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I've had a shit experience with OUYA so far
- Thread starter Bboy AJ
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Goddamn... I've always loved the project, and amazingly there is still a dedicated, thriving community around it. But it kills me to see people still waiting.
michaelius
Banned
Why does title miss SHOCKING NEWS ?
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
The problem is that too often KS isn't an angel investor.. it's a pre-order.
..and well it's easy to look at the Ouya's 8.6 millions (yes, they get less) as a huge influx of money.. it's pretty much money they can't spend on anything but just making the consoles they sold.. spending it on R&D and whatnot means you might not have enough for shipping/production.
Huge pre-orders like this are a horrible idea. They need to cap them to a workable number they can produce without issues.
..and well it's easy to look at the Ouya's 8.6 millions (yes, they get less) as a huge influx of money.. it's pretty much money they can't spend on anything but just making the consoles they sold.. spending it on R&D and whatnot means you might not have enough for shipping/production.
Huge pre-orders like this are a horrible idea. They need to cap them to a workable number they can produce without issues.
Thanks for writing this up. Ouya was a neat idea on paper, in my opinion. I didn't back it though, because it was more of a "it'd be cool to have one" than a "I really want one" thing. I would've considered picking one up post-launch if the reviews were positive. It's too bad the whole thing fell apart.
PetriP-TNT
Member
"I've had a shit experience with OUYA so far"
- every OUYA backer ever
Put that on the box!
- every OUYA backer ever
Put that on the box!
Interfectum
Member
the controller is pure garbage... breaks after minimal use
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I disagree. This project was presented more like a preorder. Anyway, yes, point taken. I'm never backing on KS anymore. I get nothing for assuming risk.
This may be the point where you can trace back to where customer service issues arise. They probably didn't 1) expect this 2) have the manpower to handle it.
I, on the other hand, waited until almost the last possible day to back the device, and received my shipment way the hell early. My device works properly, and I am patiently awaiting XBMC (I waited to back for the XBMC announcement). The overall experience for me has been incredibly positive, I'm sorry it has sucked for you. These things happen.
The only solace I can offer is: you're not missing much
We need to give it some time... there was a reason this was Kickstarted and not something you picked up at retail.
You can install xbmc now. I did. Its a bit buggy. I'm new to android and xbmc so it will likely take me time to get it right.
Which is exactly the point. It's an investment with no return beyond the "reward" at the level you invest at. You probably should have read Kickstarter's TOS before you invested.
Kickstarter is not a storefront.
suikodan
Member
I did kickstart the Ouya because I wanted an Android game console instead of buying a phone or tablet (I already have an iPhone and iPad and don't need anything else)
The delay was "acceptable", the console itself is "ok" and the controller is passable. I was angry at first since the store was empty or filled with subpar stuff but then I realized that the official date is at the end of this month so there should be "better" stuff and hopefully a working, functionnal version of XBMC available as well.
Until then, its role will serve as a little console I can bring for my kids to enjoy when away from home.
The delay was "acceptable", the console itself is "ok" and the controller is passable. I was angry at first since the store was empty or filled with subpar stuff but then I realized that the official date is at the end of this month so there should be "better" stuff and hopefully a working, functionnal version of XBMC available as well.
Until then, its role will serve as a little console I can bring for my kids to enjoy when away from home.
entremet
Member
Nikodemos
Member
It is a neat idea, since it solves the two main issues with mobile chips: battery-exterminating power consumption at full blast and shitty capacitor-popcorning cooling.
Unfortunately, they chose a craptacular SoC as their starting point, never created a proper contingency for getting way more money than originally requested, and had all the regular start-up flowthrough issues big-brand companies pay tens of millions of dollars to avoid. Not to mention that they probably should've subcontracted an established peripheral producer (even a second-tier one, like Speedlink, does a better job than trying to build and debug a controller from scratch) to make the gamepad once they tallied the final pledge.
I still think they're closer to the right answer than the MadCatz people with their Project MOJO, who succumbed to the dumb peerpressured desire to 'make it fanless'.
Black Door
Banned
It's interesting to see how many people think KS is Steam, and don't realize you're dropping dosh into the R&D of a product that has yet to be made. No duh there's a high chance that what you bought will be crud; that's the risk of getting into stuff like this
NorthernAvengeR
Banned
I have backed way more projects and spent way more money on kickstarter than I am comfortable with admitting, but the Ouya never held any appeal for me. I have a powerful android phone that can be hooked up to a TV if I want to. The only interesting the thing about the Ouya imo is the few exclusive games on it that probably won't stay that way for long. I'm shocked you have industry notables like Kelle Santiago dropping everything to be a part of this bizarre experiment.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I hope this crowd sourcing scene dies. It's riskless funding without giving any equity.
No, they didn't. I was embellishing the ridiculousness of their request.
It think it's still a bit early to make that call.
WhiskeyKnight
Member
Dude...even if your controller worked you'd still be having a shit experience.
foobarry81
Member
While I agree with most on "what did you expect?", I do find this only applies on (quality of) the actual product.
