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Archos Gamepad Released In the USA

Posted by timothy on from the take-it-or-leave-it-or-use-it-as-a-shovel dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Archos have finally released their much anticipated touchscreen gamepad in the USA. The console boasts a Arm Cortex Dual-core A9 1.6GHz cpu, 1024MB Ram, 8GB internal storage and uses the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. The Gamepad has 14 physical buttons and dual analog thumb-sticks as well as a touchscreen which means the latest 3D Android games should work great and for fans of emulation the traditional gamepad design and buttons will make N64/PS1 emulators work great on the gamepad." CNET UK was unimpressed, calling it "a bitter disappointment"; IGN was more optimistic, especially at its sub-$200 price.

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  1. "much anticipated"? by master_kaos · · Score: 4, Informative

    I mean I have never heard of it, and I have a lot of avid gamer friends and they never mentioned it.

  2. At $200 bucks by rsilvergun · · Score: 3, Informative

    why wouldn't I just get a Vita? There are some neat looking Android games, but nothing that approaches a killer app. The Vita at least has Sony backing. Then there's the 3DS too.

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  3. ...its cheaper than the vita.... by tuppe666 · · Score: 3, Informative

    why wouldn't I just get a Vita? There are some neat looking Android games, but nothing that approaches a killer app. The Vita at least has Sony backing. Then there's the 3DS too.

    ...with a bigger screen, standard micro sd cards [up to 64bg], Games at a 30th of their cost, Use it with your Android Play account, and do all the other exciting things you can so with Android.