VIDEO: Your Phone Now Doubles as an Android TV Game Controller

So, you Want to Play Games on your Android TV Set but, you'd Rather Not Shell Out for a Gamepad ? You Might Not Have to, in the Near Future. Google has Revealed that, an upcoming Update to Google Play Services, will Let you Use your Android Mobile Devices as Controllers for Android TV Games. If you Want to Start a 4-Way Race or Shooting Match, you'll Only Have to Ask Friends to Pull their Phones Out of their Pockets. You'll Have to Wait for Developers to Use the Technology before you Can Start Playing but, that Patience Could Pay Off if it Spares you from Buying Controllers that will Likely Spend Most of their Life Gathering Dust.




Info Sources:

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2015/03/new-tools-to-supercharge-your-games-on.html

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2015/03/google-play-services-70-places-everyone.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvPUD6eI_vw