Nexus Player was a digital media player that allowed users to play music, watch video originating from Internet services or a local network, and play games. Launched November 3, 2014; shut down May 24, 2016 — it lived 1 year. One of 21 Google products killed in 2016. The Nexus Player is a discontinued digital media player that was co-developed by Google, Intel and Asus. It is the second media player in the Google Nexus family of consumer devices. Originally running the Android 5.0 ("Lollipop") operating system, it is the first device to employ the Android TV platform. The Nexus player supports Google Cast, the feature for selecting and controlling media playback on a television that was first introduced by Chromecast. Sales of the Nexus Player were discontinued in May 2016, and product support ended in March 2018. Wiki link Data: Killed by Google (killedbygoogle.com, MIT).