Currently by default all activities close when they lose focus, this is as far as I can tell, in order to give the best performance for the currently active game.
While I think the principle is sound, the implementation (just setting the dev option to close on exit on by default) doesn't give the best user or dev experience. Often it is desirable for games to open up other apps such as a browser in order to receive direct feedback from users or display terms or service etc.
Currently on ouya the game restarts once this activity is then closed rather than resuming from where they left off.
It seems to me a better way to implement this would be to have activities closed at the point a different game is launched. Apps such as the browser which don't decalare themselves as games could be allowed to run over the top, but any game activity will force close other games in order to keep performace high. This would also allow users to minimise their game in order to watch a video, or browse the store etc, check leader boards / friends lists once implemented and pick it up again once they are done.
Insomniac
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