GamePop console puts iOS games on your TV

BlueStacks' GamePop is an exciting concept that draws attention to just how 
much mobile gaming has changed the video game landscape in a few short years. 
GamePop is a console that plays mobile phone games like Jetpack Joyride on your 
home TV. When it was first announced, the system was limited to simply Android 
games, but today BlueStacks has announced that iOS-only games will also be 
available to play on console.

Using a new technology called "Looking Glass," the system is able to convert 
iOS games to play on non-iOS hardware. Subatomic Studios, makers of the 
Fieldrunners series, has signed up to have its games included in the system's 
catalog. According to CNET, BlueStacks CEO Rosen Sharma says their "Looking 
Glass" technology isn't emulation.

Looking Glass works at the API-level. It's not emulating. It embraces all 
aspects of running the [game] app and using the [GamePop] app as the controller.

This may seem like a small idea now, but six years ago we never thought we'd 
have next-generation quality gaming on our phones. Who knows where this 
technology will be in three years? Here's a video from GamePop explaining the 
console.


GamePop console puts iOS games on your TV originally appeared on TUAW - The 
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