Eric Froemling, the developer of the immensely fun multiplayer game BombSquad has posted the above image of the Fire TV connected to a whopping 12 controllers. It appears to be 6 controllers via bluetooth, 4 controllers via USB, and 2 smartphones via WiFi.
SourceFroemling.net
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