There's a New, Revised Ouya Available

I'm still interested in this as a concept. The idea of having a tiny console that can play a bunch of PS1 games and do other media stuff is cool, but I think I'll wait until an Ouya 2.

Shit, I've completely forgotten about this tragic console.

@big_mex: That was amazing.

They were selling them for $60 on amazon.ca recently so I picked one up. It's an easy way for my none tech savvy girlfriend to use xmbc without having to leave laptop plugged in to tv etc...

Since the development environment is Java this this should do gangbusters in corporate IT being Enterprise Ready and all.

Boss: "What's this Ouya thing you want to order?"

IT Guy: "Its a Java con..."

Boss: "Oh Java!!! Then by all means buy twice as much"

If EA is the worst company in the world, then this has to be the stupidest company in the world. Give it up, you are wasting your money! It won't work. Just use your tablet, plug it to a tv, and use a controller voila. And guess what... 99% of people who use tablets won't even bother doing that.

I really like the idea of an open system that new developers can try and get a start on. Then I realize i'm using a PC.

I have to say I was initially interested at it's potential to play my Android library on my TV, as well as it's emulation possibilities, and HD video streaming potential. But, as I didn't need a streaming device at the time, I took the 'wait and see' approach.

However, given that it's found quite lackluster support from game developers, even with it's improvements, I can't say I'm interested anymore at this point. The 'free the games' promotion could have drummed up some worthy exclusives if it was done right, but the way they chose to implement that really didn't seem to drum up anything.

My idiot brother-in-law still defends this hunk of junk.

WHITE CUBE MASTER RACE

why the white consoles gotta be more expensive amirite

@amafi said:

Just because people produce this crap doesn't mean that people want/need this crap.
That's one of the main problems on this planet: People building shit nobody needs and nobody asked for to be build.

All those "Android console"makers believe they will be the next big thing right after "mobile gaming", just like all those companies releasing MMO's following the success of World of Warcraft. But they will end up just like the countless of MMO's: Nobody will buy it, nobody will know it.

While it's theoretically possible, i seriously doubt it..
The Ouya is using an ARM processor, those are fundamentally different in their architecture compared to x86 CPU's like the ones used in modern consoles/PC's. Performance wise it could probably work, afaik even OnLive has Android/iOS apps for streaming, but it would require Valve to rewrite SteamOS so it's compatible with the ARM architecture.

@orangecrush:

Yup. Not my claim, but I'm sure you've heard those claims. Even on this very site, and I don't mean by users.

@noizy: cannibilizing console gaming? I am not buying that at all. You may see a lot of console gamers adopt partciular mobile gaming devices, but not at the cost of console gaming. The vast majority of those gamers will continue to support console gaming. The record launches for both Xbox One and the PS4 should prove that consoles are as popular as ever, even in the light of all of the mobile gaming devices. In fact, the Xbox One and PS4 generation will be the most successful console generation to date.

Interesting.

But literally all of them on ebay are 300-400$, for no explained reason except 'rarity'.

pfft.

It's too soon to call this one. They've made plans to do yearly updates of the hardware. If it chugs along quietly along the bottom, that'll be enough of a success in my opinion.

It's the fact that people take a chance and try to do something differently that really gets to me.

Now all enterprising people out there know better. If you fail or do something not the way the internet wants it, there will be no mercy or clemency.

No compassion until we reach our goal: a total stagnant market where only multinational corporations are allowed. Let us all always disparage or ridicule when the name Ouya is brought up. Never forget how these people failed and let it be a lesson to all!

Why is it MORE expensive?!?!?!

fund the fun

Who got duped into giving these guys more money to put out a revised Ouya?

Patrick found one in a thrift store.

Makes me say "oh-ya... that thing."

I already have an emulator

@big_mex: quite possibly the best unboxing video ever. Oh man I watched that a couple times when it came out sighing in relief because I almost backed it.

the white ouya looked so sexy :( can't find it anywhere except ebay for a gorillian dollars.

That controller looks suspiciously like...naaaah

Ohhhhhh. So the OUYA is like the "stick it to the man" rage funded console. Now I get it.

Now available in black, to match the inside of your trash can.

Isn't it a bit early for them to release a revised version of the hardware now? I thought they said they're release updates ever year. Whatever...I'll scour my GameStop today to see if the new model is in, but I'm probably not going to notice the difference between the new and old units.

@joeyravn: the ouya has an ARM CPU in it, and Windows, Mac, Linux and Steam on those platforms all run x86 and you need those things running on the box doing the streaming, so nope, can't stream with this.

@crysack said:

If that's the case, that's hilarious. I knew reddit was dumb, but I had no idea it was that bad.

haha. awesome.

Interesting! That would explain a lot, actually. I can understand that people would get hyped for a new, "indie", crowd-sourced/funded AAA-gaming console to rival Microsoft and Sony.

The impression I got from the reddit polls where the devs were asking people which games they would like to see on the system was that people genuinely thought that the ouya would support the likes of Skyrim/Dragon Age etc, and the devs deliberately didn't do anything to refute them.

There's so much snark in video game reporting... (Granted, I don't think the Ouya is very good either.)

@joshwent: There's probably some kind of legal problem with saying "hey, kid, you like stealing old arcade and nintendo games? Get an Ouya! Oh, and those movies you've stolen, it plays them, too!. OUYA!!."

Not sure that's the kind of messaging you need to attract decent developers to the platform either.

Putting together a more polished package makes sense, charging more for it is kind of weird.

The OUYA isn't terrible and I look forward to reconnecting mine briefly to play Soul Fjord when that comes out. It is good they are trying to improve the controller because it is the worst part of that system and the part that reminds you the most that the OUYA is a budget video game system.

I think the Ouya failed to capitalize on its chance to gain some footing before the PS4 / Xbox One hit. It was just a bit too cheap feeling even for its price and doesn't have enough exclusive games worth caring about.

Having played with a nearly OUYA sized Steam Machine I really don't think OUYA is going to gain much more ground. If Valve and their hardware partners can pull it off, the lower-end Steam Machines do what the Ouya does better with a much larger library.

When buyer's remorse becomes high art.