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GameStop consider joining tablet market
Posted on April 6th, 2011 15 comments
American video game retailers, GameStop have expressed a desire to join the ever-expanding tablet market.The tablet – which has probably not made it to the drawing board yet – will be specifically designed for gaming, allowing users to download, and maybe even stream, titles directly to the device from the internet.
The announcement was made by the retailer’s company president, Tony Bartel in an interview with GamaSutra. During the interview, Bartel remained undecided as to whether the tablet would be a wholly new affair or whether Gamespot would use a suitable device from an existing manufacturer.
“If we can work with our partners and the OEMs and then come up with a great tablet that is enabled with a great gaming experience and coupled with a Bluetooth controller, then there is no need to go out and develop our own,” Bartel said, getting highly specific about what criteria such a tablet would need to meet. “However, if we can’t find [a tablet] that’s great for gaming, then we will create our own.”
Bartel released no further information on the project, probably for no other reason than that it is in the early stages of development and there isn’t any.
However, GameSpot’s recent acquisitions of online streaming tech firm, Spawn Labs, and Stardock Systems’ Impulse digital gaming service are strong signals of intent from the company. With this in mind, it looks likely that the GameSpot tablet will indeed go ahead in one form or another.
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