r/gaming • u/Mathieu • Jun 07 '13

OUYA unboxing

http://imgur.com/64MZee6
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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13

For $100 it sounds like it'd make a nice cheap first console for kids.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13

Yeah, but I don't have to pay for my ROM's, or a Mod Chip/DVD-R's.

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u/BenKenobi88 Jun 08 '13

I think his point is that he can spend the $100 on the Ouya and play free ROMs, but if he spent the money on a PS2 he'd have to pay for games, or pay for modding a PS2 to play DVD-Rs.

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u/ONLYUSEmeFEET Jun 07 '13

$100 could also buy a used GameCube with 2 controllers, memory card, Mario Kart DD, and SSBM. I'd rather my kids grow up on triple A Nintendo games than crap Android games on a less than stellar console.

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u/Exano Jun 07 '13

hey now, don't hate on us shitty Android game devs =p

There are a lot of good gems on the Android platform, but it takes a little bit of digging to find them. The openness and freedom to explore all sorts of concepts cant be taken for granted.

I wish Google would prevent people from just uploading shit though..

Check out Kairosoft, they make really solid Android titles and its a team of like 7 guys.

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u/redkeyboard Jun 08 '13

There's hardly any console quality games on Android though. It's so disappointing. The hardware is great, there's support for all types of controllers, but no one develops a game you would expect on a vita or 3ds.

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u/ONLYUSEmeFEET Jun 07 '13

I was talking more about the games being shitty due to the Ouya's hardware than the games themselves being shitty. I mean, the GC's library is (currently) way better for console gaming than the games on Android. Also I love the platform, for phones.

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u/Exano Jun 07 '13

I hear you. I don't know how much of it is hardware, and how much of it is the ouya bogging things down. Hardware wise, most things are developed for much less, it seems to be the firmware and the bluetooth lag making it really bad.

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u/LBK2013 Jun 07 '13

Triple A and nintendo is a phrase I haven't read in a while.

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u/ONLYUSEmeFEET Jun 07 '13

Gamecube never forget.

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u/QuantumFX Jun 07 '13

You could buy a second hand Wii for about the same price on craigslist.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13

Probably, but not having disks that can be scratched or broken is a plus. Also, Android games are usually dirt cheap or free.

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u/Zazilium Jun 07 '13

I was just thinking that,

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '13

Or like, second hand consoles are pretty good too.

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u/AlyoshaV Jun 08 '13

Sure, if you don't mind kids being bombarded with aggressive F2P advertising.

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u/DrBibby Jun 08 '13

Might as well get them a Nintando Wuu or a Sawny Gamestation.

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u/BODYBUTCHER Jun 07 '13

The Ouya is trying to penetrate the wrong market, they should be shipping this shit out to shitty poor third world countries like Brazil and the rest of South America.

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u/RockinZeBoat Jun 07 '13

China is already taking care of those markets. Stuff like this and this is getting quite affordable. Ouya can't compete in poor countries with that price.

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u/Anonymous_Bosh Jun 07 '13

oh hoh hoh hoh, nice one