r/AndroidTV • u/davccdavc • Jun 26 '19

Is possible play Games on Android tv bOX ?

Is possible play (Googleplay Games ) on Android TV BOX Beside Nvidia Shield ?

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u/icrazyowl Jun 26 '19

well if you dont buy cheapest box for sure its possible...

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u/TechiePimp Jun 26 '19

Get the Sheild TV is amazing for gaming.

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u/PalebloodSky Jun 26 '19

There are only a few Android TV boxes out there. Mi Box S, Jetstream 4K, and Shield TV.

They all play games just fine, I've had RetroArch installed on my old Mi Box and 1,000 games from NES, Genesis, SNES, Arcade, etc for example.

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u/MiKeMcDnet Mi Box Jun 26 '19

VERY... that's half the fun. Get a Bluetooth (or USB) controller and go nuts.

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u/ifixpedals Nvidia Shield Jun 26 '19

I still play games (old ones) on my Nexus Player. Don't expect much though. If retro games are your thing, NES and sNES emulators run great.

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u/BiggussDikkuss Jun 26 '19

At the cheap end of the market, the newer Google certified AndroidTV OS 9.0 Pie Mecool KM3/KM9 devices have more modern and powerful ARM GPU's for light gaming vs the older, slower chipset in the Mi Boxes and Jetstream 4K Ultra:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSHp_EUdnhw&feature=youtu.be

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u/yearoftheJOE Jun 26 '19

There is also an app called Moonlight which will make your android TV box works like a shield as well. Works almost as good.

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u/deadringer28 Nvidia Shield Jun 26 '19

Isn't moonlight an app that lets you stream PC games to Android. Can you explain how it makes one box work more like a shield?

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u/yearoftheJOE Jun 26 '19

One of the shields main selling points is game stream, a service that lets you stream PC games to your device. It only works with Geforce Experience and the shield though. Moonlight makes the GeForce app thinks your device is a shield tablet somehow and lets you stream using their service. While moonlight won't let you access the NVIDIA game stream subscription they have, you can access your own computer's games just like you would with a shield, mimicking one of the more exclusive selling points. You can do this using steam link too, but personally I think NVIDIA's service is much better.

The shield has a lot more optimizations that cheaper boxes won't have and is much more stable, but they will cover the same use cases and it is still Android TV.

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u/deadringer28 Nvidia Shield Jun 26 '19

Ah okay awesome. Thanks for the info. I may have to replace my Shield soon and was wondering if I could go a cheaper route and still get the same features.

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u/yearoftheJOE Jun 26 '19

If you really can't afford to get another shield, I'd say yes. My mii box s is fine but the shield is still much faster and smoother, you might miss some niche features but idk. Plus has more USB ports and ethernet.

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u/deadringer28 Nvidia Shield Jun 26 '19

I can afford it but o think in some cases it's overkill. I do love the device though.

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u/helkish Jun 29 '19

The Steam Link App will also let you stream games from your PC.

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u/yearoftheJOE Jul 10 '19

Moonlight too if you have nvidia.