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| The controller has a unique look and is flatter and more rectangular than most. It connects to the GameStick via Bluetooth. PlayJam Chief Marketing Officer Anthony Johnson says that any Bluetooth game controller should work with the system, so if you have an extra PS3 controller lying around, you can use it as a second controller, but I haven't tested that yet. PlayJam will also sell a controller as a separate accessory and the system currently supports four controllers connected at the same time. Another accessory, the $39.99 GameStick Dock, will serve as a charger for the game controller (as well as power the GameStick) and has an integrated Ethernet port and 3 USB ports. | The controller has a unique look and is flatter and more rectangular than most. It connects to the GameStick via Bluetooth. PlayJam Chief Marketing Officer Anthony Johnson says that any Bluetooth game controller should work with the system, so if you have an extra PS3 controller lying around, you can use it as a second controller, but I haven't tested that yet. PlayJam will also sell a controller as a separate accessory and the system currently supports four controllers connected at the same time. Another accessory, the $39.99 GameStick Dock, will serve as a charger for the game controller (as well as power the GameStick) and has an integrated Ethernet port and 3 USB ports. | ||
| - | The controller I used wasn't a final product and Johnson noted that the shipping controller would have a slot for storing the GameStick for transport. Ergonomically, the controller felt pretty good in hand and fairly solid, not cheap. It's not quite as good as a PS3 or Xbox 360 controller, but I'll reserve judgment until I get the final product. | + | The controller I used wasn't a final product and Johnson noted that the shipping controller would have a slot for storing the GameStick for transport. Ergonomically, [[https://v.gd/LiKDTb|v.gd]] the controller felt pretty good in hand and fairly solid, not cheap. It's not quite as good as a PS3 or Xbox 360 controller, but I'll reserve judgment until I get the final product. |
| The micro console has 8GB of flash storage and a microSD expansion slot that accepts cards up to 32GB. Sarah Tew/CNET I mainly looked at the gaming end of things, but Johnson said the GameStick would also have additional features, such as video playback through the XBMC media center (you could store files on a memory card), as well as a Netflix client, though it probably won't be available at launch. The company is open to having developers and hackers come up with custom software for the unit, and Johnson expects to see plenty of modded GameSticks in the future. | The micro console has 8GB of flash storage and a microSD expansion slot that accepts cards up to 32GB. Sarah Tew/CNET I mainly looked at the gaming end of things, but Johnson said the GameStick would also have additional features, such as video playback through the XBMC media center (you could store files on a memory card), as well as a Netflix client, though it probably won't be available at launch. The company is open to having developers and hackers come up with custom software for the unit, and Johnson expects to see plenty of modded GameSticks in the future. | ||
| - | As far as the store goes, it's PlayJam's, not Google's, and will be populated with around 100 titles at launch, all of which offer game controller support (that seems obvious but just thought I'd make it clear). PlayJam is tiny compared with Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft, but it has built a large global platform for casual and social games for [[https://ask.fm/mcqueenmcqueen64|https://ask.fm/mcqueenmcqueen64]] smart TVs, so it has the experience to build a well-designed store. The interface I saw looked pretty slick and inviting and PlayJam was still in the process of improving it. The question, of course, is whether the company can convince big game developers to tweak their Android games to support game controllers and make them part of the GameStick games roster. | + | As far as the store goes, it's PlayJam's, not Google's, and will be populated with around 100 titles at launch, all of which offer game controller support (that seems obvious but just thought I'd make it clear). PlayJam is tiny compared with Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft, but it has built a large global platform for casual and social games for smart TVs, so it has the experience to build a well-designed store. The interface I saw looked pretty slick and inviting and PlayJam was still in the process of improving it. The question, of course, is whether the company can convince big game developers to tweak their Android games to support game controllers and make them part of the GameStick games roster. |
| The heat venting on the GameStick. Sarah Tew/CNET Gameplay | The heat venting on the GameStick. Sarah Tew/CNET Gameplay | ||
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