Probably really stupid question, but what gear exactly do you need for development? The way I've seen some sites describe it, you only need an Ouya to develop for an Ouya. Is that true?
If you're developing on a PC, just how powerful a machine does it need to be?
I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "gear," but requirements for developing for OUYA are very low. If you're developing in Java, I would recommend using Eclipse - in which case, you would need:
- Eclipse IDE
- Java JDK
- Android SDK
- OUYA ODK
Depending on the engine you want to use, this changes.
PC doesn't have to be that powerful. I've done some development work on an old Asus Eee PC, which was a low end device when I bought it back in 2009, so technically it's possible to do development on some really underpowered hardware. However, that was really not adequate for anything more than a few quick bits of development work here and there
A high end PC from say a couple of years ago would be more than sufficient and shouldn't set you back too much
Otherwise, you will also need an OUYA, with all the rest of the software free to download
Even the integrated graphics in slightly older machines should be sufficient. I myself recently upgraded from integrated chipset to several-year-old NVidia card (got it for about $60 on Amazon), still outperforms the Xbox 360 on some games (L4D2 runs smooth as butter). And it's plenty powerful for developing mobile games.
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Cool, thanks. My PC can't run Unity games very well, since it was only single-core (but managed to get it upgraded). I was meaning, do you actually need a PC to develop for the OUYA? I was thinking that some of the phrasing gave the impression that you could code straight on the OUYA itself.
Not strictly true... you can develop on the Ouya with AIDE.. (Android Integrated Development Environment)
I think you would have to get the apk somehow( talk to the developers after purchasing it? ) and then load it using adb commands. That's as much as I know.
I know its possible because the developers of AIDE showed a video of it running on an Ouya, I'm just not sure if its possible for the general public.
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A high end PC from say a couple of years ago would be more than sufficient and shouldn't set you back too much
Otherwise, you will also need an OUYA, with all the rest of the software free to download
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