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Looks like it could be a huge hit. Add iplayer and movie streaming and this thing would be a sensation.
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plus more devs, because as seen in the vid there is definitely some potential that is not fully explored yet
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For me it's a no brainer at that price.
Especially if streaming is properly implemented, which I imagine it would be.
The Devs will flock to it, due to it being an open marketplace and on the Android platform.
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defo interested.
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From their site:
We just added game streaming through OnLive! Final Fantasy will be on OUYA...and we have an exclusive game! And VEVO has agreed to put their music videos on OUYA, XBMC adds a streaming media app, with TuneIn and iHeartRadio adding music!Pretty much seals the deal then.
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Paging Hippy. Paging Hippy
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are you guys serious? do you honestly think this is the future of gaming?
Not specifically for the gaming, no.
The possibilities are there for it to become a very good device for streaming though. It has already a stable version of XBMC, all it will need then is apps for iplayer and 4od, and I predict it will sell by the bucket load.The gaming is not terrible either, obviously it wont compete with the Playstation and Xbox, but there are a huge amount of people that play browser games via facebook, which are where this is is very capable of at the lower end, and then at the upper end, it is capable of playable 3D gaming.
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in terms of streaming there already so many devices out there that do exactly the same thing the ouya does, for cheaper.
in terms of gaming, it basically destroys everything the android system has going for it, namely portability.“For $99, everyone who backed Ouya’s Kickstarter has unwittingly signed up to beta-test a game console. Alpha-test, even: this is a product with some good ideas and a potentially promising future, but it’s a million miles away from something worth spending your money on. Even if the concept is right, the Ouya misses the mark. The controller needs work, the interface is a mess, and have I mentioned there’s really nothing to do with the thing? I’m not even sure the concept is right, either: there are plenty of fun Android games, but currently few that work well with a controller and even fewer that look good on your television.”
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I think you are missing the point.
I think you would struggle badly to find a streaming device that can 'do the same thing', let alone one at less than $99.
Add to that the browsing and gaming capabilities, I think they have a winner on their hands.Yes androids gaming has been portable, I dont see how that limitation can be seen as a strength or a hindrance to gaming on a TV.
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A new games console which industry experts say could disrupt the industry has begun shipping to customers.
The Ouya costs $99 (£65) and runs on Google's Android operating system.
Games on the system will be a fraction of the cost of traditional console games, more comparable to those found on mobiles and tablets.
However, it may struggle to muscle in on a market dominated by big players such as PlayStation and Xbox, one analyst predicted.
The Ouya was financed using crowdfunding website Kickstarter, where it attracted over $8m (£5.3m) in funding from 63,416 backers.
The company has begun sending out consoles to the first supporters of the project - while other interested gamers can pre-order the device.
Indie movement
The Ouya will look to capitalise on a growing popularity for cheap, often independently produced games.
Mobile devices have eaten into the handheld gaming market, attracting millions of casual gamers who are not prepared to invest in bespoke gaming devices, but are still keen to dabble in gaming.
While traditional platforms, such as Nintendo's DS or Sony's PlayStation Vita, have titles costing in the region of £30-£40, games downloaded from app stores are considerably cheaper, and often free.
Developers on these newer platforms are instead looking to other monetization methods, such as in-game upgrades.
The Ouya is the first major attempt to bring that same kind of disruption to the home gaming industry, says gaming analyst Piers Harding-Rolls, from IHS.
"The space of TV gaming is getting to that point where it's the one area that hasn't been significantly disrupted," he told the BBC.
"Ouya will get other companies involved in the space, looking at it more intently.
"It will get the existing console companies to be more aggressive in their business models, opening up their distribution channels."
Hotting up
While Ouya is the first major launch of this style of gaming device - it will soon have plenty of company.
Gamestick, a UK-based firm, is also developing its own Android-based console.
Nvidia, traditionally a manufacturer of high-end graphical hardware, announced its Project Shield console at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.
Perhaps an even greater threat comes from Valve, the PC gaming giant which confirmed it was to make its own "Steambox" - a console utilising the already massively popular Steam network to deliver games.
But Ouya is the first, and likely to be the cheapest.
The console, a small cuboid, can be opened up and upgraded if users wish. It uses off-the-shelf components, minimising manufacturing costs.
Speaking to the BBC in January, Ouya chief executive Julie Uhrman said her device will allow smaller players to get stuck into the home gaming industry.
"Console gaming had traditionally been closed to new entrants," she said.
"That's made it very difficult for small developers to bring titles to the television, and really expensive for gamers [to play]."
However, IHS's Mr Harding-Rolls said the console may struggle in its early days if the quality of titles does not meet expectation.
"It's obviously creating a lot of developer interest, as are others in this space, not just the Ouya," he said, adding that some games may just be direct copies of mobile games.
"I think there will be in the first case a lot of porting that goes on which will not necessarily show off the best capabilities of the device."