Dom
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console
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OUYA is a new game console for the TV, powered by Android. We've packed this little box full of power.
Developers will have access to OUYA's open design so they can produce their games for the living room, taking advantage of everything the TV has to offer.
Best of all, OUYA's world-class controller, console, and interface come in one beautiful, inexpensive package. All the games on it will be free, at least to try.
$2.7 in (apparently) 12hrs 
They're certainly not going to steer developers away from the 'big boys' and i can't see it ever being as successful. But it's certainly an interesting product.
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Balling
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I wonder what they consider inexpensive. I don't see any mention about price!?
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Dom
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Originally posted by Balling
I wonder what they consider inexpensive. I don't see any mention about price!?
$99 if you go off the Kick Starter packages.
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Whittie
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Worth a punt, might do it, love these kickstarter things.
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A2H GO
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^ Coming to the UK soon too. 
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Do you think Julie Uhrman is a lesbian?
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Dom
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Do you think Julie Uhrman is a lesbian?
I thought that but apparently not, so go figure... 
[Edited on 12-07-2012 by Dom]
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evilrob
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I've had a punt on this. I applaud the spirit of the project, if it turns out to be a great product as well - great.
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Brett
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http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/06/25/ouyas-android-based-video-game-console-finally-goes-on-sale-for-99-99-in-the-us-uk-and-canada/
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Gary
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Be nice if a few big developers jumped on it.
Android is taking over!
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A2H GO
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Sold out on Amazon.
Just use your phones with Air play and MiFi controller.
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Nath
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Na just buy the android machine mate 
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noshua
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Didn't this flop massively? Mainly down to the lag
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A2H GO
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Originally posted by Nath
Na just buy the android machine mate
That's what I meant, can this actually pay better stuff than say a GalaxyS4, from what I've seen the games are on par with apps on the android store in which case just hook your phone up to the TV.
[Edited on 25-06-2013 by A2H GO]
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evilrob
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I was backer 7,492 on Kickstarter. Fucking thing still hasn't turned up.
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quote:
Originally posted by A2H GO
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Originally posted by Nath
Na just buy the android machine mate
That's what I meant, can this actually pay better stuff than say a GalaxyS4, from what I've seen the games are on par with apps on the android store in which case just hook your phone up to the TV.
[Edited on 25-06-2013 by A2H GO]
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A2H GO
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Or buy a megadrive looking at some of the games.
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Nath
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You'd be all over it if it were Apple m8.
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http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/195257/Google_is_developing_its_own_Android_game_console__Report.php
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Balling
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http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/4/4180242/ouya-review
Sounds horrible.
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As damning as that review is, its hardly a surprise. They've obviously rushed a launch date with it not being ideal.
Essentially sending out a beta version to people who've paid on kick starter, and getting them to sort out the bugs and make it smoother and better, then they'll release version 2 which will be better, and obviously developers will have made games specific to it by then.
Give it a year and it may well be worth buying.
Did like this line though ... "Just because you technically can sideload apps onto the Ouya doesn't mean it's an open platform. The company opened a door, then hid that door on the other side of the world and burned the maps."
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http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/4/4180242/ouya-review
Sounds horrible.
Look at the date of the review - 4th April; published nearly two months before it launched.
They clearly had an early developer preview box. I'm sure it's not massively better now, but it is unfair to review a developer preview box as though it were a finished product.
[Edited on 28-06-2013 by evilrob]
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Gary
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Originally posted by Nath
You'd be all over it if it were Apple m8.
The whole world would be raving about it if it was apple.
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