Pune-based 18th Parallel has developed a middleware that can convert any standalone Android device into a micro-console. Once companies integrate its Cannonball software layer on to an Android phone, tablet or set top box, gamers will be able to use Xbox 360, PlayStation or even Logitech controllers to play mobile games without any sort of optimization from game developers. This has been tried before, unsucessfully: Previous attempts like Ouya that tried to create a micro-console (small Android-powered console that can play mobile games on a TV) failed miserably as games had to be optimized to the SDK created for the console. Many game developers did not port their games over as they were not sure if there will be enough people interested in playing their games on such a device. Gamers were hesitant about buying them as they were not sure about their games working on the device. This is apart from the fact that those devices had proprietary app stores through which one had to buy games... again! Cannonball addresses these issues: You can download a game from the Google Play Store and the software will create an overlay that will detect the controller you’re using and figure out a control scheme that is comfortable for you and suitable for the kind of game. Cannonball will also explain to a gamer the control scheme that needs to be followed every time he launches a game. This is done without any intervention from the game developer. "There are several Android devices…
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