As most of us here at PlayStation LifeStyle look forward to the launch of the PlayStation 5 in the next few years, another major tech company may be quietly planning their own console to compete. Google is a giant in the tech marketplace, having a hand in nearly everything we interact with. My own life is practically run by Google, from my phone, to my computer, to home assistant and automation tools that I have all interconnected. Is it so crazy to think that they have aspirations in gaming"
Kotaku’s Jason Schreier reports on five sources that say Google is looking at three areas as they explore the gaming space: A streaming platform, hardware, and bringing game developers into the Google family, either through recruiting directly to the company or acquiring entire studios themselves. On that third point, Google is already on track. Google hired Phil Harrison–who has played major roles at both Sony and Microsoft–earlier this year, and many other hires have been made of top-tier talent from EA, PlayStation, and more. Rumors have flown around for a long time about Google entering the gaming market, but it’s never quite come to fruition. According to sources, the company is getting a lot more serious. The Kotaku report talks about meetings Google had at both GDC and E3 this year to gauge interest in Yeti–the codename for Google’s streaming platform. Google Yeti is an interesting concept, and if any company could pull off the technical...