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[Flink]

I honestly thought it was an OnLive controller

I think other companies have went with that general mold as well. Like Amazon:

 

[petran79]

If they can include quality games from Disney's catalog from the 80s till today, it will be worth playing.

Eg Castle of Illusion, Quackshot, Duck Tales, Aladdin, Lion King etc

 

[EvB]

Guessing this is based on OnLive's hardware

Same sticks, same dpad, same triggers, bunch of media buttons on the front

That's weird, as Sony bought Onlive

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

so this what they did with all those ouyas?

 

[Zexen]

Guessing this is based on OnLive's hardware

Same sticks, same dpad, same triggers, bunch of media buttons on the front

Thanks, I was searching where I had seen that pad design.

 

[ReaperXL7]

The reason Kingdom hearts 3 is taking so long was SE was waiting for this.

 

[AndrewPL]

So disney exits the game making industry and gives a third party rights to make a console with their ip? (And it's just an android)

This move is dumb, what are they trying to achieve?

Edit: looks like it's first party and may have games as a bonus, first role is to replace dvds/ cable ...looks like sales in those areas are decreasing and they're trying to get in on streaming boxes. (I hope you can't download the kodi app on these)

 

[jooey]

That's weird, as Sony bought Onlive

They bought gaikai

 

[Hero of Legend]

Mom, I can't get it to work, it's Frozen.

 

[PIMPBYBLUD]

For what?

 

[Crooked16th]

Monkey Island 3 is going to be the killer app.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Another Android box?!?! My God, the future is now people!

Seriously, don't we have enough of these?

 

[Omadahl]

Beyond pointless. Someone is getting fired and sent to the Small World ride a week after this launches.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

Looks like the Wii Mini:

 

[Horsemama1956]

Not a tablet, kids won't touch it

My kids love android boxes as well as their tablets. Plenty of mobile games that play better on a controller and using a controller on a phone\tablet is pretty shit.

 

[callmeCata]

Wait so they pulled out of game production then released a gaming platform? Disney you crazy.

 

[Quadraphonic]

They kill off Disney Interactive for this?

 

[Soapbox Killer]

My kids would use this. Did she say it has the same specs as the Nvidia Shield for half the price?


Side load the hell outta that thing and get my little ones to play Witcher 3.

 

[Marty Chinn]

I don't understand the point of this. Anyone interested in this, care to explain to me why not get a Retropie™ instead?

A Retropie isn't kid or parent friendly. This thing isn't aimed at most people on GAF. This is Disney's way of creating a parent and kid friendly and accessible device to funnel their content through.

My kids would use this. Did she say it has the same specs as the Nvidia Shield for half the price?


Side load the hell outta that thing.

She really has no idea what she's talking about. I wouldn't take any details she says as fact.

 

[120v]

so basically Kindle Fire 4 Kidz

 

[Milly Osworth]

The Amazon console bombed too right?

 

[Bear Force One]

I think a lot of people think exactly that in this day and age.

I find that bizarre.

 

[RM8]

A Retropie isn't kid or parent friendly. This thing isn't aimed at most people on GAF. This is Disney's way of creating a parent and kid friendly and accessible device to funnel their content through.


She really has no idea what she's talking about. I wouldn't take any details she says as fact.

I was making a (maybe too obscure) joke, lol.

 

[Marty Chinn]

I was making a (maybe too obscure) joke, lol.

Referencing the NES Classic threads? =)

 

[Tripon]

They kill off Disney Interactive for this?

What? Of course not.

 

[HotHamBoy]

Not a tablet, kids won't touch it

By some miracle Nintendo is more in-touch than Disney.

 

[KojiKnight]

I don't understand the point of this. Anyone interested in this, care to explain to me why not get a Retropie™ instead?

Does every set top box thread need this comment or an explanation why the pi doesn't fit every situation?


(Edit) nm, saw the additions.

 

[JP]

They bought gaikai

They also bought OnLive in 2015, just before closing it down. OnLive was in trouble so it was probably a relatively cheap purchase to acquire the tech that they owned. It seems that PlayStation Now is an amalgamation of the tech from both Gaikai and OnLive.

EDIT:
In relation to the controller, I think it's just the go to controller design for companies not wanting to invest money in starting their design process from scratch.

 

[Karak]

Seems like a strange thing to do for a company that just shuttered their internal gaming division.

Agreed. There were a couple rumors that Infinity was going to see some kind of true mobile release too. But I could never seem to get all the info. Wonder if that was the plan at one time as well.

 

[Vashetti]

4K UHD?

And they still haven't announced their own 4K UHD Blu-rays

 

[jooey]

They also bought OnLive in 2015, just before closing it down. OnLive was in trouble so it was probably a relatively cheap purchase to acquire the tech that they owned. It seems that PlayStation Now is an amalgamation of the tech from both Gaikai and OnLive.

but not the same as "buying onlive"

👊SEMANTICS FIGHT👊

 

[Tripon]

Plot Twist:

[UPDATE]: A representative of Snakebyte reached out today to clarify the company's plans, saying reports out of CES stemmed from "an unapproved Snakebyte prototype demo." The Disney-branded hardware pictured in those reports was a "speculative prototype" created for discussions with Disney about acquiring a license for some franchises and characters, according to the rep. Those discussions apparently did not involve plans to release the Disney-branded streaming box, and Snakebyte currently holds no license from Disney.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-01-09-disney-intros-kids-tv-streaming-box
The original story follows below.

 

[Spyder_Monkey]