Sincetheearlydaysofthevideogameindustry,consoleshaveruledthehome.CompanieslikeNintendo,Sega,SonyandMicrosoftMSFT-1.11%thrivedbybuildingclosedecosystemsthatdeveloperscouldcreatesgamesoverthecourseoffiveto10yearsbeforeanew,morepowerfulboxenteredthemarketandthecyclebeganalloveragain.ButeversincetheintroductionofsmartphonesfromcompanieslikeAppleAAPL-1.31%,Nokia,Samsung,LG,GoogleandAmazonAMZN-1.02%,videogamecreatorshaveflockedtothesepowerfulmobiledevicesandanentireecosystemofsmallandindependentdevelopmentstudioshaveflourished(alsoinpartthankstothedigitaldistributionnetworksonnewconsolesfromNintendo,SonyandMicrosoft).自视频游戏业发展早期开始,游戏机就主宰了千家万户。像任天堂(Nintendo)、世嘉(Sega)、索尼(Sony)和微软(Microsoft)等企业都依靠打造封闭的生态系统赚得盆满钵满。开发者可以有5到10年的时间开发游戏,直到一款更强大的新游戏机进入市场,这个循环才会被重启。不过,自从苹果(Apple)、诺基亚(Nokia)、三星(Samsung)、LG、谷歌(Google)和亚马逊(Amazon)等公司推出智能手机以来,游戏开发者们就纷纷涌向这些强大的移动平台,同时,一个由小型独立开发工作室构成的完整生态系统也逐渐兴盛(这也要部分归功于任天堂、索尼和微软为新游戏机开发的数字销售网络)。Inrecentyears,thismarriagebetweensmartphone(andtablet)andthetraditionalgameconsolehasresultedinmicro-consoledeviceslikeOuya,MadCatzM.O.J.O.,NvidiaShieldandAmazonFireTV.WithGoogle’sGOOG-1.04%entryintothisspacethisfallwithAndroidTV,gamedeveloperswillbeabletocreatecross-platformexperiencesthatwillbegintocompetemoredirectlywiththetraditionalconsolemanufacturers.ChrisMcKillop,AndroidTVengineeringmanager,explainshowthisnewtechnologycouldforeverchangethegame.而近年来,智能手机(和平板电脑)与传统游戏机的联姻,造就了不少像Ouya、MadCatzM.O.J.O.、NvidiaShield和亚马逊FireTV这样的小型游戏机。今年秋季,随着谷歌携其安卓电视(AndroidTV)挺进这一领域,游戏开发者们将能够创造跨平台的游戏体验,从而与传统游戏机厂商开始更直接地交锋。安卓电视的工程经理克里斯o麦基洛普在此为大家解读这种新技术将如何彻底颠覆游戏业。Fortune:WhatareyourthoughtsonthespeedatwhichnewtechnologyfromcompanieslikeNvidiahasimpactedthegamingcapabilitiesofAndroidsmartphonesandtablets?《财富》杂志:英伟达公司(Nvidia)这类芯片企业的新技术影响了安卓智能手机和平板电脑的游戏能力。您如何看待这种影响力的速度?McKillop:It’sincredible.ThelatestgenerationofGPUsinMobileSoCsarenowatorexceedingthoseofthePlayStation3andXbox360.WhenthePS3originallylaunched,Androidwasstillnearlytwoyearsawayfroma1.0.It’snotgoingtotakelongforthemobilechipsetstocatchupwiththecurrentfourth-generationsystems(PlayStation4andXboxOne).麦基洛普:简直难以置信。现在最新一代手机系统级芯片(SoC)的图形芯片(GPU)速度已经达到或超过PlayStation3和Xbox360了。当PS3刚推出时,安卓1.0还要近两年后才发布。用不了多久,手机芯片的速度就能赶上当前的第四代系统(PlayStation4和XboxOne)。HowhaveyouseenmobilegameexperiencesadvanceovertheyearsonGooglePlay?您认为这些年来GooglePlay的游戏体验有提升吗?MobilegameexperienceshavemadebigstridesonGooglePlay.Androidisallabouttheecosystem,andmovinganecosystemforwardhappensovertime.ItstartedwiththeNDKin2009andnowwiththeupcomingAndroidExtensionPackforPCclassgaminginLrelease.Idon’tseeanylimittowhatgamedeveloperscanbringtoAndroid.AsthebroaderhandsetandtabletspacestarthavingCPUsandGPUsthatcanprovidegreathighdefinitiongaming,thereisabigincentivefordeveloperstobeonGooglePlay.GooglePlay上的手机游戏体验已有很大进步。安...