The Escapist Presents: Ouya Unboxing

[jFr[e]ak93]

Her insistence on shaking everything was disturbing to say the least...

OT, Ouya. I kinda like the concept, but I'm still waiting so see it in action. The buttons spelling Ouya was a great idea. Gotta like it.

 

[Don Reba]

Also, that isn't gunmetal grey, that's fake silver.

Hand over your man badge, buddy.

Err, what?

Wouldn't a real man know that the shiny silver plastic is nothing like gunmetal grey, which is a dark, matte color? You know, like the barrel of a gun?

You make a good point. Though, typically, a man should know a real gun by smell and by how it sits in his hands. Here is what we know about colour: http://www.geekinheels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/how_men_and_women_see_colors.jpg

 

[Steve the Pocket]

You make a good point. Though, typically, a man should know a real gun by smell and by how it sits in his hands. Here is what we know about colour: http://www.geekinheels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/how_men_and_women_see_colors.jpg

XKCD can do you one better. Obsoive. [http://blag.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/]

(Captcha: "little did he know" ... indeed.)

 

[gorfias]

The Ouya is an android device. Your Tegra 3 android phones are very similar:

It does emulaters

Yeah, not very well, though. That's the point.

You can "do" emulators on many things, but making them perform well, or properly emulate the original is a whole other issue.

I haven't done so myself, but what I posted of a guy playing "Link to the Past" showed at least it can be done.

The Tegra 4 is either out or near out and is 6 times the power of Tegra 3. But, given that I have played without issue Bard's Tale at about Xbox original quality, I have to believe the Ouya capable of up to N64 emulation with no problem (Though emulation is more power sucking than a direct port).

Honestly, since hearing about "Side loading" the only thing keeping me from getting one is a huge backlog of PS3 games I have to get through before PS4 comes out.

 

[The Random One]

Dammit, Escapist, I leave for one week and when I get back your videos are autoplaying? FOR SHAME.

OT: That was an underwhelming unpacking, but I didn't expect trinkets and trankets for a US$99 console. Despite my endless snark I look forward for you final verdict on the lil' box.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

As I eventually opted to not put money towards it but decided to remain interested in what happened to it...

Well, let's just say I want to see how this review you mentioned turns out.