wraggster
January 2nd, 2013, 22:27
Casual games firm PlayJam has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new console that plugs directly into a TV’s HDMI slot.
The new device, aptly titled GameStick, will run Android games and come with a Bluetooth controller. The stick-shaped console then slots into the controller for easier portability.
While its design is unique, GameStick is not the first Android console to call for funding – the machine’s most notable rival being the crowd-funded Ouya (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ouya-enters-development-phase/0105623). But UK firm PlayJam is confident GameStick can hold its own.
“The video games market is indeed fiercely competitive and that is a great thing,” PlayJam CEO Jasper Smith told MCV.
“The best known Android games console today is Ouya. We think it’s a great product but already we have pushed the boundaries in terms of product design to shrink the concept to the size of a HDMI stick with a price point of $79, including controller.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/42864/PlayJam-takes-on-Kickstarter-with-Android-console
The new device, aptly titled GameStick, will run Android games and come with a Bluetooth controller. The stick-shaped console then slots into the controller for easier portability.
While its design is unique, GameStick is not the first Android console to call for funding – the machine’s most notable rival being the crowd-funded Ouya (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ouya-enters-development-phase/0105623). But UK firm PlayJam is confident GameStick can hold its own.
“The video games market is indeed fiercely competitive and that is a great thing,” PlayJam CEO Jasper Smith told MCV.
“The best known Android games console today is Ouya. We think it’s a great product but already we have pushed the boundaries in terms of product design to shrink the concept to the size of a HDMI stick with a price point of $79, including controller.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/42864/PlayJam-takes-on-Kickstarter-with-Android-console