Amazon's sub $300 console

[steverhcp02]

superchunk said:

steverhcp02 said:

Im confused about how you dont equate this to OUYA then describe it as exactly what the OUYA is.

So theyll have the full android backbone? Like Clash of Clans to put on my tv for the 40 seconds I need to tell a builder to spend 7 days upgrading something? Or candy crush? Would bejewelled sell gangbusters on PSN or Live? PvZ? On PSN/Live. What other Android games would make people salivate to play from their couch on a 42 inch tv?

EA already makes android games, why would you think they will somehow carry a new android home console with limited horsepower? Andoird daming andiOS gaming are fine, theyre built upon a mobile infrastructure, to assume you can extrapolate that to the living room is silly, in my opinion. 

What streaming services will amazon offer on thsi device that arent either on every game console, TV, BD player already?

Why would I need a new device marketed as a console foremost when its either going to offer eveything on my phone/tablet and the streaming services already in my entertainment center?

Ouya is NOT

• full android
• full android games
• any console games

I think you need to reread my full post.

What is "full" android?

Android OS is based on a mobile platform that is why Android is not available on any type of PC infrastructure ATM.

There is mention of utilizing mobile components and strength within the console itself whereas XBONE and PS4 utilize PC architecture and horsepower.

So just because its hooked up to a TV it is "console"? If I hook my tablet to my TV it doesnt make it a console and it is full android.

Android is an interface. Using it instead of Metro or XMB doesnt make the components any different. If amazon simply made a console and listed radeon or some other GTX, motherboard, GPU's, RAM etc. I would be more inclined to your argument but this reads like it is an extension of Android in the sense of horsepower and innerds. 

"The most suitable games for the console are likely to be similar to those currently taking tablet devices by storm, where companies such as Rovio, Supercell, King and Kabam are forging ahead in the free-to-play business with a combination of accessible gameplay and high marketing spend".

"Senior publishing sources have been meeting with Amazon for a briefing on the hardware – which currently goes by a number of different codenames – and popular Android and iOS games have been used to demo the device".

Again, I think you are misinterpreting what Amazon is proposing based on the information contained within the article.