The OUYA is real - development console unboxing video released - Polidicks

[quote=Kotaku]After millions of dollars, a ton of excitement and a spoonful of trepidation, the first Ouya consoles begin shipping to developers today. Yup. Today. Meaning this thing ceases to be a wispy project existing only on your monitor, and becomes a real console. One that'll soon be jostling with all kinds of products for attention and money. Above, you can see an unboxing of the device, giving the world its first real good look at an actual Ouya. Boy, it's tiny. [/quote] [video=youtube_share;psCoR4zmIpE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psCoR4zmIpE[/video] Honestly it's a little disheartening that people don't recognize the potential of a open, hackable stationary gaming console that the crazy bastards at XDA-Developers can toy with. Will it be running the next Grand Theft Auto or Call of Duty? No. It's running Android on a Tegra 3 processor. Will it be a great all-in-one solution for homebrew users seeking to run MAME arcade machines and emulators capable of running games from pretty much every console made before 2000 on their televisions? Definitely. Also it will be great for home theaters since XBMC will be included at launch.

Wow, I didn't expect it to be this tiny. Interesting.

yes, but can i post terrible crysis jokes on the internet with it?

Ugh, I really don't like the shape of that controller.

Nice concept, but the name is retarded.

[QUOTE=KILLTHIS;39002836]Wow, I didn't expect it to be this tiny. Interesting.[/QUOTE] Well it's essentially a smartphone without the battery or a screen, so theoretically it could be even smaller

I can't wait to pay to play all these free internet flash games on my TV!

I just wonder why people would want that when they can just connect their actual smartphone to their TV and probably get better performance out of it (depending on the phone). It seems to be a device with no real purpose, if you wanted an Android device you'd probably want to buy a phone and if you wanted a games console you'd go and buy one that's already out.

[QUOTE=ChaosUnleash;39002884]I just wonder why people would want that when they can just connect their actual smartphone to their TV and probably get better performance out of it (depending on the phone). It seems to be a device with no real purpose, if you wanted an Android device you'd probably want to buy a phone and if you wanted a games console you'd go and buy one that's already out.[/QUOTE] Some phones lack MHL compatibility which stops them from using HDMI output. Also phones are not stationary and unless you use SlimPort, your phone will need to be connected to a wall socket or USB port which is being powered by another device and it will die. It also lacks the controller. Yeah, I know you can buy a Bluetooth controller on Amazon for a couple dollars but I'd much rather have a dedicated device for my home theater/retro gaming habits.

[QUOTE=Daniel M;39002786] Honestly it's a little disheartening that people don't recognize the potential of a open, hackable stationary gaming console that the crazy bastards at XDA-Developers can toy with. Will it be a great all-in-one solution for homebrew users seeking to run MAME arcade machines and emulators capable of running games from pretty much every console made before 2000 on their televisions? Definitely. Also it will be great for home theaters since XBMC will be included at launch.[/QUOTE] You mean a PC? Except a PC is more powerful, you can hook up any USB peripheral to it, can program anything on it, can hook it up to a TV, etc. I hope the buyers of this have fun with their outdated toaster though!

[QUOTE=HeroicPillow;39002933]You mean a PC? Except a PC is more powerful, you can hook up any USB peripheral to it, can program anything on it, can hook it up to a TV, etc. I hope the buyers of this have fun with their outdated toaster though![/QUOTE] Enjoy hauling out your PC every time you, or your family wants to use the media center/play emulated games through it. I have the i7 and 680GTX, I don't need it in the living room. If you do, go for it. Build some monster machine.

I don't really have a lot of hope for this, I don't think this will catch on

[QUOTE=HeroicPillow;39002933]You mean a PC? Except a PC is more powerful, you can hook up any USB peripheral to it, can program anything on it, can hook it up to a TV, etc. I hope the buyers of this have fun with their outdated toaster though![/QUOTE] Find me a PC that costs $99 that's suitable. I actually have my gaming PC hooked up to a TV, and understand the benefits, but that's a large case and $1500 of hardware. An Ouya would be great for a cheap box for emulation and such on a TV for those who lack a capable PC or find it inconvenient to get it near enough their TV to hook it up.

[QUOTE=Daniel M;39002949]Enjoy hauling out your PC every time you, or your family wants to use the media center/play emulated games through it. I have the i7 and 680GTX, I don't need it in the living room. If you do, go for it. Build some monster machine.[/QUOTE] Yeah the only reason I'd probably get this is for playing emulated games.

