Ouya Nabs Games From Airtight, Minority Media

Cool

I still don't really get who this platform is for.

150 for bunk games, aight. I'll see you on ebay in a few years.

Can someone explain to me the appeal of the Ouya? Is it because you really want to play android games on a HD television or is it the potential the device has for people to create games for it? I'm not really interested in the device because I don't really like phone games (some are good, but most are too shallow for me). Plus I really hate the way micro-transactions are handled now and the Ouya seems to be a platform that will have its fair share of those types of games.

That's one sexy little box. That's all I got to say.

Cue a few months later when these studios dissolve and wonder what went wrong.

Yeah, the appeal generally is the fact that it is an open but standardized platform, that'll be easy to develop for, like other Android platforms, but games will have the possibility to be deeper than your regular smartphone games, since games developed for the Ouya can be made with the assumption that the player will have access to an actual gamepad, with buttons and sticks, and not just a touch device. We can't say for sure it'll turn out great, there's certainly a risk that we'll just get ports of your typical phone games with some shoddy controller support and lots and lots of microtransactions, but there's a chance that we'll get to see some really interesting stuff on it. And emulators, lots of emulators.

An exclusive from the makers of Dark Void! That's..not going to get many people excited.

Who is going to buy this? I mean obviously there is a market for it cause they raised a shitton of money but I just can't envision the group of people this is for...

I'm probably going to be getting one at some point.

are we still pretending the ouya is a thing worth paying attention to?

AmazonDotCom has been promoting this on Front Page, like for week

Not everyone wants to spend $200+ then $60 per game on an xbox/ps3, especially not parents buying for pre-teen children. The Ouya strikes a balance of cost and game affinity for the market of non-hardcore gamers. If they get the interface right this could be perfect for younger gamers.

Stuff marketed to the adult audience is likely to fall flat but if it's fun and easy it'll sell. If they stick emulators on it it'll sell even better.

How do you even say it let alone tell your friends about it.

Ouya Ohooy fuck

For correction, the article makes a minor mistake that I see at most places, and makes a statement that I find kind of strange. The 100$ for the console comes with a controller; you don't need to pay extra to have one. 50$ for a controller isn't out of the norm; a brand new 360 controller from MS or a brand new Dualshock from Sony is 50~60$, and a brand new Wiimote is 40~50$. Sure third party ones can be cheaper, but we're talking about a market that had time to grow, there; back at these systems' launch you didn't have those kinds of options.

So, why is 50$ for extra Ouya controllers all that bizarre?

Thanks Patrick! Always love your stuff!

P.S. I think you meant clarify instead of clarity.

I see Ouya having the legacy of Halcyon, overpromised pipe dream with very limited market appeal..

I think you missed my point. I do stand somewhat correct, now it's 100 for bunk games.

Take it with a grain of salt.

I would be more willing to buy a box to play iPhone games, since those are the ones I can't get to with my current phone

The buttons on that controller are going to be a problem for colorblind people.

Why does Patrick keep referring to that controller as being incredibly expensive when it's priced the same as any other controller on the market basically?

Airtight belongs to Kim Swift now? Must have missed that news story.

I'm just gonna buy a Raspberry Pi and put a bunch of emulators on it.

oh right the Ouya is still a thing. Are people still trying to keep the hype up just to justify the impulse kickstarter donation?

Nah, I got your point. I just didn't want to get into that. While I've been interested in what's been announced so far, opinions on game quality is just that; opinion.

Any platform has good and bad games. At least the Ouya has the benefit of being a smaller investment upfront (and enforced "demo"/F2P), as opposed to getting, let's just say, a Vita just to find that it has no games...!

At the same time, though, an Ouya is basically a Roku that is also an Android game console. For the same price. If someone was at all interested in getting a media streamer, I'd at least suggest looking at the Ouya.

Is the Ouya launch day live stream being archived???

Wait, it doesn't come with the controller?

No, thank you, kind sirs.

Hmmm.

who?

Cool, so now I can ignore a doomed "console" and a boring game at once!

Obviously this is anecdotal but: I have no idea who is interested in this. I have no idea who has even heard of this outside of interest sites like GB, or that one post I saw on reddit.

We are already talking about the market shrinking to the point that one major console maker might be forced out after this generation. The Wii was a casual console and it wasn't great, but it came from Nintendo and that brought name recognition.

Who the hell is going to buy this, its like a grandma trap. "Thaaaaaaaaaaaaanks.......grandma"

No thanks, i'm good.

Will the promise of "Exclusive titles from the makers of Quantum Conundrum and Papa & Yo" really move any units?

Time will tell I guess but it certainly doesn't raise my interest any.

What is going to be the name that flips the games press to this thing? If Patrick is going to pretend that controller pricing is a real issue I guess they still need to hire someone from Valve.

Kim Swift's last game was so mediocre bad it's hard to care at all.

People being so dismissive of this console need to open up their minds to new possibilities a little more. This console could mean big things for small dev teams. Being able to own a weird console for $100 is fantastic in my opinion. I'm honestly more interested in the outcome of this console than the known quantities of the next systems. It may be a piece of shit, but at least someone is trying to do something new and weird, right?

And I'd say get a Raspberry Pi for 1/4th of the price.

The Oyah is silly, and has ANYONE even seen a game running on this thing yet?

So the launch day forecast is phone apps and heavy piracy with a chance of indie games? Seems legit.

I think I agree with you. Last year was all about small games taking the spotlight away from the big developers and publishers so maybe its time for a console maker to do the same thing.

Its not going to offer the same experiences as the PS4 or whatever Microsofts box is going to be called but I don't think it is really competing in the same market as those two. If there a base of people buying games (and I think crowdscorcing it is important in getting this base) then devs might come up with some interesting stuff.

I think maybe its in relation to the console itself. If you pay $100 for a console it is quite surprising that the controller is half that price. But I agree the way he phrased it could have been better.

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What a fucking ugly controller

There's been videos of games running on it all over the Ouya forums. The first one I saw was pretty much what you expected to be: Someone porting Doom.

They're definitely making some interesting deals/hires, not sure that I need another games console though.

More developers for Action 52: 2013 Edition can only be a good thing!!!

I dont know about the ouya, i just dont understand it.

But i guess im just not the target demographic, would love to know who is though!

@umbaglo: The Vita has games.

@patrickklepek Hey, Patrick! Can you clarify whether the $100 console includes a controller?