NemesisPrime
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Consider it a collectors item.
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Video of Ouya dev console unboxing, complete with early controller
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Consider it a collectors item.
IrishNinja
Member
yeah, definitely smaller than i'd imagined...no idea what to expect out of this thing, wish i could mess with a demo unit just to see how the final controller feels
It's not final, they say it in the video
exmachina64
Banned
Technically, Angry Birds should run anyway since this is Android-based, right?
Azure Dream
Member
For most companies that'd be lip-service. It would just mean they didn't want to own up to the negative reactions until the very last second.
But from what I've seen, the Ouya people do seem to be listening, and reacting, to consumer requests. So hopefully yes, if the d-pad reactions are negative, there's a chance we'll get something else in the production models.
I thought the games had to be specifically made for the Ouya.
exmachina64
Banned
I have no idea at the moment.
No he just prefers the asymmetrical layout like I do and I assume most 360 owners do.
No it's Android it will run anything Android. Obviously customisations need to be made for Ouya exclusive features but any Android software will run on it just fine as is.
IrishNinja
Member
doesn't make it a "modern standard" though
DiscoJer
Member
Well, apparently anyone can download the SDK
https://devs.ouya.tv/developers/odk
and docs
https://devs.ouya.tv/developers/docs
I think it's just Android though plus special stuff for their store and controller.
I imagine if you root it you could get some other store on it (Google play), but will those games work with the controller?
Stop lying to yourself.
gingerbeardman
Member
And no guarantee that will be any good, either.
At least they're being up front about how difficult it is to design a comfortable controller that works well.
grimshawish
Banned
Xbox controllers...their just using that $3M to pay the staff they started with...you know, the people who should be/are partners in the business...
Salacious Crumb
Junior Member
The fan is interesting, I wonder how much they're OCing the tegra 3. it better be inaudible...
CountAntonius
Member
Give me a Jedi Academy mp clone and I'm yours.
Backfoggen
Banned
Great a fan. Gonna look for another media player box now.
a pi running raspbmc is cheaper anyway
We really need a Jedi Knight HD Collection to get Academy's multiplayer active again
It's my favorite online game.
With absolutely terrible performance. Have fun with that, my Pi is sitting in a drawer collecting dust. Wish I hadn't been mislead about its capabilities when I pre ordered the damn thing. Sure it can do H.264 but as soon as it has to software decode anything its completely useless. My Apple TV2s do a better job.
CountAntonius
Member
Same. I would love A one vs one game based around weapon duels with gameplay somewhere in between Jedi Academy and Dark Souls. Spectating etc. Being one v one should mean it wouldn't be very taxing for the tegra 3.We really need a Jedi Knight HD Collection to get Academy's multiplayer active again
It's my favorite online game.
then buy a WDTV Live. But why did you expect the Ouya to be any different in the first place?
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
They plug it in, then just show an Ouya logo on screen...
I didn't. I bought my Ouya for games. I'm warning people not to expect a Raspberry Pi to be a good media center. I'm more than happy with my Apple TV 2s running XBMC but was massively disappointed with the performance of the Pi. Sometimes I think people recommend stuff they haven't even tried.
REMEMBER CITADEL
Banned
It comes with an HDMI cable, it's already next gen.
mine plays everything I've tried, but then I suppose it is mostly h.264 and/or they've fixed any issues since you last used it.
Canis lupus
Member
The dpad looks exactly like the 360 one?
Didn't you know it became the modern standard?
H.264 works great but unfortunately it didn't like some of my DivX/XViD stuff so much. Maybe they have fixed it but my experience wasn't great and soured me a bit given I waited months for my pre order to arrive. Given that Tegra 3 is drastically more powerful than the CPU in the Pi I expect fewer problems on the Ouya.
Diablohead
Member
Transparent case is only for the dev units, the full thing has silver/black over it
Flame Lord
Member
So.. What does this thing do? It's just going to play android games or something? Also, any chance of being able to plug in a 360 controller since it has a similar layout?
Haunted
Member
360 controller being the de facto PC standard makes it the modern standard. Boom.
The one thing they shouldn't have copied. ;_;
That said, and I know purists will hang me for this; I'd be fine with next generation controllers ditching the dpad altogether. Use the space on the controller for something more useful.
yeah, it's still in beta, so it can't really be surprising that bits don't work, surely.
still, it is a little bit ahead of where Ouya is anyway.
edit:
according to the forum there was a bug with SD playback a couple of months ago
also, you have to buy keys to unlock mpeg-2 and/or vc-1 hardware playback, these can be bought on the http://www.raspberrypi.com/ site, they're very cheap.
http://www.raspberrypi.com/mpeg-2-license-key/
FranXico
Member
It looks great, it will make a fine collector's item. Besides, who knows? Maybe some interesting games will come out of this.
I would prefer the controller analogues to be symmetric, though. Having said that, I can play with the left stick on either location, so that's not that important for me. The atrocious 360 dpad, on the other hand, that I can't stand.
I would prefer the controller analogues to be symmetric, though. Having said that, I can play with the left stick on either location, so that's not that important for me. The atrocious 360 dpad, on the other hand, that I can't stand.
Thanks for the info. Anyway we should probably stop threadshitting about the Pi and leave it there. Once again thanks for the info I will definitely be looking into this further.
MrCunningham
Member
Well, people voted for it to come into existence with their wallets, so there is a demand for it. There's been a few concepts like this in the past, such as the Gamepark 32, GP2X and Gizmondo (Haha, yeah, I know) that have tried to fill this niche before/. So there is some market for it.
It is definitely an interesting experiment to see how this console will unfold, and I am surprised that they got it into this stage of development so fast.
I laughed when she mentioned that in the video. With such a small space to work with, what could modders do to this thing? I suppose, someone could take it apart and try to make a portable gaming device out of it, with its own screen. But then again, you would have something similar to an Android phone.
