Android has games?
Has anyone ever seen Andrex and Magus in the same place?
This thing is only $100, right? A good amount of people here will buy one.
This thing is only $100, right? A good amount of people here will buy one.
They spent more than three times that amount on Wii U's, so yeah.
exactlyThis thing is only $100, right? A good amount of people here will buy one.
They spent more than three times that amount on Wii U's, so yeah.
I might buy an Ouya just to mess around with, but not for $100.
I might buy an Ouya just to mess around with, but not for $100.
$100 to satisfy curiosity isn't so bad.
Is there any kind of list of what's coming out at launch and soon after? I imagine there's a lot of junk indie games no one cares about, but I'm still curious.
Dubstep does not make those games look any better
Can I play ps1 isos on this?
Wait, can the chipset in that thing actually emulate those boxes?Looks like Ouya just got another customer. :teehee
you guys probably already own an emu box
it's called a wii :smug
I did however order a GCW-Zero for my emulation needs. Only a bit more money than the Ouya, portable, hooks up to TV via HDMI, and looks to run stuff perfectly.
There were some decently respected members of the media who were calling this thing a scam that was never going to come out when the kickstarter happened. I wonder if they will be honest enough to write articles admitting they were wrong. Of course not.
Not saying the Ouya is gonna be some great thing but it wasn't vaporware at least.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAVAL1UPLTU
magdrex pls.
Not very impressive, a bowl of flan is more solid than WiiUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAVAL1UPLTU
magdrex pls.
seems more solid than wii u :smug
OUYA may have nabbed the spotlight in the Android-based, Kickstarter-supported console wars, but the diminutive GameStick's got some heat behind it, too. The device's makers are putting on a bit of a show at this year's GDC, announcing a slew of news around the forthcoming product. At the top of the list are a number of backers, including, most prominently, the similarly-named GameStop, which clearly sees a viable future in such products, as the world continues to move away from brick-and-mortar outlets. Shadowgun and Smash Cops were also revealed as pre-installed titles for the console, "ensuring GameStick users have free, quality content ready to go out of the box."
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/27/gamestick-gamestop/
I updated my Ouya and put Pinball Arcade on it, it runs very choppy and doesn't seem to be in native res :(
http://coffeegeek.tumblr.com/post/46622612558/concerns-about-ouya#_=_
As for the games themselves, they were unfortunately the weakest part of the presentation. Playing Wizorb, a Breakout-inspired game we've covered quite a bit here, there was some noticeable lag between analog stick input and what happened on screen. I noticed the same thing while playing Gunslugs, a side-scrolling shooter, though switching from the analog stick to the D-pad seemed a bit better. I didn't really notice the issue at all while playing Stalagflight, a simple action game, though movement was less prominent in this game in general. Given my short play session, I couldn't honestly say whether the issue stemmed from the software or the controller itself, or even if it was simply a matter of getting used to a new controller.
Just yesterday, Ouya dropped a bit of a bombshell on its Kickstarter backers, nearly a year after many signed on. According to a minimized bullet point they listed, you won’t be able to download any games or apps unless you register your credit card with them beforehand. They want your financial info on file, even if you never buy a game. In fact, the way they announced it really leads me to believe that pretty much everything you do on Ouya’s system is going to cost you a stream of money.
:S:orlyQuoteJust yesterday, Ouya dropped a bit of a bombshell on its Kickstarter backers, nearly a year after many signed on. According to a minimized bullet point they listed, you won’t be able to download any games or apps unless you register your credit card with them beforehand. They want your financial info on file, even if you never buy a game. In fact, the way they announced it really leads me to believe that pretty much everything you do on Ouya’s system is going to cost you a stream of money.
ABORT! ABORT!
Well then!
Who could have known this would end up being a shoddily constructed cash grab? WHO COULD HAVE KNOWN??!??!!
Swappable faceplates are an interesting idea, but the execution results in what can only be called a design flaw. Each plate is held on by six magnets, making them perhaps a little too easy to remove. We've seen photos from a number of eager gamers who opened up their OUYA box to find one or both controller faceplates loose in the box, which certainly opens the door to damage during shipment.
Another problem is that they don't seem to sit flush. We looked at two OUYA consoles and on one, the left plate would poke out slightly at the top when affixed. On the other, it's the right-most plate that doesn't quite fit.
Finally, and most critically, the right plate poses some serious problems to both the right analog stick and the face buttons. When you spin the analog stick around its extent, it catches on the edge of the faceplate. Additionally, we repeatedly had issues with the four face buttons getting stuck beneath the faceplate. It was most commonly the green O button, because that's the one you'll be using most frequently, but all four can and will get stuck.
Lag was a bit of a problem with the controller, not enough to be noticeable in casual games but those requiring more precise timing it can be a bit of a problem. We're curious to see whether this comes down to this specific iteration of the controller or whether it's something OUYA owners will simply have to live with.
One of our consoles also had a very sticky right analog stick, which, when pushed all the way up, would stay there for a few seconds before popping back to neutral. And, we have to say, we'd have preferred concave surfaces on the top of the analog sticks rather than the convex ones here, but that can be chalked up to personal preference.
Oh, you hit Upgrade because it's right next to Play and the controller's laggy? Perfect. Thanks for your money.
QuoteOh, you hit Upgrade because it's right next to Play and the controller's laggy? Perfect. Thanks for your money.
:lol Future of gaming, folks.
Good Stuff
Inexpensive
Inconspicuous design
Plenty of raw power
Bad Stuff
Too few games
Existing games aren't very good
Problematic, unfinished interface
Limited functionality
Well this was worth a kickstarter. I'm sure all those games you guys funded will be totally better. Right? Guys?
QuoteOh, you hit Upgrade because it's right next to Play and the controller's laggy? Perfect. Thanks for your money.
:lol Future of gaming, folks.
Football-spiking by Ouya critics at this point seems highly premature. Disruptive products are often given bad reviews.
I'll wait for Ouya 2.
I'll wait for the Ouya Portable. ;)
I'll wait for the Ouya Portable. ;)
You mean an Android phone?
No interest in the thing, so I just skipped to the end:QuoteGood Stuff
Inexpensive
Inconspicuous design
Plenty of raw power
Bad Stuff
Too few games
Existing games aren't very good
Problematic, unfinished interface
Limited functionality
[insert console of choice here]
(...) I sideloaded XBMC since its not an official app yet although they say its coming. It's neat and it runs some video well but it struggles with other video content well. I wasn't sure if this was a non-native issue or simply a lack of power on the Ouya's part, or just not fully optimized codec support. There didn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to it. Some HD content it handled fine and some it didn't handle well at all. I guess we'll see when it officially comes out but that would be quite disappointing if its still an issue on the official release because that's one of the main reasons I was able to reason myself to pluck down the 99 bucks. (...)
In terms of Android devices, Sideloading typically means installing an application package onto an Android device that was not downloaded directly from Google Play.Thanks, Wikipedia!
I think I read that this sold less than Wii U minus Vita last month according to NPD.WiiU sold more than Vita? News to me.
:deadpos