Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Agawi and Marvell team up to bring cloud-based gaming to Android set-top boxes

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It's like a match made in heaven. [Agawi](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/10/agawi-windows-8/) and Marvell have partnered up to combine a cloud-based gaming platform with the equipment that powers many popular [Google TV](http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/05/google-tv-officially-switching-to-arm-marvell-armada-1500-cpu-t/) devices. Together, both companies will offer a white-label Android gaming solution to OEMs, [internet and cable providers](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/26/cable-iptv-providers-reportedly-testing-cloud-based-hd-gaming-f/), game publishers and retailers. As a result, we may see a number of smart TV devices begin cropping up that support Agawi's CloudPlay gaming service. Whether this solution poses a legitimate threat to the console business remains to be seen, but we're going to scour the floor at CES to bring you a demo of the system in action. In the meantime, full PR follows the break.

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Filed under: [Gaming](http://www.engadget.com/category/gaming/), [Home Entertainment](http://www.engadget.com/category/home-entertainment/), [HD](http://www.engadget.com/category/hd/)

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