Google is reportedly working on a video game console that would be powered by its Android operating system , potentially putting another huge tech player in an arena dominated by Microsoft , Sony and Nintendo . Oh , and The Wall Street Journal reports Google is working on a smartwatch , too . Like almost everybody else in the industry . Both a console and a watch would be moves to undercut rival Apple , which is widely expected to roll out its own smartwatch and is reportedly planning to add gaming as part of the next iteration of its Apple TV product . Citing unnamed sources who have been `` briefed on the matter , '' the Journal also said Google is planning to release a revamped Nexus Q , a media-streaming device that was announced but never released for sale to the public . An Android gaming console would come on the heels of the release of OUYA , a $ 99 , open-platform console that runs on a version of the Google operating system . After raising $ 8 million on Kickstarter , OUYA went on sale to the public on Wednesday . Demand for the new console appears to be strong ; it was sold out on Amazon earlier this week . READ : Ouya 's profile in The CNN 10 : Startups to watch . If the console report is true , it remains to be seen whether Google would go for the OUYA model of a more affordable , accessible system or try to compete with the so-called Big Three -- Sony 's PlayStation , Microsoft 's Xbox and Nintendo 's Wii U . All three carry heftier pricetags but are more powerful and more well-established in the gaming world , with new games developed specifically for the devices . An Android-powered smartwatch would enter Google in what 's becoming a crowded , if largely still theoretical , field . Credible leaks have most analysts convinced that Apple has a smartwatch in the works . In recent months , Samsung and LG have confirmed they 're working on connected watches , as well . READ : More than a watch -- Apple 's entry into wearable tech . And a handful of those watches , a leading item in the emerging field of `` wearable tech , '' are already on the market . Consider Pebble , another Kickstarter success story . A Google watch could partner with arguably the most exciting wearable tech product to date : Google 's Glass connected headset . Google did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment for this story .
Report : Google is working on a video-game console . Console would run Google 's Android operating system . It will be called the Nexus 7, and it will have an HD screen with 1080p resolution.