Amazon's video game console is...Amazon Kindle Fire TV?

[Lady Lilith]

http://kotaku.com/meet-amazon-fire-tv-amazons-video-streaming-android-g-1556911156

 

 

 

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During a special event in New York City today, Amazon's long-rumored Android game console came to light as Amazon Fire TV, a streaming set-top box that's essentially a Kindle Fire for your television. P

Meant to compete with the likes of Apple TV and various Roku devices, the Amazon Fire TV is exactly what it needs to be — the powerful innards of a Kindle Fire, using your HDTV as a display. It's got a quad core CPU and a dedicated GPU, so it should be ready to handle anything the 'Games' tab shown in the device's interface can throw at it. P

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Amazon VP Peter Larson introduced the gaming side of the Fire TV as a bonus. He pointed to the high price of consoles and general disappointment with streaming games from iDevices to Apple TV, before having Mike Frazzini from Amazon Games take the stage to talk in greater depth. P

Thousands of games will be available to play next month on Amazon Fire TV, with big name developers like Ubisoft, 2K, Gameloft, EA, Sega, Double Fine on board to offer content — the same sort of content we'd see on the Kindle Fire, really. P

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Frazzini also introduced the $40 Amazon controller, which is indeed the leaked console-style controller we saw last month. The controller retails for $40, and comes bundled with Amazon coins that can be used to purchase games. P

Games can also be played with the Fire TV's remote or a custom app Amazon is releasing next month. P

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Games shown running on the system include a Fire TV-specific version of Minecraft, Gameloft's free-to-play racer Asphalt 8, a Monsters Inc. runner and a third-person shooter called Sev Zero from Amazon's own Amazon Games Studio. P

The Amazon Fire TV is priced at $99 and available today. You want some specs? You can't handle the specs. P

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Size 4.5" x 4.5" x 0.7" (115 mm x 115 mm x 17.5 mm) Weight 9.9 oz (281 grams) SOC Platform Qualcomm Snapdragon 8064 Processor Qualcomm Krait 300, quad-core to 1.7 Ghz GPU Qualcomm Adreno 320 Storage 8 GB internal Memory 2 GB LPDDR2 @ 533 MHZ Wi-Fi Connectivity Dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi (MIMO) for faster streaming and fewer dropped connections than standard Wi-Fi. Supports public and private Wi-Fi networks that use the 802.11a/b/g/n standard with support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 with support for the following profiles: HID, HFP 1.6, SPP Cloud Storage Free cloud storage for all Amazon content Ports 5.5 mm DC Jack
Type A HDMI 1.4b output, w/HDCP
Optical Audio (TOSLINK)
10/100 Ethernet
USB 2.0 Type A Audio Support for Dolby Digital Plus, 5.1 surround sound, 2ch Stereo and HDMI audio pass through up to 7.1 Content Formats Supported Video: H.263, H.264, MPEG4-SP, VC1
Audio: AAC, AC-3, E-AC-3, HE-A, PCM, MP3
Photo: JPG, PNG Output Resolution Supported 720p and 1080p up to 60fps System Requirements High-definition television, HDMI cable TV Compatibility Compatible with high-definition TVs with HDMI capable of 1080p or 720p at 60/50Hz, including popular models from these manufacturers: Hitachi, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, NEC, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, Vizio, Westinghouse Warranty and Service 1-year Limited Warranty and service included. Use of Fire TV is subject to the terms found here. Regional Support Certain services may not be available outside the U.S. Included in the Box Amazon Fire TV
Amazon Fire TV remote
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Power Adapter
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O...kay.  I don't even know what the Kindle Fire DOES, outside of reading books. 

 

[BooneJusticius]

Kindle Fire is basically an Amazon tablet.

[McJacs2]

For starters, it is my only gateway to this website

But beyond books, it can stream videos if you have prime, download apps, games, and even music 

[D-Tron]

I don't think the gaming part is going to be a strong point. I'm surprised they didn't learn from Ouya that Android consoles just don't work. iPhone games on your TV? meh...

[DarkPirate2007]

Okay, I'll admit that I didn't see this coming. 0.o

[Dr_Mayus]

Well the same thing happened in the 80s. Every company thought they could make a vidyagame system and they all bombed. Sears, Radioshack, Magnavox, Phillips. Apple also tried in the 90s and it failed.

 

I guess people don't like to learn from history so bring on the Best Buy Box and the Wal-Mart Wizard

[Dirty Stinking Hobo]

Well the same thing happened in the 80s. Every company thought they could make a vidyagame system and they all bombed. Sears, Radioshack, Magnavox, Phillips. Apple also tried in the 90s and it failed.

 

I guess people don't like to learn from history so bring on the Best Buy Box and the Wal-Mart Wizard

 

Amazon should buy a controlling stake in the Xbox division, maybe we will see some change.