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OUYA - A new $99 console powered by Android [Kickstarter ended, $8.5 million funded]
- Thread starter GK86
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yea, no tracking until it's actually shipped out. still waiting.
Fatal Futanari
Member
So...I dont see much use for this. lol I am regretting backing this xD
Fantastical
Death Prophet
#gamechanger
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Still nothing here, although i'm in the limited edition group which were shipping/producing later. Also I requested that they change the email in my contact details which they replied saying they had done, yet still when I log in it has the old email address to which I have no access, so for all I know they could have shipped it.
Fatal Futanari
Member
What had me rolling is that the etched backers on my are all slanted xD
But seriously...I turned it on, downloaded a few demos (almost nothing in the store), and eh..
Cheetos is Pretty Awesome
Member
Exactly my first impressions. Whoo boy. I honestly expected even XBMC to be part of the native marketplace at this point. Bit of an inconvenience to the end-user to have to sideload stuff. Let's hope the actual launch brings more games and apps, I want to use this as a mini-HTPC.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
I thought they said that XBMC would come preinstalled? So is it not an Ouya specific branch?
Cheetos is Pretty Awesome
Member
Thats what I expected too, I was wondering why it wasn't even on the market... checked the Ouya Forum and confirmed that people have simply been sideloading xbmc.
The worst part is that you can't use the keyboard in xbmc with the dpad. have to use the trackpad, what a pain.
The worst part is that you can't use the keyboard in xbmc with the dpad. have to use the trackpad, what a pain.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
That kinda sucks, can you use a bluetooth keyboard at all? Will have to read up when mine arrives...... 'should' be any week now!
ilikesanta
Member
Got mine in Seattle today, have no clue my # but i ordered mine in the last hours of the kickstarter.
RelentlessRolento
Member
I think I was on the tail end of orders n I'm still waiting -_- bleh
seems like Singapore is not getting it soon :/ bleh
not sure what I would do with it once I get it anyway :/
kurtrussell
Banned
Just got the #myouyaiscoming email this morning.
According to the email, I'm #15912 and it's heading to the UK. No shipping email as of yet.
HYPE
According to the email, I'm #15912 and it's heading to the UK. No shipping email as of yet.
HYPE
?
Yes. I had the same thing. When I got the second one, USPS had my package and it was only 2 days before it was delivered.
RelentlessRolento
Member
more envious you guys get the e-mail... still waiting.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
It's weird how good the console looks, and how unappealing the controller is.
Thanks for letting me know. I hope it shows up this week then.
Could be worse, I got my first email on April 26th and another on May 3rd... Still waiting.
I received my OUYA. Shipping took a little while after I received my first shipping email notification. Here is my backer mini review.
My first impressions out of the box - One of the sides of my controller was popped off. This was first indication this controller was crap. Then I realized you had to put a AA batter in each side, requiring you to take the face plate off each side. It just doesn't seem like that design will be durable.
The back trigger buttons, they squeak and feel like an early 1990 3rd part knock off controller. The middle touch controls the mouse which will appear when you use it. It doesn't control very good.
The little console itself is quite cool looking. I like it.
When I booted up the OUYA, I was just floored how crappy the UI is. It was slow, the game images for each game take a long time to load. You can read the text of the game, but the image such as cover or title, take way too long.
You have to download each game. (The downloads were fast, which makes me wonder why other things on the UI are slow). Then once you have it downloaded you have to install, and this takes you to the familiar Android window which shows which permissions the game allows. I am not 100 percent sure, but I think some of the games ported over still list permissions you would get if you installed it on an Android phone so they don't make sense.
The sound they chose with the UI, they SUCK! I cannot believe how amateur the UI and sounds are. More on this at the end.
The games, not many. Some are crap, others are OK. They don't all have a way to exit the game. You just have to hold the middle controller button down which I am not sure if it kills the game and takes you back to the menu, but then the menu flashes twice for some reason, like it loads, stops, loads again.
Could this be an inexpensive system with cheap games that provide fun? Yes, kids seem to like it. Interesting even they mentioned how cheap it the controller feels.
The mouse point appears when you hit the center pad, but you have to face the controller towards the console. The mouse appears and disappears, and it is not always clear if you should be using it in the menus or what input device is best, it is confusing.
How is this system now? Well they have some work to do if they launch next month. I don't think it is ready for retail and it will bomb hard after word of mouth gets out, which makes me sad. Going back to th eUI and sounds, it seems like a twinturbo type knock of system of an old game console, with a slapped together UI that someone put together paying the cheapest pay out to someone offering programming services online per hour. They whole thing seems not only cheap but rushed and crappy from the time you boot it up. Since they can update this and make it looks nice, and games will come later, it can be saved. As it is right now if it release like this people are going to say "this sucks!" and go back to playing games on their tables probably where other cheap games are.
My first impressions out of the box - One of the sides of my controller was popped off. This was first indication this controller was crap. Then I realized you had to put a AA batter in each side, requiring you to take the face plate off each side. It just doesn't seem like that design will be durable.
