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Hands-on: $99 Android game console OUYA
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article published on 26 June, 2013
The crowd-funded Android-based console, OUYA, was launched yesterday.
Raising over 8 million dollars in funding via Kickstarter, the company called BOXER8 (since renamed to OUYA) has been manufacturing the low-cost ($99) and open home console, and since AfterDawn was a part of the crowd funding, we got the console a bit beforehand. So let's take a look.
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Mysttic
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26. June 2013 @ 10:43 |
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Well written and informative: stay clear of OUYA, thank you.
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26. June 2013 @ 10:58 |
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I remember being quite taken with the Kickstarter campaign but a more pragmatic approach would have seen this coming. An inevitable shame.
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26. June 2013 @ 11:07 |
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I am not sure if this is going to take off despite the low price. It is tapping into a market that is already suffering and with the would really need some killer games to attract a crowd. I just do not see that happening when these indie games can be made for existing consoles that already appeal to gamers.
Also the controller looks uncomfortable and what is with the way you have to put those batteries in. Seams like that is a disaster waiting to happen. Something wrong with the classic way of having a small access panel on the bottom of the controller away from your hands having to touch it all the time?
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buddyleem
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26. June 2013 @ 11:50 |
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Xbmc box with a controller. Pretty good . Original Xbox is kinda the same
Hack a bit, invest a bit, work a bit, jerk a bit
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26. June 2013 @ 12:20 |
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I think this is a great idea for one it will give family who cant afford to fork out $300 or $400. Also for the amount of kids I see that are saying mommy daddy can I play that game on your phone.
In todays world the amount of people is see on there phones playing games is crazy and yes im am one of them I'm must say. The cheapness in price to the amount of games they can put on will attract a lot of people and a lot of family's in to buying this console.
if you think about it 1/4 of the price to buy this would buy you a ps3 or a xbox360 controller and that's it.
for me its cheap in price it's HD 1080p and its 3d. In my book its a win win cant go wrong at 99 bucks.
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joebloe12
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26. June 2013 @ 16:19 |
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This thing sounds like a complete waste of money and time!
Anyone who would buy one of these ought to have brains enough to know that most smartphones could do what this piece pf crap does and more, if they don't then they deserve what they get!
Glad I did not invest in this piece of trash.
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26. June 2013 @ 22:13 |
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And yet, despite all the negativity, there has been major investment in it ...by Nvidia for one.
In theory, generational programming can get more out of a fixed platform. However, considering the plans for the OUYA2 that probably won't happen much.
One thing that this "article" fails to mention is that there have been a number of updates which has improved the situation considerably by all reports. It seems to assume the thing is fixed in time software-wise.
I find it very strange this trite opinion piece is being passed off as news. This did not happen for the other consoles over the years.
Still waiting for mine. Pretty ticked off by that.
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28. June 2013 @ 13:53 |
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Originally posted by chefdamo:
I think this is a great idea for one it will give family who cant afford to fork out $300 or $400. Also for the amount of kids I see that are saying mommy daddy can I play that game on your phone.
In todays world the amount of people is see on there phones playing games is crazy and yes im am one of them I'm must say. The cheapness in price to the amount of games they can put on will attract a lot of people and a lot of family's in to buying this console.
if you think about it 1/4 of the price to buy this would buy you a ps3 or a xbox360 controller and that's it.
for me its cheap in price it's HD 1080p and its 3d. In my book its a win win cant go wrong at 99 bucks.
I couldnt see putting 110.00 bucks into this. It reminds me of a vintage system. Games that are played and designed for a smart phone work well ON THE PHONE, 30 mins to knock a little time off or an hour during traveo but on a console? I really cant see myself playing blocks on a 40 inch screen at all. This with the fact that blocks is my most addictive game on my phone...I wouldnt dream of touching it on a console.
This is superman
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28. June 2013 @ 14:47 |
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Very much worth it if you can't afford to build an HTPC. XBMC on this = you not needing cable anymore, Especially if you have good broadband.
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voyager
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28. June 2013 @ 17:24 |
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ronatola
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28. June 2013 @ 22:39 |
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At least it did better than the Phantom Console.
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28. June 2013 @ 23:04 |
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Originally posted by adre02:
I really cant see myself playing blocks on a 40 inch screen at all. This with the fact that blocks is my most addictive game on my phone...I wouldnt dream of touching it on a console.
I'm not that inflexible. I would play "Thomas Was Alone" on a flippn' projector if I felt like it. Come to thing of it... I think I have!
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kutulu1
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29. June 2013 @ 00:29 |
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If they can get a couple of triple 'A' titles, it might have a chance. But this thing has very little storage capabilities.
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29. June 2013 @ 08:54 |
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Originally posted by kutulu1:
If they can get a couple of triple 'A' titles, it might have a chance. But this thing has very little storage capabilities.
I have about 16 games & demos of all sizes loaded up there and there is at least 3.5GB free still from about 5.5GB.
Apart from the initial OS update downloading games has been as fast as it could be on my line in oz. It's had no trouble with the wi-fi or ethernet. So that's all cloud based storage anyway.
