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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt View Post
I mostly agree with the above sparing one exception, Google TV, which essentially brings an Android device to your home television. I would absolutely opt for strong gaming support (and performance) for a GTV device as a top priority.

I say that I mostly agree with the above becuase given the option of two tablets (all else being equal), eg. one with great game support and another with so-so game support, I would opt for the tablet that had stronger support. This isn't a particularly realistic scenario as hardware rarely only differs in this one characteristic. So my answer is simply it depends.

For me, I think it comes down to finding the right combination of specs that satisfy. Game support would get more points than, say, internal storage, but less points than battery life. In the end, it really depends on the device. But I'm with you that it (likely) wouldn't be the determining factor.
Hadn't thought about Google TV devices, but gaming would surely play a larger part of the decision particularly for what would amount to a home entertainment system (or part thereof).

I'll agree game support could be a determining factor, but it's rather lower down the list, and if it gets that far, I'd opt for more support rather than less.

I suspect that most companies that produce the games will end up looking at supporting multiple hardware sets. Look at the console market. I don't think (though I could be wrong) that there is a huge set of games available for one console and not at least one of the others. Most games I see commercials for, are available on multiple consoles. They may not be released all at the same time, but do eventually become available on multiple consoles. Are there any popular computer games that only play on Nvidia as opposed to ATI? I suspect in time, we'll see the same from Android.
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