New Android Console Challenges the Ouya on Kickstarter

[weirdee]

All being said, remember kids: never be the first adopter.

 

[sneakypenguin]

I don't understand teh appeal of these as game consoles. Maybe as something to tinker with some apps/homebrew stuff. But even an ouya with tegra three is going to be like putting a scooter engine in a hummer once you attempt any kind of HD content. Its already old hardware in the mobile space what about 2 years from now when its positively ancient and your free phone from at&t is twice as powerful. The shelf life on these as game consoles has to be next to nothing.

 

[Vhite]

Hey, guys, grow up first, then you can kick each others teeth out in big console wars.

 

[gorfias]

Another one? Uh oh... This might be bad everyone. Kickstarter might have opened Pandora's box. Remember the last time everyone and their brother entered the Video Game market with their own console? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_game_consoles_(second_generation)#List_of_consoles] It didn't end well... [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_crash_of_1983#Plethora_of_games_and_consoles]

Neat link. Where this may be very different is how the games can be played on just about any Android console.

This all seems pretty plausible. When you buy a phone or tablet, most of the cost is for the display. Here, the display is your TV set.

 

[viranimus]

Its.... OK?

I find it very hard to be incredibly excited for this knowing full well that there are already plenty of portable KIRFs out there that accomplish this exact same thing, ready to buy. Only real difference is aesthetic.

Example:

http://www.willgoo.com/yinlips-ydpg18a-pxn86133-game-controller-p-269.html?zenid=eb6jug265ht90b7s539aqpuo20

Set the device next to HDTV, route the video via HDMI to the tv. Utilize controller to act as... controller for games, and you can essentially play any android based game the device can understand.

While this stick does have its own "metro" XBL ish OS to hypothetically make it more streamlined... I fail to see the desire for a device that will likely have to be more expensive than 150$ USD, and despite its assertions of mobility being a feature, ends up being even less mobile than what already exists and does more.

Dont get me wrong.. I LOVE open source stuff. I think EVERYTHING hardware wise should be. I love these types of devices, but it seems like the people with the vision surrounding it, didnt quite see all the pretty trees before trying to enter the forest.

 

[TallestGargoyle]

Talk about an overpriced POS. All they are hocking is a cheap 35$ Android Dongle for 80 bucks.

If you really think these kinds of system have any hope then you should put your money where your mouth is and just buy an Android dongle or Raspberry Pi.

The amount of memory and capabilities is severely limited. If you want cheap phone games go ahead. If you want games that requires real memory and power you're going to have to spend a bit on a console, or PC.

Well to be fair, they're selling an Android Dongle with altered OS, a controller, and a built in male HDMI plug to plug it straight into any TV.

So many people, always with the complaining before they even know what they're talking about >_>

 

[White-Death]

I bet the Ouya developers are screaming ''OU'YA BASTARDS'' at them.

 

[medv4380]

Talk about an overpriced POS. All they are hocking is a cheap 35$ Android Dongle for 80 bucks.

If you really think these kinds of system have any hope then you should put your money where your mouth is and just buy an Android dongle or Raspberry Pi.

The amount of memory and capabilities is severely limited. If you want cheap phone games go ahead. If you want games that requires real memory and power you're going to have to spend a bit on a console, or PC.

Well to be fair, they're selling an Android Dongle with altered OS, a controller, and a built in male HDMI plug to plug it straight into any TV.

So many people, always with the complaining before they even know what they're talking about >_>

To be fair, nearly all android dongles come with HDMI output or better. If you think a male HDMI port is worth an added 50 bucks I have some 100$ HDMI cables for you. A Bluetooth controller is also pretty cheep 10 to 20 bucks. If you have some know how you can even load up a WiiMote driver.

I'd rather have an unmodified Android OS, or standard Linux distro then waist my time fragmenting the Development Environment any further.

Maybe you should do your own homework before you make yourself into more of a hypocrite.

 

[laserwulf]

I -was- interested in this until I saw in the KS page Comments, the developers said that they'll have their own game marketplace, separate from the Play Store. I already have a number of games on my phone, none of which I love so much that I'll buy them again. That said, I'm now looking at a $50 HDMI Android ICS dongle on eBay that will work with the bluetooth controller I already own, and my Android games.

 

[cikame]

What are Android games?
... like, ios/flash games?

I'll pass.