easier to emulate then Saturn for some reason.  I agree about the DPAD, but as someone who wants to updgare from there rooted Nook Color to a new tablet (which I use mostly as an e-reader and multimedia device) this is pretty attractive for under 200 bucks.  I just hope the screen and build quality don't suck.  I still don't see this being something that would replace my 3DS or PSP for extended gaming sessions, but it would defintly be something I would bring around with me more often then either of those devices.



lol, a portable ouya



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Spazzy_D said:

I doubt emulating the PS2 would be possible with those specs, but someone more knowledgable then me could probably give you a better answer, some Dreamcast might be possible.... it's weird, but Dreamcast seems to be easier to emulate then Saturn for some reason.  I agree about the DPAD, but as someone who wants to updgare from there rooted Nook Color to a new tablet (which I use mostly as an e-reader and multimedia device) this is pretty attractive for under 200 bucks.  I just hope the screen and build quality don't suck.  I still don't see this being something that would replace my 3DS or PSP for extended gaming sessions, but it would defintly be something I would bring around with me more often then either of those devices.

Emulation takes a lot of resources. I'm not even sure PS2 is properly emulated on PCs let alone any portable device.

But from the play store there are tons of emulators for anything from the N64/PS generation on down. Additionally there is a DS and PSP emulator... both say beta I think, but yeah its there and coming.

Beyond that... there are actually quite a few really good to great mobile based games from tons of different people and console spin offs from makers like gameloft. Some people cough-Heavenly_King-cough need to quit being so snobby.



Legitimate question: Can I play my PC version of minecraft on this?