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Rumor: Amazon's new game console is core oriented, Amazon snapping up game devs
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Graphics Horse
Member
Just realised I missed the 'not just a' before the 'STB with a controller' hmm.
I'm out of ideas.
I'm out of ideas.
schwabdizzle
Banned
I fucking love Amazon.
Chiaroscuro
Member
I like Amazon, I hate Amazon packing service.
Is it?
Or they're talking about controller support on PC games and they're going to integrate their PC Game download service into a hardware solution.
Graphics Horse
Member
Never considered that tbh. Hmm
Not after this. This market takes no prisoners.
He hasn't invaded.
He's already here.
At this point I'm just assuming that whatever this Amazon console thing ends up being it will use the Kindle branding. A STB that appeals to the Kindle audience.
The only way they wouldn't is if they are indeed going at the Xbone and will want a new 'core brand' to do so...., which would be interesting to say the least.
What a marvelous way to start a reply. "Instead of being offended...., "
I think the Republican party is trying to find a new slogan to entice Latino voters. Would you mind if I submitted that?
Sho_Nuff82
Member
If it's Ouya-powered it would be cheap, but run the risk of alienating existing console gamers with terrible graphics. If it's Shield-powered, it's still underpowered, and begins to encroach on tablet price points without the benefit of being a tablet.
X86 hardware makes the most sense for a newcomer. Maybe they're teaming with Valve for the Steambox.
I just think it's silly to extrapolate the market choosing mobile over handhelds to mean that people are so in love with Android that they are willing to buy a dedicated box to sit in front of their tv.
DidntKnowJack
Member
I suppose this will just be another way to play phone games on my TV. Because that's what we really need.
Glorified G
Member
Will it be the console that will actually use 7GB of ram?
I have a feeling that sooner or later Samsung might jump into the gaming STB/console business with such a partnership with someone.
A Google/Samsung partnership could really make waves...., in theory.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Sounds to me like this is gonna be an Ouya-type deal, what with Amazon asking developers to include controller support in their (mobile) games to have a large library ready at launch.
diffusionx
Gold Member
1. Amazon doesn't care about profits.
2. Amazon uses money they save by not caring about profits by growing marketshare.
3. They grow marketshare by relentlessly doing whatever they think customers want.
If Amazon is targeting "core gamers" then it's not going to be some lame Ouya box because Amazon knows that's not what core gamers want. Remember they have about 15 years of sales data on the gaming industry. They know exactly what gamers of all stripes are interested in.
I gotta admit, the possibility of an Amazon console with real games is kind of exciting.
2. Amazon uses money they save by not caring about profits by growing marketshare.
3. They grow marketshare by relentlessly doing whatever they think customers want.
If Amazon is targeting "core gamers" then it's not going to be some lame Ouya box because Amazon knows that's not what core gamers want. Remember they have about 15 years of sales data on the gaming industry. They know exactly what gamers of all stripes are interested in.
I gotta admit, the possibility of an Amazon console with real games is kind of exciting.
Haeralis The BRave
Banned
Really, really won't believe this until I see it. A retailer making a game console just sounds too farfetched to be true.
Surely it's been in development for longer than that.
Why doesn't Bezos just go and live in fucking Russia then?!
*swigs beer*
I think it sounds completely true, but short-sighted.
Sample quote: "Look at all dem monies Sony and Microsoft are raking in with gaming consoles - why don't we do the same dag nabbit?"
Unless they achieve some unprecedented high quality with games or come up with their own Mario - this ship will sing faster than this:
Fixed.
That one tweet says that Amazon has been asking developers to integrate controller support for an instant library at launch.
So this has to be Android then right? That is the only platform where you would need to tell developers to include controller support other than iOS (which would never be on a non-apple device).
So this has to be Android then right? That is the only platform where you would need to tell developers to include controller support other than iOS (which would never be on a non-apple device).
Seems like they have been trying to hire like crazy for most things not just game dev. I have been contacted by two different recruiters last month about interviewing in Seattle. I'm not sure why not looking for a job and on the other side of the country. I'm not putting too much stock into this rumor meaning a game console.
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
Keeping my eye on this; I didn't even know they were making a console, and hearing them aim for the "core" market at that.
Right now I wouldn't mind welcoming some new blood into the console space (still hoping Sega pops out a new one....
), 'cuz tbth both the PS4 and XBO leave a bit to be desired.
Right now I wouldn't mind welcoming some new blood into the console space (still hoping Sega pops out a new one....
lol
*flexes*
*sharts in face while wiping with Amazon future consoles mass failure*
or Amazon buying Nintenoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
Interfectum
Member
This is why I like Amazon as a company. They spend their money like crazy. Take chances on shit... it keeps things interesting.
outunderthestars
Banned
Calling Amazon a retailer is like calling Google a search engine.
MightyHedgehog
Member
Digital only then with Prime perks? It would be so fun to see a competitive new console that whoops ass, capability-wise, over the current set of next-gen offerings.
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
Valve's been very quiet as of late with their Steambox....not that it's the best idea to infer something from silence alone, but here you have a game maker who suddenly wants to make a console, and could use some big money. You have an online retail giant with the money who now wants to get in on the business, conveniently enough at around the exact same time.
Wouldn't surprise me if people from both are Skyping each other this very moment.
I hope you mean offer "xbox 360 quality" console games at $15-$30 instead of just being an always online console without any of the benefits of being always online.
If amazon's current and past practices are any indication, it will be even more US-oriented than people complained the Xbox One is. People would be shocked to see just how dramatically different Amazon US is from even CA and UK, which then is dramatically better than the rest. It's a godlike company in the US but it's nothing special anywhere else.
If not, then I welcome another competitor. I'd like to see a bit of a shakeup in the lineup
If not, then I welcome another competitor. I'd like to see a bit of a shakeup in the lineup
fuzzyreactor
Banned
I'm interested but I feel 4 big consoles is too many for the market. One of them is going to have to go.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
4 companies in the market will not work. One or two people will have to die out before Amazon can be successful.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Quite a turn of events from last night. I'd just assumed it was a slightly better Ouya-like device.
I think Amazon's business model would work very well in the game industry. Bezos simply does not care about profit margins -- never has -- and Wall Street investors eventually embraced his break-even model. So he'll never have to be go before investors apologizing for poor performance. The company posted poor results a few weeks ago and the stock is still up for the month.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Yea, Nintendo.