So far Android consoles have yet to take over the living room. We have tested ans use many Android consoles such as the OUYA, the Gamestick and Nvidia’s original SHIELD handheld console. Now I do love the SHIELD and its GRID-based cloud gaming, but the others mainly sit in a box.
We here at TOT think the Razer Forge TV set-top-box may be a winner! After all Razer has a good rep with it comes to their controllers and gaming mice and keyboards.
Well today Razer is letting customers can pre-purchase the set-top-box now for $99.99 or get the console/controller bundle for $149.99. (The standalone Serval controller will sell for $79.99 when available.)
Inside, the new Forge TV consists of a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor clocked at 2.5 GHz, 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage. There’s also a USB 3.0 port, an HDMI 1.4 port and a gigabit Ethernet port. Connectivity includes Bluetooth 4.1 + HS and dual-band Wireless AC. All of this is backed by Google’s Android 5.0 “Lollipop” operating system.
Other hardware features include a microSD card slot, two USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI 2.0 port, an IR Receiver and gigabit Ethernet. Connectivity includes dual-band Wireless AC and Bluetooth 4.1/BLE.
Needless to say, these two devices show that the Android gaming market isn’t giving up on the living room. On the contrary, vendors seem to be trying to kick the gaming PC out of the living room, allowing owners to stream their favorite PC games from the bedroom or elsewhere in the house. This is something the SHIELD series has offered since day one, and a cool feature
Now the Razer device sports Razer Cortex: Stream technology, so you can stream your favorite PC games to the living room!
Razer’s Forge TV bundle is expected to ship on May 5, 2015, whereas the standalone Forge TV will arrive a bit earlier, on April 29, 2015. To pre-purchase either device, head here.
