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Everything I see or hear about the Ouya I wonder about the millions of dollars they they got over their projected goal that they just get to keep... amazing.
The reason I say this is becasue if you take all the things thy had to pay for and all the items they had promised they had to send they still had millions left over to pocket (if they wanted to). I do not like Android based gaming, never have... the games may be getting better and better but they still cannot offer the experiences I am looking for.
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I'm sure they made money, but not much more than if the kickstarter had never existed. That's rather closed minded don't you think? Based on my experience with the console over the last week it has the potential to offer the same experiences that you get on any other console or gaming device. |
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That is all good to say "potentially could offer"... my point is the same one you made just now (as of now it does not).
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It's not hard to figure out... lets look at the actual kickstarter numbers: 12 backers at $10,000 4 backers at $5,000 226 backers at $1,337 600 backers at $699 everything below this level is essentially at retail price. now all of those levels come with a console + an extra controller so subtract $140 from the value of each one: you end up with $743,682 So their bonus was less than a million over what they would have made had they just gone straight retail. All things considered that's hardly what I would consider "gravy" when you take into account how much goes into developing a launching a console. Quote:
Performance wise I'd place it squarely between the PS2 and PS3 generation... it's not as powerful as a PS3 or Xbox 360 but It's significantly more powerful than a PS2 or original Xbox, I'd even place it ahead of the Wii... probably comparable to a Wii U. Last edited by twistedsymphony; 07-16-2013 at 06:21 PM. |
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Twistedsymphony just wanted to say I really appreciate your thoughts on the Ouya
It certainly makes for an interesting read Considering it's a $99 console, it's seems pretty good value for the money If the controller lag wasn't present and bigger pubs become more active on it I really think it could explode
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Considering the controller lag issue I think if they had a few media apps on the console to compete with Roku and AppleTV it would be worth the $99 price tag. With the exception of Plex, there really isn't anything there for media yet, I know there are people working on it though and the console is certainly capable of handling HD media decoding. Honestly I think the Oyua team should have just delayed launch... maybe sent out the kickstarter units but then delayed retail release until September or October... that would have avoided the whole backers getting their units after retail problem, and I think at that point most backers would have been using a "beta" product for a few months until they got the bugs worked out. I keep a sticker on my desk that says "The upset over a missed deadline goes away much faster than the terrible taste of a bad product." People wont soon forget about the problems the Ouya had and has, it will likely haunt the console long after they're gone. But had they just delayed it until they were worked out people would have completely forgot about the delay as soon as it was over. Last edited by twistedsymphony; 07-16-2013 at 06:43 PM. |
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candy crush etc is an android game sad to say i have prob spent more time on that than any other game this year android works well it just has to have a game that hooks you in i see anddroid failing if they and try and compete with big console titles scaled down
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I agree with almost everything you said (except the top part about it being a pre-order... not legally). It even states clearly that you are "giving" your money to them, not buying a product. And the credit card thing, statics show the people with the card in place and ready to buy are more likely to buy items. But as far as hacking goes it might not deter anyone who was planning on it anyhow. I personally have no issues with the Ouya team... I bet they are trying as hard as they can and giving as much as they can. The real thing I am concerned about is they way it got started (not the team or console for that matter), so basically my beef (if any) is with Kickstarter. My opinion on the console is it will fade out... just what I think will happen. It will fade or find a niche audience.
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