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Credit card required to even develop ??

zezba9000zezba9000 Posts: 17Member
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This personally doesn't effect me to much, but iv'e been reading the reviews from some sites and I think requiring a credit card to just even develop or test the thing out on the TV is just silly and going to give the Ouya bad credit and I think already has.

If the first thing I see when trying to boot up a gaming console is it asking me for money instead of showing me games is a real BIG emotional turn off.

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  • VasteelVasteel Posts: 3Member
    Yeah I found it strange that my Ouya asked for card details as part of the setup.
    It doesn't charge you anything until you buy stuff though so I guess I can see it as just part of the account setup ready for when I do buy.

    I would have preferred if it has asked for card details the first time I tried to make a payment though.
  • zezba9000zezba9000 Posts: 17Member
    @Vasteel  yes I agree, this is how any other system works I can think of... even online website stores let you browse through content before giving them credit card info.  I want to Ouya to do well, and don't think this is a good idea.
  • robotworkshoprobotworkshop Posts: 5Member
    I was surprised by this as well.  Luckily I had purchased one of the $25 pre-paid OUYA cards when I bought the console.  Instead of entering a credit card number (which I prefer not to use) I was able to enter the OUYA card to get past that screen.

    I hope that they would skip that step so people could immediately start using the console and browse/test the games.  After all, they offer the system as open and all games are free to try.  If that is true then WHY insist that a person enters a credit card or OUYA card first??

    A better method would be to allow someone to use the system immediately and only make you enter a CC or an OUYA when you need or want to make a game or content purchase.

    I strongly dislike leaving CC setup for services like this and as a workaround someone can use those one time virtual CC that many cards offer so you don't get any random surprise charges later on.
  • speedspeed Posts: 4Member
    Hopefully, Ouya will open up the option again to add a credit card when you want to, similar to the PSN. Has there been any official comment from Ouya about the backlash that's been floating around?
  • xMCNUGGETxxMCNUGGETx Posts: 12Member
    If you sign up through the website does it require a credit card? https://gamers.ouya.tv/gamers/sign_up
  • Killa_MaakiKilla_Maaki Posts: 504Member
    I signed up through the website, and when I got my OUYA I entered my credentials and it still asked for a credit card. I don't really care that much, though - it's not like it ever charges me unless I actually want to buy something.
    You didn't remember the plot of the Doctor Who movie because there was none; Just a bunch of plot holes strung together.
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