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Today in Open Source: Amazon is heavily promoting Android game development. Plus: Is Amazon working on an Android game console? And Amazon is recruiting for a secret project.
If they do one I suspect that their model will be the Apple TV. Amazon had no problems following in Apple's footsteps by releasing the Kindle Fire tablets, which certainly owe a lot to Apple's iPad. So it makes sense for Amazon to emulate the Apple TV, but with an emphasis on gaming (an area that Apple has lagged far behind in on the TV).
Amazon is a very smart company so I wouldn't put it past them to do a videogame console as well as a phone. Why not? They have a built in customer base of millions of people, and each device they sell brings more and more people into their content ecosystem.
The OUYA plays Android games and it has loads of emulators for retro gaming.
I really like it. Costs under £100 and the build quality is really good with an XBOX style controller.
The reviews online have been pretty poor but I suspect they were from people expecting a competitor to Sony/Microsoft than really understanding who the device is aimed at.
Do I buy games? If they are good and you can get them for under a tenner then yes I will buy a game. Bombsquad, Grand Truckismo, Towerfall to name just three.
I don't really like gaming on my computer, prefer to use a dedicated device. I was previously using the Raspberry PI to retrogame but the OUYA is built perfectly for it.
If I was in the games development business I would be developing games that can work on Linux/Android by using the appropriate development kits.
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The OUYA plays Android games and it has loads of emulators for retro gaming.
I really like it. Costs under £100 and the build quality is really good with an XBOX style controller.
The reviews online have been pretty poor but I suspect they were from people expecting a competitor to Sony/Microsoft than really understanding who the device is aimed at.
Do I buy games? If they are good and you can get them for under a tenner then yes I will buy a game. Bombsquad, Grand Truckismo, Towerfall to name just three.
I don't really like gaming on my computer, prefer to use a dedicated device. I was previously using the Raspberry PI to retrogame but the OUYA is built perfectly for it.
If I was in the games development business I would be developing games that can work on Linux/Android by using the appropriate development kits.