It has the promise of being able to use USB drives. When they get that going games could be more substantial.
They've got work to do developing the OS for sure, adding features etc.
I've had no issues with unresponsiveness either with the controller or the UI, such as it is. So that's cleared up.
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ronatola
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29. June 2013 @ 09:54 |
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Originally posted by kutulu1:
If they can get a couple of triple 'A' titles, it might have a chance. But this thing has very little storage capabilities.
I doubt it could play Call of Duty:Black Ops 2 or Need for Speed :MW2
maxed out or any of the top 10 A list games from console or PC.
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29. June 2013 @ 10:04 |
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Originally posted by ronatola:
Originally posted by kutulu1:
If they can get a couple of triple 'A' titles, it might have a chance. But this thing has very little storage capabilities.
I doubt it could play Call of Duty:Black Ops 2 or Need for Speed :MW2
maxed out or any of the top 10 A list games from console or PC.
They were demoing Grid cloud computing playing Borderlands2 on OUYAs at E3.
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ronatola
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29. June 2013 @ 10:06 |
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Originally posted by Jemborg:
Originally posted by ronatola:
Originally posted by kutulu1:
If they can get a couple of triple 'A' titles, it might have a chance. But this thing has very little storage capabilities.
I doubt it could play Call of Duty:Black Ops 2 or Need for Speed :MW2
maxed out or any of the top 10 A list games from console or PC.
They were demoing Grid cloud computing playing Borderlands2 on OUYAs at E3.
Well that's impressive. But are those types of games available right now? Or were they only around for the E3 demos?
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29. June 2013 @ 10:09 |
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ronatola
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29. June 2013 @ 10:16 |
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Ahh - so it's not playing the games natively then, using it's own system resources? It's like onlive (RIP) (insert Monty Python-esque quote here 'I'M NOT QUITE DEAD YET).
Then it's not in HD is it? What is the max vid resolution?
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29. June 2013 @ 10:23 |
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Originally posted by ronatola:
Originally posted by Jemborg:
Originally posted by ronatola:
Originally posted by kutulu1:
If they can get a couple of triple 'A' titles, it might have a chance. But this thing has very little storage capabilities.
I doubt it could play Call of Duty:Black Ops 2 or Need for Speed :MW2
maxed out or any of the top 10 A list games from console or PC.
They were demoing Nvidia Grid cloud gaming playing Borderlands2 on OUYAs at E3.
Well that's impressive. But are those types of games available right now? Or were they only around for the E3 demos?
I'd say it's all in it's infancy. There have been other cloud gaming enterprises, this is a new one. They claim it needs less bandwidth. But I imagine it would still have to be pretty good. I'd guess the OUYA is decompressing the audio/gfx info.
The OUYA is about promoting cheap indie gaming too not just big titles. A bit like comparing short films to blockbusters.
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29. June 2013 @ 12:35 |
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Originally posted by ronatola:
Ahh - so it's not playing the games natively then, using it's own system resources? It's like onlive (RIP) (insert Monty Python-esque quote here 'I'M NOT QUITE DEAD YET).
Then it's not in HD is it? What is the max vid resolution?
Funny that you've mentioned OnLive, as it was quite a big deal when they teamed up with them before even the early backer sets were shipped, but have been oddly quiet ever since. I'm not really sure of the res on them...I was so disgusted with their production delays that I only tested mine when I FINALLY got my early backer copy in order to put it up for sale on Amazon, where it finally sold the other day. I'm not even sure if this thing RUNS XBMC, and it this point I could care less, but to say the console is "really hackable" is a bit misleading. Yes you can root the device, but the last time I bothered to check doing so would exclude you from EVER using the "OUYA store", and everyone was having problems installing GAPPS, getting 3rd party controllers to work, etc. One of their big pitches was the ability to hack it, but they never bothered to mention that you'd be screwed if you wanted to/needed to use the OUYA store for anything afterwards.
This device is clearly not ready for public sale, at least to anyone wanting to do more than play their cell games on a big screen. I'll say it now...RIP OUYA, you promised too much and delivered too little...pissed off your backers and failed to impress the public...cya in the used video game stores very soon...
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ronatola
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29. June 2013 @ 12:45 |
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Originally posted by sternrulez:
Originally posted by ronatola:
Ahh - so it's not playing the games natively then, using it's own system resources? It's like onlive (RIP) (insert Monty Python-esque quote here 'I'M NOT QUITE DEAD YET).
Then it's not in HD is it? What is the max vid resolution?
Funny that you've mentioned OnLive, as it was quite a big deal when they teamed up with them before even the early backer sets were shipped, but have been oddly quiet ever since. I'm not really sure of the res on them...I was so disgusted with their production delays that I only tested mine when I FINALLY got my early backer copy in order to put it up for sale on Amazon, where it finally sold the other day. I'm not even sure if this thing RUNS XBMC, and it this point I could care less, but to say the console is "really hackable" is a bit misleading. Yes you can root the device, but the last time I bothered to check doing so would exclude you from EVER using the "OUYA store", and everyone was having problems installing GAPPS, getting 3rd party controllers to work, etc. One of their big pitches was the ability to hack it, but they never bothered to mention that you'd be screwed if you wanted to/needed to use the OUYA store for anything afterwards.
