GameStick
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The GameStick is a discontinued home video game console developed by PlayJam. It is a microconsole the size of a USB flash drive that plugs directly into the back of a TV through an HDMI port and ships with its own Bluetooth controller. Users can download content from a curated storefront via Wi-Fi, with content stored locally for offline access. The device is powered by the PlayJam Games Platform and runs its own version of the Android operating system. It is portable and aimed at casual to mid-core gamers. Like the Ouya, it was funded through Kickstarter.
Key facts
- Information appliance.name
- GameStick
- Information appliance.aka
- Game Stick
- Information appliance.logo
- GameStick Logo.png
- Information appliance.developer
- PlayJam
- Information appliance.family
- First Generation
- Information appliance.type
- Microconsole
- Information appliance.os
- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
- Information appliance.system_on_chip
- Amlogic 8726-MX
- Information appliance.cpu
- ARM Cortex A9
- Information appliance.graphics
- Mali-400 MP
- Information appliance.storage
- 8 GB internal flash memory
- Information appliance.memory
- 1 GB DDR3
- Information appliance.display
- HDMI1080p, 720p
- Information appliance.input
- Bluetooth
- Information appliance.controllers
- Wireless controller
- Information appliance.connectivity
- HDMI Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth LE 4.0
- Information appliance.dimensions
- Size of a flash drive
- Information appliance.successor
- PlayJam OTT
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.gamestick.tv
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- publication date
- 2013-11-15
- price
- 79
- storage capacity
- 1
- maximum size or capacity
- 8
- discontinuation date
- 2017-01-09
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The GameStick is a discontinued home video game console developed by PlayJam. It is a microconsole the size of a USB flash drive that plugs directly into the back of a TV through an HDMI port and ships with its own Bluetooth controller. Users can download content from a curated storefront via Wi-Fi, with content stored locally for offline access. The device is powered by the PlayJam Games Platform and runs its own version of the Android operating system. It is portable and aimed at casual to mid-core gamers. Like the Ouya, it was funded through Kickstarter.
Because of a change in production methods, the original release date of June 2013 was delayed, and units did not ship to retailers until early November 2013. The GameStick features an exclusive game and access to its app store, which mainly sells casual games. All systems can be used as development kits, allowing any GameStick owner to also be a developer, without licensing fees. The GameStick is part of the eighth generation of video game consoles.