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[Muffel]

Anyone of you have even heard of the new free-to-play/indie/whatever-console they are making?
And if so, anyone planing to get one or even donated at the kickstarter?

For me, I'm waiting for the release and the critics, I don't trust it right now.

If interested look here: www.ouya.tv

Edit: Woops, forgot to mention the name of the console...
It's OUYA, silly me.

[icepick37]

I have serious doubts.

I do want it to succeed, though.

[Upgradecap]

I'm unsure....

It sounds good, a little TOO good for what they promise. (Essentially, the promise a console on an mobile platform (The Android), and i don't trust that that can go very well :/)

[Cosmitz]

Android is not strictly a 'mobile' platform. Sure, that's what it was made to fit, but i'm certain it can be ajusted for a wide variety of uses.

[icepick37]

Yeah android is just the os. Like windows or osx.

[Faiter119]

People are talking like it got the specs of a PS3/XBOX, when in reality its specs are pretty terrible. It cant be used for newer games like battlefield and such. But it can be used as a emulator for older games. Ive heard the price was gonna be 100 dollars. And at that price it is probably pretty ***. Not a alternative for the other consoles if parents think that. More of a home emulator.

[hadesian]

My dad's phone game has better texture quality/runs better than the actual game on Xbox 360... (ME Infiltrator)

[Muffel]

It's actually 99 dollars

Also, here are the specifications (copy pasted from their kickstarter website):

Tegra3 quad-core processor
1GB RAM
8GB of internal flash storage
HDMI connection to the TV, with support for up to 1080p HD
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth LE 4.0
USB 2.0 (one)
Wireless controller with standard controls (two analog sticks, d-pad, eight action buttons, a system button), a touchpad
Android 4.0
ETHERNET! (Announced by Muffi 7/18)


I don't think it's just an emulator/can only be used as one. Of corse it's nothing like a PS3 or a XBOX, but it's not meant to be one either.
I don't want to defend the OUYA, I only want to make this clear.

[hadesian]

Tegra3 quad-core processor

Games look AWESOME on Tegra 2, and that's only dual core (dad's Asus Transformer) like the Arma 2 firing simulator has arguably better graphics/runs better than Arma 2 on the XPS l702x he uses for work, and that has a quad core i7

[Faiter119]

It's actually 99 dollars

Also, here are the specifications (copy pasted from their kickstarter website):

Tegra3 quad-core processor
1GB RAM
8GB of internal flash storage
HDMI connection to the TV, with support for up to 1080p HD
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth LE 4.0
USB 2.0 (one)
Wireless controller with standard controls (two analog sticks, d-pad, eight action buttons, a system button), a touchpad
Android 4.0
ETHERNET! (Announced by Muffi 7/18)


I don't think it's just an emulator/can only be used as one. Of corse it's nothing like a PS3 or a XBOX, but it's not meant to be one either.
I don't want to defend the OUYA, I only want to make this clear.

Oh its 99 dollars, that changes everything.

Yeah those specs are not good, and it cant run anything high spec.

[Muffel]

Yeah those specs are not good, and it cant run anything high spec.

In my opinion it doesn't really have to.

[hadesian]

So long as it can play Crystal Clear

[Faiter119]

Yeah those specs are not good, and it cant run anything high spec.

In my opinion it doesn't really have to.

Indeed, but thats not what the mainstream thinks.

[Muffel]

I'm afraid you are right on this one.

[K-64]

For that kind of money, the hardware is lacking