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Rumor: Amazon's new game console is core oriented, Amazon snapping up game devs
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NingenJanai
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Not a good time to launch a good console competing with the PS4 and Xbox One, unless it's very cheap or has an amazing game library.
VikasNarula
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Kindle Console ?
ElectricKaibutsu
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I'm not saying you're wrong, but that's what people said about MS too.
Dictator93
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Maybe Phil Fish got snapped up by Amazon due to his infinite talent as a dev and the whole tantrum thing was all a ruse.
lol
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Monty Mole
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No doubt it'll be all digital. Amazon (like Apple) has a key advantage there in that they don't have any 'physical' history with retailers and customers to worry about.
Still, more competition is usually good. Unless the new Amazon console takes gaming in a direction we don't like, but still ends up with a majority market share as a result. Then we'll be grumpy.
Still, more competition is usually good. Unless the new Amazon console takes gaming in a direction we don't like, but still ends up with a majority market share as a result. Then we'll be grumpy.
childplease
Banned
Hey man he might be reading this and will immediately retired twice.
Hey man, anything can happen but i'm not expecting this to really become a thing.
People had this same skepticism about Microsoft entering the console market didn't they?
alexandros
Banned
Now this is super interesting. Amazon is a juggernaut, things could get heated pretty fast in the console market. The plot thickens!
Monty Mole
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Amazon is a huge brand, but it certainly isn't 'cool'. That said, people don't buy an Amazon eReader, they buy a Kindle.
Oh no you're so wrong here. I'd say Amazon is one of the most respected brands right now. Certainly more than Xbox or Nintendo.
http://issuu.com/clear-ideas/docs/branddesire See page 32 for the US.
It's a more desired brand that has a proven track record in making hardware (with partners, of course) that also has a cloud server setup that is A LOT bigger than their competitors. This is interesting.
SpoonyBard
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MS had the money to buy its marketshare... how much cash does Amazon have?
Aretak
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David Cameron doesn't.
SMT
this show is not Breaking Bad why is it not Breaking Bad? it should be Breaking Bad dammit Breaking Bad
Pretty sure Amazon is a household name by now. Pretty sure everyone in the entire universe knows them.
Out of all the companies mentioned in this thread, I only hate apple.
DXB-KNIGHT
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Retailers: Who needs hardware makers if we can make our own!
I for one welcome our new hardware overlords.
I for one welcome our new hardware overlords.
Guessing they must have a shit load.
ChiliManiac
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Does anybody remember the last time there was more than 3 consoles on the market or are we acting as if the Wii U doesn't exist? 
In the end, if they really want to disrupt or enter the core gaming market, this is how they will have to do it. With DEDICATED gaming machines. They aren't ever going to take over the core gaming space with smartphones and tablets and no real controllers etc.
or are we acting as if the Wii U doesn't exist?
It almost doesn't honestly.
But Microsoft had a least some experience with games, was also a software company with strong connections and was willing to lose a lot of money to enter the market. Amazon would start from complete zero and properly even lose more money.
BRocknRolla
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I would be very surprised if this cane to pass. Then again, if Amazon looked at my list of purchases over the last four years, I'm certain they'd see a lot if money to be made in gaming.
Would love to see a new contender with real power in the market. That would be truly exciting.
And yet I still can't get those bastards to give me two day shipping to Alpha Centauri. I mean, it's the closest goddamn star to our galaxy and they can't make it work.
Would love to see a new contender with real power in the market. That would be truly exciting.
And yet I still can't get those bastards to give me two day shipping to Alpha Centauri. I mean, it's the closest goddamn star to our galaxy and they can't make it work.
SMT
this show is not Breaking Bad why is it not Breaking Bad? it should be Breaking Bad dammit Breaking Bad
How much money does one of the biggest retailers in the world have? More money than you can possibly imagine.
Whatchu talkin' bout Willis, Amazon will buy you, your whole family, your future, your ancestors, and your dog too.
Amazon can buy devs.
Taxpayers should hate it.
childplease
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metalslimer
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Well consider how amazon loves low margins they could easily fit in the gaming world. Hell it would probably do better than wiiu lol
Amazon needs to get legit versions of those big 3rd party games, not the "mobile" versions but the actual big budget versions.
They would have to pay companies big money to get them to make quality ports of big 3rd party games for Android though.
Kind of like what Nintendo needs.
They would have to pay companies big money to get them to make quality ports of big 3rd party games for Android though.
Kind of like what Nintendo needs.
Pops Maellard
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Why? If you thought what MS tried to do with the One was bad, I'm not sure why you'd want a console made by Apple.
scytheavatar
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Lots of people hate Amazon, think the hate o meter nowadays goes Sony < Apple < Nintendo < Amazon < Microsoft. Think there's more pity and frustration about how outdated Sony and Nintendo have been doing their business than any real hate. Google is probably the only company I know of that I have almost never seen any hater for.
Not even talking about "sales tax" or whatever the situation is in Ameri-land. They're cheating the UK out of billions in tax revenue. Scum.
I was talking more about worldwide perspective. For example, i'm pretty sure here in Finland most people would not know what Amazon actually is, some ofcourse but not many. I actually do use it but that's because i'm a fucking nerd and i import geeky stuff so i'm not exactly representing the general public here.
All in all i'm gonna remain skeptical about this, something cool might come about but we'll see.
gundamkyoukai
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Could be interesting but i don't see much coming expect maybe something low powered .
If they do come good they will have my attention .
If they do come good they will have my attention .
And stores that need to charge taxes. They're the origin of so many places closing due to unfair advantage. I'm happy I've got to pay taxes here when I order online (from Amazon and others). Otherwise everyone I know would be ordering everything delivered to their door and tons of people would be looking for something new to pay their expenses with.
childplease
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Are UK consumers benefiting however ?
Pops Maellard
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Oh god, I'm dying. You can't be serious; do you really believe the majority likes Sony more than Apple, and Amazon is only slightly less hated than Microsoft? Everyone loves Amazon and Apple, Microsoft is not hated so much as disregarded, and Nintendo and Sony are old news.
Well, as you saw it was top 10 in australia, uk and us. Here in Sweden amazon isn't too big either, but worldwide? It's BIG.
I don't, but perhaps I'm the anomaly.
Yellowflashdude
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Is it a proper AAA capable console, though? Going through news, everything says its an android console which sounds like ouya to me. Not really excited if thats the case.
Americanmushroom
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So not true. For example in my country ( Belgium ) we have to import from Amazon France.. Cause there is no such thing as an amazon Belgium. So here a lot of people buy on Belgian websites.
Also.. My job consists in selling computers and man... There are a LOT of people that don't trust doing payments online.. Anyway I'm not saying the console wouldn't have success but saying amazon is worldwide known everywhere is just not true...
Edit: too late..