[QUOTE=Oicani Gonzales;39002963]if you want to play on the living room build a pc for it? i know lots of people that have a dedicated living room machine or you know buy an actual console[/QUOTE] I have the Nexus 4 I have the Nexus 7 I have the 360 I have the Wii I have the Playstation 3 I have the powerhouse PC with the i7 and the 680GTX Give me a solution that will allow me to play all my video/music formats out in the living room and give me a solution that will allow me to play MAME/emulators in the living room without jailbreaking one of the aforementioned consoles WITHOUT A.) Making one of my otherwise portable devices stationary and requiring additional accessories such as MHL adapters, USB Host devices and Bluetooth Controllers B.) Rooting my consoles (risking a ban online). Again, I don't need the i7 and the 680GTX in the living room and I definitely don't want to spend a thousand dollars building one.

I haven't followed this thing at all, what's the general consensus on it? Having a tiny little cubed filled with emulators and cool new indie games does sound pretty rad.

Forgive me for asking, but what does this OUYA do?

It may not appeal to some because it lacks the hardware capacity to really compete with mainstream consoles and big resource-hungry titles, but I can still see this making its way into many household living rooms as a small, flexible console for casual and social gaming (which is a really significant genre nowadays).

[QUOTE=Kirbyfactor;39002994]Forgive me for asking, but what does this OUYA do?[/QUOTE] It's a standalone, stationary all-in-one Android "gaming console". It's meant for games but you can do a lot more with it. Honestly it's as useful as you make it.

[QUOTE=Kirbyfactor;39002994]Forgive me for asking, but what does this OUYA do?[/QUOTE] It's an open android game console, basically.

If you ask me, it seems like an alright thing for party games at parties. Easy to bring, and with controllers & shit.

[QUOTE=mastermaul;39002993]I haven't followed this thing at all, what's the general consensus on it? Having a tiny little cubed filled with emulators and cool new indie games does sound pretty rad.[/QUOTE] There's a lot of hate towards it. People don't understand the potential of it and they're thinking that it will run DayZ/Skyrim. [editline]28th December 2012[/editline] HorizoN, you rated my post dumb but didn't give a solution to my issue. Explain to me how using the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (lacks video output), Wii (only supports up to 720P, upscaled with a third party adapter), Playstation 3, Xbox 360 I can A.) play all my media formats (music/video) B.) play MAME and console emulated games in the living room without A.) rooting my consoles and risking a ban from online play or C.) making my otherwise portable devices, stationary Also don't say "bring out the PC" because it's upstairs, it's unnecessary and I don't want to have to haul down my 15lb PC whenever my wife and kids that stay at home all day want to watch movies/play games.

[QUOTE=mastermaul;39002993]I haven't followed this thing at all, what's the general consensus on it? Having a tiny little cubed filled with emulators and cool new indie games does sound pretty rad.[/QUOTE] It's basically an android phone with a controller, and when it was originally announced people expected it to basically be a Linux powered open 360. Now that the hype's calmed down, people are realising it's basically a more powerful raspberry pi.

it seems like an affordable and convenient console. i don't think its supposed to be a substitute for other, better but more expensive consoles. if you have a superior but more expensive substitute then just don't buy it, of course YOU wouldn't need it, but it isn't useless to everyone. i don't know if it'll sell well, though.

A lot of people are saying I should just get the Raspberry Pi but the thing is, this is the all-in-one solution, works out of the box. I won't need to buy adapters, I won't need to buy a mouse/keyboard and I will probably get a better experience than I would using Linux from the couch on a 60 inch television. Not to mention it's enclosed rather than being a motherboard you just have sitting around, definitely a pro in my household.

That is amazingly cheap for a Tegra device and it actually has a lot of potential if the hardware will be in any shape or form customizable.

OUYA can pretty much be thought of as a Raspberry Pi without all the from-scratch stuff.

[QUOTE=Daniel M;39003194]A lot of people are saying I should just get the Raspberry Pi but the thing is, this is the all-in-one solution, works out of the box. I won't need to buy adapters, I won't need to buy a mouse/keyboard and I will probably get a better experience than I would using Linux from the couch on a 60 inch television. Not to mention it's enclosed rather than being a motherboard you just have sitting around, definitely a pro in my household.[/QUOTE] What adapters? And you'd still have to buy a keyboard and mouse with the Ouya (and that's ignoring the Ouya also runs Linux) Sure, the Pi not having a case is a negative, but a much greater negative is that the Pi is using even older hardware than the Ouya.

Only selling point I can see, is powerful yet cheap little box for running emulators on. Marketed right, that can also move massive numbers of it.

itd actually be kinda cool to play n64 and snes games on it.