Android microconsoles could be the future of gaming in China

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Squeezol said:

VanceIX said:

Squeezol said:

VanceIX said:

Squeezol said:
What would be realistic specs for these microconsoles? 50 dollars isn't much.

http://www.chinavasion.com/china/wholesale/Android_Phones/

Chinese manufacturers sell quad-core phones with HD displays for $120-200. Selling a quad-core microconsole (which has no screen or antennas) for $49.99 or even less would be relatively easy. Heck, there are microconsoles here in the US that are only $99.99. 

Urgh, technology goes fast.. I still think quad-core is quite advanced, but it really isn't anymore, is it? 

Galaxy S5, MTC M8, Nexus 5, Xperia Z2 all are quad-core (now, there are good quad-core CPUs and there are bad ones, but for the type of games most popular in China a heavy-duty CPU isn't really needed. 

Well duh, I have a Nexus 5, but what I mean is that the quad-core technology has developed enough to be able to be this cheap, even for low clock speeds.

Yup, look at these phones

http://www.chinavasion.com/china/wholesale/Android_Tablets/7_Android_Tablet_PC/E-Ceros_Motion_S_Quad_Core_Android_4.2_Tablet_-_7_Inch_1024x600_Touch_Screen_1.3GHz_CPU_3G_Black/

http://www.chinavasion.com/china/wholesale/Android_Phones/Large_Screen_Android_Phones/Quad_Core_Android_3G_Mobile_Phone_-_5.5_Inch_Display_MTK6589_1.2GHz_CPU_8_Megapixel_Camera_White/

Both quad-core and around $100, take out the camera, display, and antennas and you have a $50 piece of hardware.