GameStick Announces Partnership With Pivos For XBMC Integration

We already knew that the GameStick would be supporting XBMC, but PlayJam has announced that they're partnering up with Pivos to bring the XBMC integration to the portable gaming console. Pivos is an industry player in home entertainment and media products, and PlayJam says that the partnership is good news for both the GameStick and the gamers who will be using it.

However, it seems that XBMC will be available on the GameStick right at launch. Previously, it was said that the console wouldn't be seeing XBMC support until later in September, but it looks like the partnership with Pivos will eradicate the need to wait, allowing gamers and home entertainment junkies access to XMBC right away.

XBMC stands for "Xbox Media Center," and it was essentially created for the original Xbox, but has sense been released as an open-source media center platform. It's available on a wide range of devices, and it can run on Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, and iOS. It's also available on a handful of set-top boxes like the Boxee Box.

Of course, PlayJam says that the GameStick will still primarily be a portable gaming console, but the added functionality of a home theater media center will no doubt attract a larger niche of users, especially at a price of only $79, which comes with the HDMI dongle and a nifty game controller to go along with it. Developer units will begin shipping out very soon, and the console will be available to the public next month.