One of the slew of Android-based consoles that was announced earlier this year was BlueStacks’ GamePop console. The console is planned to be released for $129 later this year. BlueStacks recently announced a new version of the console that will be released alongside the GamePop, called the GamePop Mini. Unlike its big brother, the GamePop Mini will be a free device that is included with a 12-month subscription to the GamePop service, which offers more than 500 Android games for $6.99 a month. Canceling the service early means having to send back the Mini and paying a $25 restocking fee. BlueStacks is taking pre-orders for the GamePop Mini starting July 1.
The Mini will not replace the regularly priced GamePop console. Both consoles feature the same games, and they both run on Android Jelly Bean 4.2, but the Mini is less powerful than the original GamePop. Bluestacks says that both consoles will be able to play iOS games with minor adjustments to work with Bluestacks’ virtualization code. The company also said it’s planning a line of peripherals for the GamePop console. Developers can find out how to add their games to GamePop’s service on the company web site.
Source: Polygon
