I'm still very disappointed Google isn't trying to make Android more of a "console platform", and then let a thousand OUYA-like devices bloom under it. Android may not have as many games as the others right now, but if Google was serious about getting game devs for console games, and was willing to spend a bit for that, and then if they made it easier for a lot of device makers to get that game store from them, I think they would end up having some good games in the end, and a pretty competitive console ecosystem.
I mean clearly others, like Nvidia and OUYA, are starting to move towards that anyway - whether Google helps them or not. If Google actually helped them, and allowed many others to do this, it would accelerate the process.
I know Google cares a lot more about the "TV" part of Google TV, because they want the advertising money from TV's, but they should use Microsoft's (probably mostly unintentional) Xbox strategy, where they first got the xbox in 70 million homes, and then started activating TV features. I think it's a lot easier than trying to convince people that they need a "smart TV". It would be better if they thought of it as a bonus to the console.
It would also benefit the Android ecosystem as a whole. Many people still are unwilling to switch from iOS to Android, because are afraid of losing some games. Plus, one of the major reasons people haven't switched to Macs or even Linux over time was that Windows had all the games, and a lot of people wanted Windows for being able to play all the games. So I think this strategy should be a top priority for Google, and not necessarily just something nice to do.
I mean clearly others, like Nvidia and OUYA, are starting to move towards that anyway - whether Google helps them or not. If Google actually helped them, and allowed many others to do this, it would accelerate the process.
I know Google cares a lot more about the "TV" part of Google TV, because they want the advertising money from TV's, but they should use Microsoft's (probably mostly unintentional) Xbox strategy, where they first got the xbox in 70 million homes, and then started activating TV features. I think it's a lot easier than trying to convince people that they need a "smart TV". It would be better if they thought of it as a bonus to the console.
It would also benefit the Android ecosystem as a whole. Many people still are unwilling to switch from iOS to Android, because are afraid of losing some games. Plus, one of the major reasons people haven't switched to Macs or even Linux over time was that Windows had all the games, and a lot of people wanted Windows for being able to play all the games. So I think this strategy should be a top priority for Google, and not necessarily just something nice to do.