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by solardev 701 days ago
What is this company doing that hasn't already been done to death? Nvidia has the Shield, Google TV with Chromecast can also run games and connect to external controllers, and so can the Fire TV and Apple TV. With modern streaming options like GeForce Now or Xbox Cloud Gaming or PSNow, you can also play AAA console games from any web browser and controller.

None of those require a special stack. Gamepad support is built into both Android and web browsers already. You can connect any Xbox or generic Bluetooth controller to your phone or Google TV, etc. and play some Android games with them.

Meanwhile standalone consoles like the Ouya, Stadia, Razer Forge TV, and others have all tried to do that and failed.

OP, sorry for being harsh, but I feel like this has already been tried so many times :( Is this new company really offering something different?