This device is clearly not ready for public sale, at least to anyone wanting to do more than play their cell games on a big screen. I'll say it now...RIP OUYA, you promised too much and delivered too little...pissed off your backers and failed to impress the public...cya in the used video game stores very soon...
They should package it with the latest Duke Nukem. They both seem to have the same hype and delivery characteristics.
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sternrulez
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29. June 2013 @ 12:54 |
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Originally posted by ronatola:
Originally posted by sternrulez:
Originally posted by ronatola:
Ahh - so it's not playing the games natively then, using it's own system resources? It's like onlive (RIP) (insert Monty Python-esque quote here 'I'M NOT QUITE DEAD YET).
Then it's not in HD is it? What is the max vid resolution?
Funny that you've mentioned OnLive, as it was quite a big deal when they teamed up with them before even the early backer sets were shipped, but have been oddly quiet ever since. I'm not really sure of the res on them...I was so disgusted with their production delays that I only tested mine when I FINALLY got my early backer copy in order to put it up for sale on Amazon, where it finally sold the other day. I'm not even sure if this thing RUNS XBMC, and it this point I could care less, but to say the console is "really hackable" is a bit misleading. Yes you can root the device, but the last time I bothered to check doing so would exclude you from EVER using the "OUYA store", and everyone was having problems installing GAPPS, getting 3rd party controllers to work, etc. One of their big pitches was the ability to hack it, but they never bothered to mention that you'd be screwed if you wanted to/needed to use the OUYA store for anything afterwards.
This device is clearly not ready for public sale, at least to anyone wanting to do more than play their cell games on a big screen. I'll say it now...RIP OUYA, you promised too much and delivered too little...pissed off your backers and failed to impress the public...cya in the used video game stores very soon...
They should package it with the latest Duke Nukem. They both seem to have the same hype and delivery characteristics.
Nice example...well done! :)
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30. June 2013 @ 00:38 |
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Originally posted by sternrulez:
Originally posted by ronatola:
Originally posted by sternrulez:
Originally posted by ronatola:
Ahh - so it's not playing the games natively then, using it's own system resources? It's like onlive (RIP) (insert Monty Python-esque quote here 'I'M NOT QUITE DEAD YET).
Then it's not in HD is it? What is the max vid resolution?
Funny that you've mentioned OnLive, as it was quite a big deal when they teamed up with them before even the early backer sets were shipped, but have been oddly quiet ever since. I'm not really sure of the res on them...I was so disgusted with their production delays that I only tested mine when I FINALLY got my early backer copy in order to put it up for sale on Amazon, where it finally sold the other day. I'm not even sure if this thing RUNS XBMC, and it this point I could care less, but to say the console is "really hackable" is a bit misleading. Yes you can root the device, but the last time I bothered to check doing so would exclude you from EVER using the "OUYA store", and everyone was having problems installing GAPPS, getting 3rd party controllers to work, etc. One of their big pitches was the ability to hack it, but they never bothered to mention that you'd be screwed if you wanted to/needed to use the OUYA store for anything afterwards.
This device is clearly not ready for public sale, at least to anyone wanting to do more than play their cell games on a big screen. I'll say it now...RIP OUYA, you promised too much and delivered too little...pissed off your backers and failed to impress the public...cya in the used video game stores very soon...
They should package it with the latest Duke Nukem. They both seem to have the same hype and delivery characteristics.
Nice example...well done! :)
What trite bullshit.
It's early days. It's not as far advanced as I would like yet either but that's being worked on. A lot of the earlier bugs have been dealt with, it's an ongoing process.
At this stage it's playing games no problems. My kid loves it and I'm having fun.
From what I understand the OUYA store is designed like that to protect the devs. If you root the device you can root the device back again to regain access to the store.
I don't care it's 2012 tech. Please explain to me where I can buy a similar Tegra3 device new with controller for $99? You can't? Then f-off.
PS: It's native res is 1080p Ron.
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As revolutionary it wanted to be and as cool as it did sound on Kickstarter, OUYA does not have a future. Not without some impressive titles coming its way. The hardware is too old already, the UI is laggy and the games just aren't there.
You shouldn't be investing your hard earned cash in to this. Invest the hundred dollars to the next-gen Xbox or PlayStation.
Opinion not news. This person is talking out of their backside.
What a load of utter crap.
Conclusion: Obvious astroturfing shit...
... from someone who expects everyone to have the latest most expensive mobile device like him or a PS4. Who expects everything handed to him on a platter and to be perfect from the word go without updating. Lacking vision and objectivity, and obviously not a family person who has a limited income. Please get him to explain to me where I can buy a similar Tegra3 device new with controller for $99? You can't? Then f-off with your hatchet job.
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