My View On- Google’s Android Based Console

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So almost every site is reporting and creating posts about the possibilities about the rumours of Google working on an Android based console, so even I shall add my opinion. I am skeptical about it. Why?

 

Will Casual Gamers actually buy a console to play android games with a controller? 

 

As far as I am aware most of the games for Android are casual games which you play to kill time when you are commuting or  studying.  I can only think of Modern Combat and some games developed by EA which have some extra ordinary graphics and also is hard to play without a controller, other than most of the games are fun because it’s touch based. I wouldn’t play Angry Birds,Plague Inc, Fruit Ninja or  Rayman Jungle Run on a controller because it’s the touch based controls which makes it interesting and fun. So will these audience actually buy a console to play them on a TV?

PS4, Xbox One ?

What will be so great about it that it’s better than the PS4/ Xbox One? Yes there will be access to Google contents and the major price difference of the games and the consoles. But will people prefer casual games over the games which are targeted for entertainment and the console experience? The visuals can never be compared. But I am curious to know what kind of audience will buy an Android based console to play such games on TV when there are consoles which comes with streaming services and concentrated on the home entertainment front.

Streaming/Mirroring games and videos is possible from most of the phones now

Now a days almost every decent phone can stream the videos and games to your TV with an HDMI cable. So what’s the purpose of having a “console” ? All one has to do is buy a compatible controller and hook it up to the phone and connect the phone to the TV viola!  So why should someone buy another device to do the same?

 

I am sure Google has definitely thought of all the above points  and has their reasons. And I would like to  point and laugh at Nvidia Shield  just for the sake of going so as it’s going to be a fail project. And would also like to show my condolences to Ouya which has outdated hardware and is struggling to ship the units and 90% will end up as paperweight if Google releases an Android console.

But you know what will be brilliant ? If there is no Android Console and it’s the Nexus Q which can play games, Like combine the sexy looking pokeball and give it juice to run games in superb quality without any lags. And Ta Da we have a winner.

I learnt that people like pictures in posts so I will add a picture of Nexus Q

                           nexus-q

 

 

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