Comments on: Video: Developer Delivers In-depth Overview of OUYA Gaming Console

By: CamerooonG

CamerooonG — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:22:00 +0000

I remember the OUYA devs stating that rooting these will not void your warrany, and they actually encouraged it.

By: Joey Funk

Joey Funk — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:08:00 +0000

They have that. Its kind of a skyrim-esque shout ooou-yah! I like it, and it is actually half the reason I’m considering buying it, the other half being so I can use emulators, android apps and streaming services on my tv without losing my phone to the tv everyday when I get home.

By: Neo

Neo — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:24:00 +0000

way to white-list your MAC, then display it for the world to see…idiot

By: kixofmyg0t

kixofmyg0t — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 03:10:00 +0000

I was excited about OUYA before. Actually I was a bit worried that it was a serious player against traditional consoles. But after seeing the direction they’re going from the dev unit……I’m not one bit worried now.

Its gonna tank HARD.

EDIT: That controller is horrible. Unless I can use a SIXAXIS I’m never gonna even consider buying a OUYA. Also they have to come down on the price a bit. I’d consider it if it was $50, anything more and I’d just keep using my phones or tablet.

By: Knlegend1

Knlegend1 — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:34:00 +0000

I took a nap on his game

By: Eric Brissette

Eric Brissette — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:09:00 +0000

That’s definitely true — they’re attempting to build a game console with its own ecosystem that’s heavily centered around gaming, rather than extending the Android ecosystem.

I can see why some Android geeks (myself included) don’t find that particularly appealing, but to the general public/casual gamers, I can see how a $100 game console with free and cheap downloadable games could catch on. OUYA’s mission is to lower the barrier to entry into game development for TV/living room gaming.

But have you seen what Valve has been up to lately?
http://store.steampowered.com/bigpicture/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/12/10/why-valves-steam-box-pc-console-will-be-a-game-changer/

As much as I like Android, I don’t see how OUYA will be able to compete. For those that want a simple console, Steam Box will be available available, and who knows, it might run Linux, if not now, than most likely in a future version. For those that want to provide their own hardware, just install Steam on whatever hardware you have available, and plug it into your TV. On top of that, Steam already has a 50million+ user gaming community ready to go.

Forget OUYA, I’m interested in seeing what kind of chunk Valve is going to take out of Sony and Microsoft.

And for those of you who say you’ll just load custom ROMs on the thing, I think you’re missing the point. If all I cared about was running AOSP on a small computer hooked up to my TV, I’d buy something like this:
http://www.hardkernel.com/renewal_2011/main.php

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:51:00 +0000

While it’s not an excuse, this is why when I put my theater together I made sure my tv and receiver supported the audio return channel. This allows my tv to pass audio to the receiver on the same hdmi cable that is supplying video from the reciever (which is 100ft from my tv connected with hdmi over cat6 adapters).

This way, if I have to hook something up to the tv (say a game console with wired controllers) it still feeds audio to the receiver.

By: David Santiago

David Santiago — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:00:00 +0000

I can play my games on big screen now in HD as well. This will never compete with the major game consoles so what is the point? 2013 Tech flops.

By: Jeremy Michael Hobbs

Jeremy Michael Hobbs — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:28:00 +0000

That’s a massive problem. You can’t mass market ‘Here’s our limited device, now you go void the warranty and do it like we should have in the first place!’ Modders make up a very small percentage of the user base; we tend to lose sight of that in the bubble of enthusiast web sites.

By: GardenVarietyMadman

GardenVarietyMadman — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:25:00 +0000

If this passes muster as a network media player than it’ll be worth it for that alone

By: kane

kane — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:12:00 +0000

Already is

By: Twofourturbo

Twofourturbo — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:28:00 +0000

I think “Green Throttle” is having a better approach for Android gaming by just using the potable android device you carry around every day instead of creating a complete new box just for that.. Anyone agree?

By: aj522

aj522 — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:27:00 +0000

The problem I noticed for me would be this. I run my audio through my receiver using a spdif cable, and run an hdmi cable for video to my tv, doesn’t look like that is possible with this.

By: Tony Allen

Tony Allen — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:25:00 +0000

I think it’s definitely an Android console.. in the sense that it could obviously be hacked to run AOSP of some sorts and be used just like any other Android device in a more traditional manner.

So how about you get over yourself lol

By: Jeremy Michael Hobbs

Jeremy Michael Hobbs — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:10:00 +0000

I think excitement for this thing is going to tank before launch. It’s already gone down to a simmer, versus the rolling boil that it was when it was announced. It’s not going to play nicely with the Android eco system, will not be able to fight Sony and Microsoft for shelf space, and that hardware is going to look very dated sooner than most think. What about major publisher support? Is it going to play Madden and CoD?

I see very little reason to get this versus hooking up a a tablet or phone via hdmi. The target customer they’re shooting for probably has at least one of each (with better specs) laying in a drawer. BT controller, and boom. Games, music, movies, books/mags, the entire internet, etc.

Ouya = $29.99 in clearance sections by fall.