Google has recently acquired Green Trottle Games and this seems like a logical acquisition but does it also require us to question all of Google's motives?
There has been a lot of rumors stirring around the internet about Google working on a set-top box, with all those rumors the acquisition of Green Trottle a logical one except for that it may also mean Google is working on something else. Google has made a set-top box before with Logitec and they have made smart TVs as well with Google TV. Google has been trying to get a better foot hold in the living room and with the recent success of the Chromecast you would think they would be just trying to improve that formula.
In my opinion, Google is working on something a little more than just a set-top box. I think that Google may try to enter the video game industry even at a casual level. With Steam making Steam Boxes and companies like OUYA making consoles with the Android operating system, it would seem like it would be possible for a company like Google to enter the gaming market. Google would probably want to try to avoid losing interest in the gaming market since Android does as well as it does with games. Google has the capital to definitely attempt entering the gaming industry. Microsoft has already announced that it wants Xbox Live to power games cross-platform which would cut in to Google's share of the gaming market(Source).Everyone will be watching all the purchases and moves Google makes carefully now. The interest and investment that Google has in the living room will allow Google to make moves in to many other market and areas in the television space. We will look forward to see what Google does next.
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