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Gaming => Video Game Generation => Topic started by: Izret101 on March 06, 2014, 10:46:09 AM



Title: Is OUYA going to be the new "Pong Console"
Post by: Izret101 on March 06, 2014, 10:46:09 AM
http://kotaku.com/theres-pretty-much-no-reason-to-buy-a-ouya-anymore-1537697326?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

Could we see hundreds of hardware clones that all do the same thing because everyone wants to get a piece of the pie?(Assuming the pie gets large enough for everyone to have a piece.)


Title: Re: Is OUYA going to be the new "Pong Console"
Post by: techwizard on March 07, 2014, 04:25:25 AM
i wouldn't say Ouya but Android, even though it's not a dedicated gaming OS, that's what the real pong console is in my mind


Title: Re: Is OUYA going to be the new "Pong Console"
Post by: blcklblskt on March 07, 2014, 10:13:23 AM
There are also rumors of an Amazon set-top box that will play games (in addition to movies and such), so yeah, I think Android is set up to be like a pong console.


Title: Re: Is OUYA going to be the new "Pong Console"
Post by: Munter on March 08, 2014, 06:23:38 AM
I can't believe how much of an anti-climax the OUYA turned out to be. It seemed pretty good on paper but it never really amounted to anything. Maybe they marketed it the wrong way? Who knows.

I would be surprised if hundreds of OUYA knock-offs crawled out of the woodwork, but I wouldn't be surprised to see one or two. Handhelds as well.


Title: Re: Is OUYA going to be the new "Pong Console"
Post by: Izret101 on March 08, 2014, 09:21:57 AM
It wasn't a market smashing success but its creation successfully lined the pockets of a few individuals and appears to still be doing so.


Title: Re: Is OUYA going to be the new "Pong Console"
Post by: Leynos on March 08, 2014, 09:28:02 PM
Didn't one of the key members of Ouya jump the sinking ship recently?


Title: Re: Is OUYA going to be the new "Pong Console"
Post by: Tynstar on March 10, 2014, 10:32:26 AM
"There's Pretty Much No Reason To Buy An Ouya Anymore"

When was there a reason to buy one?


Title: Re: Is OUYA going to be the new "Pong Console"
Post by: Izret101 on March 10, 2014, 10:41:10 AM
It was an inexpensive and attractive system for people who might play games for enjoyment rather than achievements.


Title: Re: Is OUYA going to be the new "Pong Console"
Post by: Tynstar on March 10, 2014, 10:56:01 AM
It was an inexpensive and attractive system for people who might play games for enjoyment rather than achievements.

"It was an inexpensive and attractive system for people who might play games for enjoyment."

Again why would people buy it?


Title: Re: Is OUYA going to be the new "Pong Console"
Post by: blcklblskt on March 10, 2014, 11:23:38 AM
It was an inexpensive and attractive system for people who might play games for enjoyment rather than achievements.

"It was an inexpensive and attractive system for people who might play games for enjoyment."

Again why would people buy it?

Emulator you can play on a big screen TV instead of a computer monitor.


Title: Re: Is OUYA going to be the new "Pong Console"
Post by: Tynstar on March 10, 2014, 12:59:12 PM
It was an inexpensive and attractive system for people who might play games for enjoyment rather than achievements.

"It was an inexpensive and attractive system for people who might play games for enjoyment."

Again why would people buy it?

Emulator you can play on a big screen TV instead of a computer monitor.

Thank you, thats worth it :)


Title: Re: Is OUYA going to be the new "Pong Console"
Post by: Munter on March 11, 2014, 01:06:22 AM
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It was an inexpensive and attractive system for people who might play games for enjoyment rather than achievements.

"It was an inexpensive and attractive system for people who might play games for enjoyment."

Again why would people buy it?

Emulator you can play on a big screen TV instead of a computer monitor.

This is why I wanted one. But they haven't released it in my neck of the woods. I don't know if they ever will. I would totally buy one though; say what you will about the OUYA, but the price is right.


Title: Re: Is OUYA going to be the new "Pong Console"
Post by: Cobra on March 11, 2014, 05:19:21 AM
I'm sure there will be a lot of cheap Android consoles... heck, the OUYA wasn't even the first.