GTC 2013: Retail OUYA Android Console Reveal Next Week

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Counting Ouya it's a hackable console wouldn't you been able to install Play Store and then install your own Tegra 3 games on it? just saying.
 
[citation][nom]senupe[/nom]Counting Ouya it's a hackable console wouldn't you been able to install Play Store and then install your own Tegra 3 games on it? just saying.[/citation]

I dont know how you'd install the play store onto it, but you can side-load any .apk you want onto it. So i guess its plausible.

To me, even if there are NO good games, this is purely worth it for a media center. XBMC team is bringing a native ouya app. Much better codec compatibility than things like roku's and stuff too so this is great for me.
 
[citation][nom]samwelaye[/nom]To me, even if there are NO good games, this is purely worth it for a media center. XBMC team is bringing a native ouya app. Much better codec compatibility than things like roku's and stuff too so this is great for me.[/citation]

I feel exactly the same way. This thing is hopefully going to be an awesome media player from external storage. I'm also looking forward to running Youtube, Ustream, and Twitch. It's going to have better media support than my PS3, 360, and Wii. All for $100 isn't bad in my opinion.

I'm not saying this thing is some incredible gaming machine, because it won't be, but it'll great for what it is.
 
a $100 low power htpc/media center for playing games(indie games being the main attraction) and watching movies from apps like netflix, hulu, and hbo. I agree that even if you dont game much, the media center capabilities and app support is worth the $100. I also have high hopes for this because theres a decently large amount of games ready for launch and nearly every android game kickstarter Ive seen these last few months promises ouya support. the indie market is already biting.
 
A few years from now the Ouya will appear on a list along with the 3DO and Gizmondo of all-time console flops. Even in mobile processor terms there are faster and cheaper processors out there now. And there is nothing out there on the Play or Appstore that would justify me buying on yet another proprietary platform. Absolutely nothing.
"Oh but I can get as a $100 media player!"
Do you know how much an Android dongle or an Android media box costs? Some cost half that price but you can be sure they'll have a massive game and app catalogue.
 
Fan ?? The whole thing would have been nice if it was fanless , how hard was it to just put a decent heatsink on that chip, it is used in tablets after all.
Sure you can't even hear it, maybe now but how about in a year when it will sound like crap...
This is one sign of bad and lazy design and I'm glad I didn't preorder this.
 
Still don't get why people are so excited about this.

"Open" platforms are fine and dandy for tech geeks, but they're bad for the general consumer where any modicum of quality standards need to be maintained.

That's why OUYA, despite all of their claims to be an "open" platform, is not actually going to be open. For their actual app/game ecosystem, they'll have filtering requirements for what is accepted/acceptable, and hence what is available to the non-hacker-type people. As such, it's no different from standard android, or for that matter Xbox or PS3, etc.

I'm honestly shocked this got so much backing and support, when all of the hackers out there could already do this without yet another hardware platform.
 
[citation][nom]mman74[/nom]A few years from now the Ouya will appear on a list along with the 3DO and Gizmondo of all-time console flops. Even in mobile processor terms there are faster and cheaper processors out there now. And there is nothing out there on the Play or Appstore that would justify me buying on yet another proprietary platform. Absolutely nothing."Oh but I can get as a $100 media player!"Do you know how much an Android dongle or an Android media box costs? Some cost half that price but you can be sure they'll have a massive game and app catalogue.[/citation]

Man there is so much lack of knowledge in this statement. 1) XBMC doesn't run on all those other "native android boxes". 2) performance is NOT better for $100 on anything else. If you want a tegra 3 tablet, you are looking @ ~400-500 USD. That 4x's more expensive than ouya and you still cant buy content that uses a controller. Have you tried playing a good 3D with a touch screen? (especially a 10.1inch touch screen) your hads hurt after about 1 hour, if you make it that far. "Faster and Cheaper" as you put it, rarely coexist on the same line, if you have something capable of good/great 3D performance for under ~100USD on the mobile market, I would be eager to see it, so link me.

OUYA has a market, just like 3DO had a market. 3DO was 800 USD... ouya, 20 years later is 100 USD. If you honestly can't see why OUYA has a great chance of succeeding, moreso than 3DO, then you so really do some more research.
 
[citation][nom]mforce2[/nom]Fan ?? The whole thing would have been nice if it was fanless , how hard was it to just put a decent heatsink on that chip, it is used in tablets after all. Sure you can't even hear it, maybe now but how about in a year when it will sound like crap... This is one sign of bad and lazy design and I'm glad I didn't preorder this.[/citation]
Then take the 4 screws out and open it. It DOES NOT void the OUYA warranty. OUYA wants you to open it and tinker with it. Better yet, go ahead and install your own heatsink.
 
[citation][nom]teh_chem[/nom]Still don't get why people are so excited about this. "Open" platforms are fine and dandy for tech geeks, but they're bad for the general consumer where any modicum of quality standards need to be maintained.That's why OUYA, despite all of their claims to be an "open" platform, is not actually going to be open. For their actual app/game ecosystem, they'll have filtering requirements for what is accepted/acceptable, and hence what is available to the non-hacker-type people. As such, it's no different from standard android, or for that matter Xbox or PS3, etc.I'm honestly shocked this got so much backing and support, when all of the hackers out there could already do this without yet another hardware platform.[/citation]

You must not be a developer. Or you must be a PC only developer if that. If you want to make a game for the big 3, it'll set ya back AT LEAST the price of a house. Meaning, if you are some great developer that can out do all common programmers that take shortcuts and write sloppy code, you'll never get a chance to show your worth.

OUYA gets great developers (the indie ones that do it because they love it, not because they get paid for it but $ compensation wont hurt if their product is good) the chance to put their skills and creative minds onto the TV. They don't need a small loan, they don't need to file bankrupcy if they fail and they aren't hindered by bad hardware. Cry about OPEN vs. CLOSED all you want. The content filtering benefits everyone (minus porn content creators). It's built on an open plaform, so if you don't like it, format the whole thing or just delete the OUYA part of it. It's a linux box w/ an android front end. If you want to make it a webserver on USB 2.0 drives, you can do it.
 
I think this will be much better NEXT year with T4 in it as they have said they'd upgrade it yearly (obviously to the next NV chip). As mentioned still great as a player but becomes worth a lot more with T4's power running the games. I'd hope for some kind of a deal with NV to allow the gpu on my PC to be accessed also at some point as a lower cost shield (but without the lcd for gaming on the go). I think that's a great option that wouldn't step on their own turf (of shield) but sell more gpus in the long run.
 
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