For a startup company they could have at least gone the extra mile to provide a more decent customer experience. How hard can it be to provide decent customer support? To keep people informed on the actual status of their order? If you actually care about that, it's really not that hard.
For a startup company they could have at least gone the extra mile to provide a more decent customer experience. How hard can it be to provide decent customer support? To keep people informed on the actual status of their order? If you actually care about that, it's really not that hard.
I'm still baffled at why the Ouya generated so much excitement. At best it aspired to be the Roku box of videogame consoles. Don't get me wrong, I can image a product like this being sold at Walmart but I don't know why this generated so much buzz among videogame fans.
Ouya missed it's mark but it's not like it aimed that high in the first place.
Ouya missed it's mark but it's not like it aimed that high in the first place.
HyperCubed4
Member
I think the Ouya is an interesting idea and I don't dislike mine, but I'm not playing it much. I love the idea of an indie console, but it needs more games for it. Hell, two of the trials I downloaded are for games I already have on my phone. It needs some really groundbreaking indie games to show off its worth. But hell, it was 100 bucks for a console. No big loss.
Diablohead
Member
Their huge delays in sending out an ouya to all the backers is terrible, months of delay and lots of people still wanting for that random email to say it might be posted, or to check address details...
I have a retail preorder and do look forward to playing around with the ouya next week, I hope some bigger hitting games and apps appear officially on the ouya at some point.
I have fun using AirPlay and HDMI out on my apple devices, something about playing some of the nicer mobile games on your tv on a big screen is rather cool, and I can try my own game on the ouya also.
I have a retail preorder and do look forward to playing around with the ouya next week, I hope some bigger hitting games and apps appear officially on the ouya at some point.
I have fun using AirPlay and HDMI out on my apple devices, something about playing some of the nicer mobile games on your tv on a big screen is rather cool, and I can try my own game on the ouya also.
VeryGooster
Banned
Emulation is honestly the main reason I'd try OUYA. Even if there are inherent risks to contributing to a project like this, kind of sucks they didn't prep distribution better.
To be fair thats what kickstarter is and doesn't pretend to be anything else, a gamble on a project. Just because you got burned on one doesn't mean you have to sign off on kickstarter forever , will the product be released or will they run to jamaica with your money? It's all part of the game.
It's not hard to understand why this thing generated so much interest. Take the Kickstarter and mobile game zeitgeist and bundle them together with a hackable open platform and sort of an indie anyone can publish games vibe and BAM there you have the OUYA.
The thing is a goddamned marketing buzz word if I've ever seen one.
I don't understand your logic here.
Thorwaldsson
Member
The controller does indeed suck. However you can simply plug in a xbox controller and use that.
The big problem for me is that the ouya is a really weak machine.. its a low end smart phone that you can't use on the road.
The big problem for me is that the ouya is a really weak machine.. its a low end smart phone that you can't use on the road.
What's the story behind that...? I heard about Ouya's fantastic E3 showing. Was he made to remove the shirt?
People should understand Kickstarter is a donation platform. The whole point of the website is to let the public take chances on products VCs thought were too risky.
Vorg
Banned
Now that's messed up because the hardware is hilariously outdated now. Especially for the price they're still charging for it. They are out touch with reality. I find it funny how those guys are still talking about expanding the userbase in their forums while maintaining a premium price for a machine with ancient hardware.
entremet
Member
KS is not a store.
The Main Event
Member
Still waiting for mine. I don't have high expectations for it.
Diablohead
Member
Cops were called on ouya by the E3 people because they were in the parking lot across the street, ouya people had all the paperwork and rights so police left them alone.
Air Zombie Meat
Member
Sorry about your ouya. But not surprised.
They can't legally give you equity even if they wanted to (unless you go the traditional investment route, which has a lot of other legal obstacles unless you're rich). A law was passed to change that but afaik the SEC is still ironing out the details. That's why Kickstarter is a donation platform. You are literally donating money to the cause with no guarantees you'll see anything in return. You have to judge for yourself whether you have confidence they'll pull through.
RaySpencer
Member
He knows that, he wrote it. The person never told him to do that, he was joking in saying that it was what they should have said, just implying they they should send him a replacement, and then just ask for a picture proving he has one.
RumblingRosco
Member
KS is awesome. It gets people to back shit that mostly sucks but on the rare occasion is great, and then I can buy it once it reaches said greatness (which it may not have ever reached without being crowdfunded), but I get to avoid the shitty projects by never backing anything at all... besides Shovel Knight, because it looks awesome.
Seriously, I want people to keep supporting KS so I can reap the benefits.
Summary: lots of projects get funded that wouldn't otherwise be funded, and I just buy the good ones after they are released without gambling by backing anything along the way.
Seriously, I want people to keep supporting KS so I can reap the benefits.
Summary: lots of projects get funded that wouldn't otherwise be funded, and I just buy the good ones after they are released without gambling by backing anything along the way.