Is A Google Console Coming To The Game Market?
For the longest time (at least since 2001), there have been only three major game console companies: Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft. Many have tried to enter, most have failed — mainly because nudging your way into the console business requires a HUGE monetary investment that won’t pay off within its first few years. The XBox brand operated in the red when it was young. Who has the cash to compete these days? Google! According to Kotaku, the search engine/map/Email service has their minds set on a new purpose: game makers. Google has never publicly stated this, but according to the site they have privately met with major software companies and game developers, hoping to convince them to support the proposed Google Console. Here’s where things get questionable. Google has the resources to push out a console, BUT said console is rumored to be cloud-based, tied to Google’s upcoming streaming platform Yeti. “Like Nvidia’s GeForce Now, the Google service would offload the work of rendering graphics to beefy computers elsewhere, allowing