IG writes: "The game industry is evolving quickly and online and digital are becoming more and more widespread everyday. Google has been making moves to strengthen itself in this space, and according to one analyst, the new Google TV will not only challenge Apple TV, but it'll have a direct impact on Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo in the video game business."
BenchmarkReviews.com: Television and streaming multimedia content are staples to modern personal entertainment, allowing online providers such as Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, HBO GO, and YouTube to compete with premium cable and network programming. It's become clear that digital music, photos, and movies have practically replaced their physical counterparts. Likewise, the growing number of people who enjoy streaming and downloaded multimedia content could soon outnumber those tuning in to television broadcasts or renting movies on disc. The industry knows this to be true, which is why ASUSTeK Computer Inc. has introduced the ASUS CUBE Media Streamer with Google TV and given users 50GB of ASUS WebStorage space. In this article, Benchmark Reviews explores the ASUS CUBE and demonstrates how well this second-generation Google TV 'buddy box' fits into the modern home theater landscape.
Pocket-Lint: Google TV has a new look, new hardware and is heading to the UK. Set to launch on 16 July on British soil, the Sony Internet Player with Google TV brings with it a newly updated version of the service as well as more powerful hardware.
The company Google launched its television service in Europe next year, said CEO Eric Schmidt last week, despite the initial problems that had led some analysts to question how committed the company to keep this project .
Google TV, which allows viewers to mix web content and TV on one screen via a browser, was launched in the United States in October but received mixed reviews and was quickly blocked by three of the major television the country.
Doubt it will become the next game console
I feel like I am the only one who remembers the Ill fated Sega TV channel. Wanted it so bad as a kid without really knowing how it worked. Just knew the thought of lots of Video games on my TV was awesome...Seems like regardless of what Google ends up doing though, this is the natural progression to curb the optical media piracy that is plaguing all but the PS3 due to the insane cost of Blu Ray tech and 2% of the masses actually having the tech to duplicate a disc anyhow.