[Kickstarter] Android Console

I think Apple patented a game controller, I'm not sure.

 

This thing is going to be a home run... boom.

 

Dammit...electronics are so hard to resist.

I think I have to get one of these.

 

Damn it I'm too poor to afford this right now...

 

intriguing idea, will wait to see how it plays out. nice find.

 

I think a lot of people will be disappointed.

watch this seriously. skip to 5:05.

http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/sux66u/invisible-walls-episode-216


and read this

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407046,00.asp

 

I'll wait until it comes out to see if it's any good.

 

initially it wont be very good.. until the iOS-quality developers see the potential and begin doing Android work

 

http://penny-arcade.com/report/edit...e-doesnt-match-the-hype-why-you-should-be-ske

 

article got me wanting to wait....

 

after reading that though it really does seem like they're fixing problems that don't even exist

 

Anyone who ordered received their Ouya yet? It sounds like the shipping is taking longer than expected because most of the later backers still haven't gotten an email notifying them of the shipment. I'm eagerly awaiting mine.

 

After quality issues, and broken promises of features from past kickstarters, I've become weary of spending any money for a launch product.

 

This is just going to be a pirates dream console. No publisher will make money on this

 

I don't think so. Part of the reason this console appeals to people is not because of the hardcore gamers that know how to pirate software and get stuff for free. Those guys are happy with their PS3s and Xbox 360s and PC games. This is for the family with little kids that would like to be able to let their kids play their favorite Angry Birds game (or equivalent) without having to give them their phone. Those people aren't going to bother figuring out how to download a $5 or $10 game for free, they're just going to buy it.

Ultimately it will all depend on the developers and if they really put forth the effort to make games for this system, but I honestly don't see piracy being a huge hurdle.

 

You are underestimating people. Piracy on android is as easy as checking an option in the settings and then downloading an apk file from the tons of websites that have them. No hacking is needed. Its as easy as going to the Play store.

 

I guess I don't understand this so well. All of the android/ios games that could be reworked for this are touch screen based. But this system is controller based. How are people going to play angry birds with a controller?

 

I thought that black strip down the middle of the controller was a touch screen. Not quite as big as a iphone screen but probably big enough for most games. I might be remembering wrong, though.