Report: Google working on game console, watch

Brett Molina | USA TODAY

Fresh off the launch of the Android-based video game console Ouya, it appears Google may be next to leap into the business.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Google is developing a home video game console and a wristwatch, both of which will run Android.

Citing "people familiar with the matter," the report says Google is working on the console and watch to get the jump on Apple in case they develop similar devices.

Google declined comment to USA TODAY about the report.

Earlier this week, the Kickstarter project Ouya launched online and at several retailers with a $99 price tag and nearly 200 independently developed games priced as low as $2-$3.

The home console business has long remained the domain of three companies: Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony. Nintendo launched the Wii U last November, but has failed to catch on as quickly as its predecessor, the Wii.

Meanwhile, Microsoft and Sony will launch the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, respectively, later this year.

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