<s>
The	O
GameStick	B-Application
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
PlayJam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
microconsole	B-Device
the	O
size	O
of	O
a	O
USB	O
flash	O
drive	O
that	O
plugs	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
a	O
TV	O
through	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
port	O
and	O
ships	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
PlayJam	O
Games	O
Platform	O
and	O
runs	O
its	O
own	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
funded	O
through	O
Kickstarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameStick	B-Application
features	O
an	O
exclusive	O
game	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
its	O
app	O
store	O
,	O
which	O
mainly	O
sells	O
casual	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
systems	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
development	O
kits	O
,	O
allowing	O
any	O
GameStick	B-Application
owner	O
to	O
also	O
be	O
a	O
developer	O
,	O
without	O
licensing	O
fees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameStick	B-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
GameStick	B-Application
,	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
support	O
from	O
more	O
than	O
1,000	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameStick	B-Application
consists	O
of	O
the	O
flash-drive-sized	O
console	O
and	O
a	O
wireless	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GameStick	B-Application
dock	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
;	O
it	O
allows	O
faster	O
internet	O
access	O
with	O
an	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
,	O
charging	O
access	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
controller	O
and	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
additional	O
storage	O
space	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
various	O
peripherals	O
such	O
as	O
USB	O
keyboards	O
,	O
webcams	O
,	O
microphones	O
,	O
and	O
dance	O
mats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
contains	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
,	O
an	O
internal	O
processor	O
and	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
wireless	O
radios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
four	O
controllers	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
via	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.0	O
,	O
as	O
can	O
wireless	O
keyboards	O
and	O
mice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameStick	B-Application
also	O
supports	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
as	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
itself	O
is	O
Android-based	O
but	O
iOS	B-Application
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
supports	O
1080	O
HD	O
playback	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
XBMC	B-Application
DLNA	O
with	O
an	O
optional	O
firmware	O
upgrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameStick	B-Application
uses	O
an	O
interface	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
tiled	O
dashboard	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameStick	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
third-party	O
device	O
to	O
license	O
ToFu	O
Media	O
Center	O
,	O
a	O
derivative	O
fork	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
praised	O
the	O
GameStick	B-Application
's	O
minimalist	O
design	O
and	O
low	O
cost	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
limited	O
game	O
selection	O
,	O
its	O
locked-down	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
under-powered	O
CPU	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
latest	O
Android	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Engadget	B-Application
cited	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
portability	O
,	O
low	O
price	O
,	O
and	O
slick	O
design	O
as	O
strengths	O
but	O
was	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
said	O
could	O
become	O
outdated	O
fairly	O
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameStick	B-Application
website	O
began	O
displaying	O
a	O
message	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
shutting	O
down	O
the	O
service	O
after	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
operation	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
after	O
January	O
9th	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
storefront	O
would	O
be	O
inactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
GameStick	B-Application
website	O
showed	O
only	O
the	O
goodbye	O
message	O
and	O
presented	O
an	O
expired	O
SSL	O
certificate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attempting	O
to	O
visit	O
the	O
GameStick	B-Application
website	O
will	O
cause	O
a	O
redirection	O
to	O
a	O
Turkish	O
soccer	O
betting	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