The back trigger buttons, they squeak and feel like an early 1990 3rd part knock off controller. The middle touch controls the mouse which will appear when you use it. It doesn't control very good.
The little console itself is quite cool looking. I like it.
When I booted up the OUYA, I was just floored how crappy the UI is. It was slow, the game images for each game take a long time to load. You can read the text of the game, but the image such as cover or title, take way too long.
You have to download each game. (The downloads were fast, which makes me wonder why other things on the UI are slow). Then once you have it downloaded you have to install, and this takes you to the familiar Android window which shows which permissions the game allows. I am not 100 percent sure, but I think some of the games ported over still list permissions you would get if you installed it on an Android phone so they don't make sense.
The sound they chose with the UI, they SUCK! I cannot believe how amateur the UI and sounds are. More on this at the end.
The games, not many. Some are crap, others are OK. They don't all have a way to exit the game. You just have to hold the middle controller button down which I am not sure if it kills the game and takes you back to the menu, but then the menu flashes twice for some reason, like it loads, stops, loads again.
Could this be an inexpensive system with cheap games that provide fun? Yes, kids seem to like it. Interesting even they mentioned how cheap it the controller feels.
The mouse point appears when you hit the center pad, but you have to face the controller towards the console. The mouse appears and disappears, and it is not always clear if you should be using it in the menus or what input device is best, it is confusing.
How is this system now? Well they have some work to do if they launch next month. I don't think it is ready for retail and it will bomb hard after word of mouth gets out, which makes me sad. Going back to th eUI and sounds, it seems like a twinturbo type knock of system of an old game console, with a slapped together UI that someone put together paying the cheapest pay out to someone offering programming services online per hour. They whole thing seems not only cheap but rushed and crappy from the time you boot it up. Since they can update this and make it looks nice, and games will come later, it can be saved. As it is right now if it release like this people are going to say "this sucks!" and go back to playing games on their tables probably where other cheap games are.
kurtrussell
Banned
Got my shipping email this morning. Tracking link is up now, although it appears to be chilling out in Hong Kong at the moment.
Still... totally hyped to receive it, and even more excited to play games without providing a serial number to gain permission.
They will not have the same out of the box experience as you did - you're essentially using a beta, and I expect significant changes by retail launch.
Still... totally hyped to receive it, and even more excited to play games without providing a serial number to gain permission.
They will not have the same out of the box experience as you did - you're essentially using a beta, and I expect significant changes by retail launch.
Finally got mine. The unit it self is decent, but I'm having non-stop issues with controller syncing. Also, the ethernet port is basically worthless (no apps would download over ethernet). Also kinda pissed that the "Root instructions in the box" line was a load of bs, hoping there is a good guide I can find though, didn't buy this for the OUYA store. The twitch app on the OUYA store is extremely limited.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2272266
I personally was able to use the ethernet port to download apps - Yep, the Twitch App is shit :/
Black Door
Banned
Got mine last Friday...even though I held out hope for it (to the point of yelling at people on gamingside for kneejerk schadenfreude reactions to early reviews), futzing around with it for an hour shows that it's kind of a waste of money. Downloaded a SNES emulator and accessing the UI is really wonky. The Ouya's own UI is also really janky and kind of thrown together, like they programmed it at the last minute just to have something to show.
One other thing I don't like is that the damn thing turns on when I turn my TV on. If I wanted to play you, I'd hit you in the head, little machine!
One other thing I don't like is that the damn thing turns on when I turn my TV on. If I wanted to play you, I'd hit you in the head, little machine!
Cheetos is Pretty Awesome
Member
If you're familiar with how to sideload APKs (i.e., if you own an Android phone), it's really easy.
N64 runs ok. Maybe it's because I'm not dorking around with the settings enough but I noticed a lot of stuttering in games.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Damn! I was hoping to get my Wrestlemania 2000 on.
Got mine last Friday, messed around with it for a couple of hours since then.
I was expecting to have Plex and XMBC available from day one in the App section of the Discover menu, but nope. Do I have to load them on manually via USB? If so, come on. This should work like the Roku interface.
No games worth playing yet, although No Brakes Valet is pretty hilarious (until you learn there's a button to apply the brakes).
I was expecting to have Plex and XMBC available from day one in the App section of the Discover menu, but nope. Do I have to load them on manually via USB? If so, come on. This should work like the Roku interface.
No games worth playing yet, although No Brakes Valet is pretty hilarious (until you learn there's a button to apply the brakes).
HadesGigas
Member
TowerFall is coming to Ouya next month. Watched the developers stream this on twitch a few times. Very fun looking game for people who happen to have multiple Ouya controllers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Es-okjDMAbI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Es-okjDMAbI
June 25 for NA.
Rest of the world? Not sure. Nothing has being mentioned outside they want to do it.
kurtrussell
Banned
Ouya said:
Anybody still waiting on a despatch notice?
HadesGigas
Member
Woah wait a second, just discovered Ouya works with wired Xbox 360 controllers!
Now multiplayer seems a lot more viable an option
http://www.towerfall-game.com/
Now multiplayer seems a lot more viable an option
http://www.towerfall-game.com/