The new Ouya gaming console to take on Xbox and Playstation consoles...

[killer_roach]

In all fairness, Ouya plans to have a floating hardware spec, which means you'll likely see more powerful Ouya (or Ouya-compatible) devices all the time. Considering where mobile SoCs are going, you likely will see something based on the Ouya spec that is, performance-wise, a rival to the Xbox 360 or PS3 within the next year or maybe two.

[Cipher_Peon]

Ehhhhhh, hardware strength isn't something I'm concerned with.
I just want a machine that'll be easy to make games for, and higher specs means more money pumped into projects to make them "look pretty".

The Ouya seems like it'll be great to make games for, and with the lower barrier of entry more games can enter the market. I, however, am very very cynical towards kickstarter, and right now my feelings is that it'll never come out. I will gladly eat my words and buy it if it does.

[Jibblypuff]

Ehhhhhh, hardware strength isn't something I'm concerned with.
I just want a machine that'll be easy to make games for, and higher specs means more money pumped into projects to make them "look pretty".

The Ouya seems like it'll be great to make games for, and with the lower barrier of entry more games can enter the market. I, however, am very very cynical towards kickstarter, and right now my feelings is that it'll never come out. I will gladly eat my words and buy it if it does.

they were actually already going to bring it out before kickstarter. they went to kickstarter for extra money to make it even better. but it's definitely coming.

[killer_roach]

In all reality, the ability to make games more easily and inexpensively is something more to do with development tools, in which case Microsoft is pretty far out in front, with Sony a ways behind and Nintendo even further back.

Then again, Nintendo allows developers to make games "cheaply" because the hardware specs for their systems are so low. (The 3DS is only slightly more powerful of hardware than the now-ancient PSP, for instance.)

[Cipher_Peon]

Unfortunately, Nintendo has unusual gimmicks, for the lack of a better word, to make development less than straight forward.

Which is why the Ouya looks to be promising, but I won't hold my breath.

[LiveHomeVideo]

I actually hadn't heard of this... thing until a month or so after it was announced.

It's a cheap console, and it should cater well to casual gamers, but I seriously doubt that this will even stand a chance to Xbox or Playstation.

I mean, just look at it. It's phone games on your TV. It's a fad, and what happens to fads? They die out and get replaced with new fads. Before this console has had a proper lifespan people will move on to the next fad, whether it be extreme nutshots or the next shooter, Call of Halo: Modern Gears.

[Ehfahq]

Are they going to sell them at CVS?

[88sBand]

Ehhhhhh, hardware strength isn't something I'm concerned with.
I just want a machine that'll be easy to make games for, and higher specs means more money pumped into projects to make them "look pretty".

The Ouya seems like it'll be great to make games for, and with the lower barrier of entry more games can enter the market. I, however, am very very cynical towards kickstarter, and right now my feelings is that it'll never come out. I will gladly eat my words and buy it if it does.

You do know that you have been playing with 6+year old tech right? Saying it will rival 360 specs these days means nothing.

Are they going to sell them at CVS?

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This. lol.

[topdrawer]

a cheap open source console? emulation is going to be it's main function.

[Thisnameislame]

It's certainly cheap enough to succeed. However no console can get anywhere without a killer app, and I really don't see why any developer, big or small, would have an incentive to make an Ouya exclusive game when there are already so many established channels to release games through.