Last month Google released its Nexus 7 tablet, and now Archos has just announced its own 7" Android slate—except this one is a gaming version.
The Archos GamePad has a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and a Mali 400MP GPU, which gives similar performances to the Tegra 3.
This portable gaming console has a similar look to the Wii U Gamepad, except that Nintendo's version only works along with a classic Wii console. The Archos Gamepad, like any tablet, functions independently from a console and can work anywhere.
To provide handling worthy of a portable gaming console, the Archos GamePad has two analogue sticks, four buttons on each side of the screen and two triggers on top. To make the console adaptable to most available video games and games not made for physical buttons, Archos has developed a technology that allows you to assign any action to any button.
And the best part of all is the price: £130. This puts it in a similar price range to the Nintendo 3DS/3DS XL, lower than the PlayStation Vita. We'll just have to wait and see if there will be enough games to fill the GamePad's catalogue, although it will have all the games available on Android 4.
The Archos GamePad is set for release this coming October.
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The Archos GamePad has a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and a Mali 400MP GPU, which gives similar performances to the Tegra 3.
This portable gaming console has a similar look to the Wii U Gamepad, except that Nintendo's version only works along with a classic Wii console. The Archos Gamepad, like any tablet, functions independently from a console and can work anywhere.
To provide handling worthy of a portable gaming console, the Archos GamePad has two analogue sticks, four buttons on each side of the screen and two triggers on top. To make the console adaptable to most available video games and games not made for physical buttons, Archos has developed a technology that allows you to assign any action to any button.
And the best part of all is the price: £130. This puts it in a similar price range to the Nintendo 3DS/3DS XL, lower than the PlayStation Vita. We'll just have to wait and see if there will be enough games to fill the GamePad's catalogue, although it will have all the games available on Android 4.
The Archos GamePad is set for release this coming October.
> Reviews: Game Controllers
> IFA Berlin 2012: Products, Pictures, Videos and More: See all news
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