Razer announces Forge TV, a $100 Android-based microconsole that streams PC games

Razer is making its move into your living room with what CEO Min-Liang Tan is calling the “future of consoles.”

The maker of high-end gaming hardware announced the Razer Forge TV, an Android-based microconsole set to launch in early 2015. The introduction of this little box would have the Carlsbad, Calif.-based company simultaneously dipping into both the emerging streaming game business and the $25 billion dollar mobile-gaming market. Announced today at the 2015 International CES, this quad-core system with 16 GB of storage and wireless network connectivity will bring both downloadable mobile Android games and streaming PC games to televisions via HDMI output, and it’s priced at $100.