"OUYA" Android based "open" console funded over $

[Tom Bombadildo]

I'm pretty interested in this. You can emulate pretty much PS1 and below, play all of the current Android games (like Mass Effect Infiltrator, GTA3, N.O.V.A etc) and could even use Onlive with it. Hopefully you can extend the storage via the USB port, but I would assume so anyways.

Hell, this could be like a budget Media/Emulation center really.

 

[BrightNeko]

I'm pretty interested in this. You can emulate pretty much PS1 and below, play all of the current Android games (like Mass Effect Infiltrator, GTA3, N.O.V.A etc) and could even use Onlive with it. Hopefully you can extend the storage via the USB port, but I would assume so anyways.

Hell, this could be like a budget Media/Emulation center really.

android can use onlive?

 

[Qtis]

I can see Android based being cool for a few people, but the profits are relatively small in this case. Like it or not, but you probably won't see CoD/BF/ME/Halo/etc type games on the console. Ever. Why you may ask? It takes far too much time and effort to make a game even when using an existing game engine (Unreal, CryEngine, etc). I'd love to see a console open for indie games (open SDK), but that'd probably end up making more problems for the console maker


ps. Regardless of people saying CoD: MW3 is a close copy of MW1 (what game isn't a copy of it's predecessor in some way?), it's a quality game gameplay wise. Balancing and game mechanics can be discussed, but the game is still great (otherwise people wouldn't buy it for such a long time).

pps. @[member='BrightNeko']: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onlive.client&hl=en

EDIT: Typo

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

I'm pretty interested in this. You can emulate pretty much PS1 and below, play all of the current Android games (like Mass Effect Infiltrator, GTA3, N.O.V.A etc) and could even use Onlive with it. Hopefully you can extend the storage via the USB port, but I would assume so anyways.

Hell, this could be like a budget Media/Emulation center really.

android can use onlive?

Yeah, there's an Onlive app. Been out for a while lol. Most games require a controller, but a PS3 one works fine, and some games have touchscreen controls. I remember when they offered a free Lego Batman game when they released it for Android

 

[BrightNeko]

This just became a must get then.

 

[Deleted-185407]

Is it only using a controller? Because I feel that would cut out an overwhelming majority of the games already made for Android which use touchscreens only.

Then we'd be stuck with a console that is only getting free games developed by people with probably little experience honestly. I doubt we'll be seeing anybody big touching this console with a ten foot pole.

EDIT: And right now I'm seeing that for twice as much (which is a bit of a steep order by $200 is still rather affordable when it comes to electronics like this) I can get either a Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, or Nexus 7, which apparently have decent specs and access to a wider, more established variety of games. But for this statement I'll steal a (citation needed) from iFish.

The whole point is that they want to move away from the touchscreen and mobile devices and move back to the controller and television. If you actually read the Kickstarter page, you would have noticed that. They don't really care if current Android games can't be played, because what they're doing isn't about just bringing another Android device to the market, but instead, a piece of hardware that game developers can specifically develop for that use a traditional controller. It just so happens, that they've decided to use Android as the device's operating system.

They not asking for any big developer to develop for the console, because again, that's not the point. They want indie developers who are working on small budgets to develop for the platform. I assume they have some sort of quality testing system in place to ensure that their dedicated marketplace isn't flooded with poor quality games.

A tablet or phone can't possibly recreate the experience that Ouya is offering. It's a new experience entirely, hence why it's getting a lot of attention. I personally don't think the concept will succeed, mainly because I think they're going to have huge difficulty making themselves attractive to the average consumer. However, we'll see what happens when the time comes.

 

[Cyan]

I don't know what android is capable (I don't have smartphones or tablets), but I'm interested in the console's idea as it's finally what a lot of homebrew developers wants: A console to develop their own games.
Maybe it will be forgotten quickly, or maybe it will raise new developers and new game companies.

 

[zarcastro]

i need new underwear ...

 

[chavosaur]

Maybe they will release an app or an app can be developed that allows us to connect our smartphones/tablets via Bluetooth to be used as a controller for touchscreen games?

 

[Hyro-Sama]

If this can emulate the PS2 and provide online support I'll hop on the bandwagon.

 

[AceWarhead]

If this can emulate the PS2 and provide online support I'll hop on the bandwagon.

"True Gamers" don't emulate, they play on actual hardware!

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

If this can emulate the PS2 and provide online support I'll hop on the bandwagon.

This will never emulate the PS2. PS1, sure, but not the PS2. We barely have good emulation on PC.

 

[Hyro-Sama]

If this can emulate the PS2 and provide online support I'll hop on the bandwagon.

"True Gamers" don't emulate, they play on actual hardware!

Says the Flashcard Fanatic. How would you know?

This will never emulate the PS2. PS1, sure, but not the PS2. We barely have good emulation on PC.

You never know. I highly doubt it will happen like you stated.

 

[Rydian]

that controller looks so nice.

Looks fake to me, a mockup image. Check out the metal texture, it doesn't actually follow the curves of the device (and brushed metal on a curved spot, lolwut?).

 

[nando]

that controller looks so nice.

Looks fake to me, a mockup image. Check out the metal texture, it doesn't actually follow the curves of the device (and brushed metal on a curved spot, lolwut?).

it's just a rendering. i had noticed the grain too. in actuality if they were to build that, it would probably be printed . anyway. a brushed metal controller would be pretty stupid either way.

 

[BrightNeko]

that controller looks so nice.

Looks fake to me, a mockup image. Check out the metal texture, it doesn't actually follow the curves of the device (and brushed metal on a curved spot, lolwut?).

It still looks nice, I'd like to get my hands on a real one like it. xD

 

[Zetta_x]

Is it only using a controller? Because I feel that would cut out an overwhelming majority of the games already made for Android which use touchscreens only.

Has a touchpad for touch screen activities.

Can the wii emulate android OS?

If I were to buy it, it would be for a cheap Android Device. Maybe it can run netflix? Can it be used as a streaming device? If so, it could compete with other streaming hardware.

 

[Bladexdsl]

hasn't this already been posted a week ago?

 

[Magsor]

I just don't feel good about this at all. They promise something that does exist already. An android console without a touch screen? Bleh.
They want hackers to work for them for free? Not gonna happen. Hackers have enough on there hands with existing consoles. Android is the future its not risky for them but its a rather uninteresting project.

 

[Zetta_x]

I just don't feel good about this at all. They promise something that does exist already. An android console without a touch screen? Bleh.
They want hackers to work for them for free? Not gonna happen. Hackers have enough on there hands with existing consoles. Android is the future its not risky for them but its a rather uninteresting project.

Not all hackers work for money... they work for the fun of it and educational purposes. Being a hacker is not a profession, it's the art of understanding something in such great length to the point where you can exploit it.