Video games said to be focus for new living room initiative
Bloomberg Businessweek reported earlier today
that Google will announce its TV-focused version of Android on stage at
the I/O conference tomorrow, but there may be more than software on
show. A separate report in The Wall Street Journal claims that Google will have "at least one" set-top box running the Android TV operating system. The Verge first revealed the existence of Android TV in April.
Video games are said to be a focus
The set-top box will reportedly be branded by its manufacturer, though the WSJ
doesn't name the OEM involved, and says it's unclear whether Google
will release an self-branded version along the lines of its Nexus
tablets and phones. Existing Android devices will serve as controllers
for the box, according to the report.
Video games are said to be a focus for the Android TV initiative. CNET reports
that one device will use Nvidia's Tegra 4 processor, with other boxes
using Intel processors also in the works. One developer tells the WSJ
that users will be able to suspend progress on a smartphone game and
continue playing at home, for example, and another source says there is
at least one split-screen multiplayer game in development.
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