| IGN News: The Ouya Unveiled (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7uWLTJ7ebc#ws) (http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/7/9/1341869538283/ouya.jpeg) (http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/7/9/1341869629385/ouya-controller.jpg) (http://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/059/033/d51aeadb932ab912119d3f3c66ab6b9b_large.png?1341633329) (http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/7/9/1341869712803/ouya-menu.jpg) | AN ANDROID BASED games console is doing some business on Kickstarter this week, and is slowly working its way up to the $1m in investment its creators need. Gaming system Ouya is Android based and lets users play games on their televisions. It hopes to take the success of casual gaming enjoyed on smartphones to home gaming and computing, and if it gets the investment it needs it could disrupt the established home gaming market. The system will cost $100 and Ouya will offer an app store like experience where games and gaming will be almost free, says the Kickstarter information. "Ouya is a new game console for the TV, powered by Android. We've packed this little box full of power. Developers will have access to Ouya's open design so they can produce their games for the living room, taking advantage of everything the TV has to offer," says the information. "Best of all, Ouya's world-class controller, console, and interface come in one beautiful, inexpensive package. All the games on it will be free, at least to try." What's good about this is that it opens up game development to a much wider set of developers. Where before developers would have to build software with a particular console or consoles in mind, now they can just tinker on one using Android. "Developers can wave farewell to the roadblocks of bringing a console game to market. Anyone can make a game: every Ouya console is a dev kit. No need to purchase a license or an expensive SDK. It's built on Android, so developers already know how it works," it adds. "That doesn't mean Ouya is an Android port. You can create the next big title in your bedroom - just like the good old days! Who needs pants!?" Console specifications are already out, and they aren't bad. For your money you get a Tegra 3 quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal flash storage, HDMI, wireless connections, one USB port, a wireless controller and the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. Keep track of it here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console) |
Can't wait for it, hopefully it doesn't become the modern Sega Dreamcast
Hopefully they have developer teams ready and waiting to make videogames for the console so it comes packed with games already available to users.
Very few developers will jump in unless a playerbase can be guaranteed. I dont see it happening tbh.
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/7/9/1341869712803/ouya-menu.jpg)Well to be honest, if all these games have Minecraft graphics then it won't look that great.
I'm pretty excited about this, looks really great
They already have a playerbase, of almost 20,000 people who have ordered consoles.
Well to be honest, if all these games have Minecraft graphics then it won't look that great.Given that one of the outputs is HDMI, I'm assuming it's going to be down to the Android OS and game limitations themselves that will define the graphics before it gets to a level of hardware limitations.
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.:roll:
... Minecraft graphics then it won't look that great.
It's called an Indie game. I seriously can't stand that people hate Minecraft because of the grapics.. (http://www.derampestampers.nl/images/emoticons/emo.gif)
As I said somewhere else, I can't believe so many people actually think this is a good idea.As a consumer I'm inclined to agree, however as I'm part of an indie games development team in the upcoming year I've definitely got my eye on it.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is an indie game. A low budget doesn't mean you can't afford good visuals. Especially when you made millons of dollars out of the game while it wasn't even in the Beta stage.In what way does Minecraft have bad visuals? It looks great.
In what way does Minecraft have bad visuals? It looks great.
It's called an Indie game. I seriously can't stand that people hate Minecraft because of the grapics..
It looks a pretty compact unit and wireless too. That could mean that you can take your 'console' on the move with you. I like that idea.Wait, why 5 accounts?
I suppose you have to download all of the games off the Play store or whatever as there's no disk drive. That means you've going to have to have like 5 different accounts just to play.
It looks a pretty compact unit and wireless too. That could mean that you can take your 'console' on the move with you. I like that idea.:trust:
I suppose you have to download all of the games off the Play store or whatever as there's no disk drive. That means you've going to have to have like 5 different accounts just to play.
It looks a pretty compact unit and wireless too. That could mean that you can take your 'console' on the move with you. I like that idea.
I suppose you have to download all of the games off the Play store or whatever as there's no disk drive. That means you've going to have to have like 5 different accounts just to play.
Wait, why 5 accounts?Because with Android you have to have an account for the device, an account to download apps from the Play Store, an account for your Google email to register the Play Store account etc.
Because with Android you have to have an account for the device, an account to download apps from the Play Store, an account for your Google email to register the Play Store account etc.That still doesn't explain why you need 5 accounts. I have an Android phone and I only use one.
Because with Android you have to have an account for the device, an account to download apps from the Play Store, an account for your Google email to register the Play Store account etc.