Peripheral developer Mad Catz has decided to jump into the Android console business against Ouya, GameStick and Gamepop by releasing the Mad Catz Mojo this holiday season. The console will run standard Android (avoiding the customized interface of the Ouya) and provides access to games from the Google Play Store, Amazon, and Nvidia’s TegraZone. Certain touch screen games will not work with the console, but Mad Catz claims they are working on the issue.
One of the selling points of the console is that the Mojo is a standard Android device, so players can download their already purchased Android games on the Google Play Store. “We are totally open. No walled garden, no small selection of games, no subscription fees. We bring the hardware, gamers bring the games. Buy games from where you want, when you want and how you want,” said Alex Verrey, global PR director for Mad Catz.
The console supports HDMI and USB connections, and it will ship with a Bluetooth 4.0 controller resembling the Xbox 360 controller. The console can stream video in 1080p, and will also have access to Android apps such as Netflix. Mad Catz claims Mojo “will be the most powerful Android micro console available at launch” and will feature “no less than 16GB internal storage”, with microSD expansion supported. No retail price has been announced yet.
Source: CVG
