The Archos GamePad was a video gaming tablet developed and marketed by Archos. It ran on the Android operating system. It was announced on August 29, 2012, and was first released on 6 December 2012 in Europe, with a US release projected for February 2013. The tablet was aimed at gaming, and features dedicated dual analog sticks along with regular gaming keys and shoulder buttons - a similar design as the PlayStation Vita. Archos have designed a technology which 'converts' the touch controls into physical controls from the buttons. It was able to get over a thousand games from the Google Play library.