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GameStick Is Looking To Give Ouya A Run For Its Kickstarter Money

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by Kyle Hilliard on January 04, 2013 at 02:18 PM

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GameStick is a new gaming console seeking investors on Kickstarter, and it looks like it may be Ouya's main competitor.

Both GameStick and Ouya are consoles designed to be played on a television that work with the Android ecosystem. It seems that the big advantage of the GameStick, is its size. In the image above, you can see that the piece that looks like a thumb drive actually has an HDMI output on it. That's the console, and it fits inside the controller for safe keeping.

The GameStick Kickstarter posted only two days ago, and it has already nearly doubled its Kickstarer goal. You can still invest though, and if you give $79 or more, you will get a GameStick when it releases. You can head here to check out the full pitch video.

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by ZTribal Friday, January 04, 2013 at 02:27 PM

Huh, competition could be good. This controller looks a lot better than the Ouya one, except for those analog sticks... those could use some work.
by 2pacalypse Friday, January 04, 2013 at 02:27 PM

yes... because I love mobile gaming so much that I want to play them on my tv....
by The guy who is meh Friday, January 04, 2013 at 02:28 PM

Why would I pay money to play phone games on the TV. I just don't get it
by Neon Pixels Friday, January 04, 2013 at 02:29 PM

Well, they are both small consoles with a similar goal. Hopefully, at least one of them will stand out with good quality.
by The Nostalgic Gamer Friday, January 04, 2013 at 02:31 PM

My understanding is that the stats are under powered even compared to the Ouya. It won't be sporting Terga 3, so that may further limit the game library moving forward.
by The Destroyer of Controllers, Cody Friday, January 04, 2013 at 02:35 PM

Wish them luck. Competition is never a bad thing, nor is trying something new.
by DeadBull Friday, January 04, 2013 at 02:37 PM

I would be interested if it turns out that the gamestick is powerful but I highly doubt it.
by Boyzby Friday, January 04, 2013 at 02:38 PM

I don't know what to say other than it looks pretty neat.
by ynoT0312Taz Friday, January 04, 2013 at 02:40 PM

Looks cool, but I don't see this becoming a huge thing.
by Dawson Wyckoff Friday, January 04, 2013 at 02:45 PM

Looks nice, I am still going to be getting me an Ouya, but I might give this a try. I am not a huge mobile gamer but after hearing games were being developed for the Ouya (Bigger Games) I was pretty excited. But in the end we just need to see where this ends up going.
by HKA zbad805 Friday, January 04, 2013 at 02:52 PM

Wow, Ouya isn't even out and its already got competition.
by Alcatraz Xl Friday, January 04, 2013 at 02:56 PM

the system is very small
by The Doctor Friday, January 04, 2013 at 03:08 PM

That controller looks horrendous. I love this idea, but not that controller. This doesn't seem to be on as large of a scale or have as much support as OUYA, either. OUYA was looking for about $1,000,000 originally, whereas this was funded at $100k. Either way, it looks interesting, and for $80 it might be worth a gamble.
by TangentialShark Friday, January 04, 2013 at 03:10 PM

These small-fry "consoles" are going to destroy each other before they even release.
by GeneralChurch Friday, January 04, 2013 at 03:12 PM

Can we bring better awareness to Indie games than consoles! Everyone look up Interstellar Marines on kickstarter, it is totally a dream Game in the making with a massively talented crew!
by DragonLord1123 Friday, January 04, 2013 at 03:13 PM

What? If that is the console I would like to see what is inside.
by Pherostatic Friday, January 04, 2013 at 03:15 PM

I like the ergonomics of it compared to the Ouya.
by Adventuring Alberto Friday, January 04, 2013 at 03:26 PM

Seems like a neat idea. I just wonder what kinds of games will be on it.
by UntouchedBlaze Friday, January 04, 2013 at 03:26 PM

Game Stick! The console with the processing power of a stick! BUY NOW!