Everything you need to know about the OUYA. Included in the article is also an interview with the CEO of OUYA, conducted by Gamedwellers.com.
From systems that could keep your beer cool, to oddities trying to get in on the popularity of VHS and laserdisc, you’ve got some very, very weird video game consoles out there.
I had the LaserActive... it was a nice collectors piece but not very practical. Especially when it came to needing recapping. I think i paid all of about $50 for the floor model from an incredible Universe back in the day. I ended up selling it many years later for $300 at the time due to it needing a new laser and the aforementioned recapping.
An honorable mention not on the list would be the VM Labs Nuon. It basically looked like any regular DVD player but it had ports on it for controllers to play specific games. one of which is still exclusive to it with Tempest 3000. It also offered nuon enhanced DVD movies with extra content not accessible by regular players.
Virtual Boy, Sega Nomad, Ouya and the other troubled game systems that nobody bought.
How has this article missed out Sega's Dreamcast and Nintendo's Wii U, two consoles that were actually superb devices in their own right, but were seen as failed due to lacklustre sales at the time of release?
Wonder how long before Stadia appears on the list surprised the Ngage is not on that list
Talk about a blast to the past.......I remember trying the virtual boy at Toy R Us and it was cool but I did feel slightly disoriented afterwards......good article.
The Ouya, a failed Android gaming console from early in this generation, is getting a second lease on life thanks to Internet archivists and some new software.
That's pretty cool they were able to bring it back. It sucks when something online only gets killed.
I got mine when it first launched, however it wasn't good for anything other than retro emulation. I couldn't sell the thing fast enough. Managed to get almost all my money back selling it on eBay.
I guess the Stadia launch is bringing back memories of other failed consoles/services.
I hope no one is falling for this scam.
an in-depth look:
it's going to suck.
As a indie developer you have no idea how much were looking forward to this becoming available and having access to develop games for a console.
competition is good, and obviously there is a need in the market for new gaming devices, ms and sony have failed to deliver anything new for the past 6 to 7 years, people want new toys, why is that hard to comprehend?
my little brother was playing mass effect infiltrater on his iphone today, and i asked him what he was playing, he was like
"dude, i got this for 99 cents on sale, it looks better than mass effect 3 on my 360"
i took a quick look, he explained the controls, and while I think his estimate of it looking "better" than the 360 version may have been a bit off, it certainly didnt have all the jaggies and pop-in. If I'm honest, it played about the same, move to the next section, shoot some nameless drones.....ect...
anyway, the real issue is, the ps3 and 360 have been around for a VERY, VERY long time, people want new stuff, maybe not the die-hards here on n4g, but the average consumer is 100% BORED with ps3/360
the wiiu is going to sell a SHIT-TON of consoles this fall!