The Mad Catz microconsole: Out in December for $250

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We've had the Ouya and the Nvidia Shield, while the GameStick and Amazon's own device are on the way soon. Now Mad Catz Interactive has staked its own claim in the rapidly-expanding microconsole market, with a release date and price for its M.O.J.O. console.

The Android OS console will release on December 10, and can now be pre-ordered for $249.99. If you're wondering about that high price tag, it's due to the device's high-end hardware -- the M.O.J.O. includes an Nvidia Tegra 4 T40S 1.8GHz Processor, 2GB of RAM, and HDMI out capabilities with full 1080p resolution.

Mad Catz is positioning its microconsole as a more hardcore way for players to bring their favorite mobile games to the living room TV, and one of its main selling points is that it's totally open to developers -- the Amazon Appstore and Google Play store will both be available directly through the console.

Notably, you're also able to plug a mouse into the console -- or you can use the controller's left analog stick to console a mouse pointer on the screen.

Although Mad Catz hasn't yet talked in-depth about it, there is mention of the console being able to play PC games as well. All signs point to the same sort of technology found in the Nvidia Shield, such that the M.O.J.O. will be able to stream PC games directly from another PC device to your TV.

There are, rather strangely, no solid details regarding this functionality. Gamasutra has contacted Mad Catz for an explanation.

:mindblown:

looks like a Shield without a screen. one thing about those Steam Machine prototypes is they all have GPU's that will work with Shield, and probably this thing too

but yo...

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Yikes :huhldup:

I remember getting a Mad Catz Gamecube controller as a kid and it handled :flabbynsick:
 

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Interesting idea but it's not going to help cultivate the marketplaces it represents. It's nice that it has access to Play Store and Amazon Marketplace AND possibly PC streaming but the first two don't have all that many good games built for pads and the last isn't out of beta yet (and requires a high end Nvidia card on your desktop). This just doesn't seem well thought out.
 

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Interesting idea but it's not going to help cultivate the marketplaces it represents. It's nice that it has access to Play Store and Amazon Marketplace AND possibly PC streaming but the first two don't have all that many good games built for pads and the last isn't out of beta yet (and requires a high end Nvidia card on your desktop). This just doesn't seem well thought out.
Madcatz and well thought out? Oil and Water
 

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every poor kid you know is about to get this for christmas
 

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i don't really see the point of paying that much money to play android games w/ a controller, but i love that more companies are popping up with consoles. the more that are made, the less the price will be for everyone. it's great that this one is pushing for open source development too.
i've been waiting for the day where multiple consoles were released...hopefully they all deliver the goods.
 

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People actually wanna play apps off their phones? :why:
 
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