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  • Fire TV 'isn't trying' to be a game console, but is Amazon's first real investment in gaming

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    Ben Gilbert
    Ben Gilbert
    04.02.2014

    What is Fire TV? Well, it's Amazon's set-top box. Er, at least it has that functionality. But Fire TV does more than just stream media, thankfully; we've got plenty of devices that do that stuff. The $99 tiny black box that Amazon unveiled this morning in New York City streams media (video and music through a variety of services) and it also plays games. Despite that being half the device's functionality, Amazon VP Pete Larsen reassured us that Fire TV "isn't trying to be a game console." So, what is it trying to be then?