OUYA have millions in the bank now and they're hiring.
Customizing Android, digging into the framework itselfUI and Android app developmentStreaming audio and video integrationImproving our application securityContinuing development on the auto-up…
There is an awful lot to be done on the user interface and functionality. It isn't terrible for a beta but the whole thing needs an overhaul going forward. Yes, there are current generation consoles that offer a tighter more complete experience, tho…
Killa_Maaki said:
Some people will probably already know everything I just said and call me Captain Obvious (*gasp* you just learned my secret identity!)
That would take some mean people :)
I think your effort should be appreciated, s…
Not a lot, given the vastly different form factor and higher price point.
Additionally, Nvidia are part of the whopping $15million investment drive OUYA announcement last month, so they clearly see a place for it in the market and a good way to ma…
I also agree that some of the non-skinned menus do need improvement and to be fit into the overall UI design language. It was a little strange seeing the mobile phone like interface.
I haven't had much time with the console yet, but I did notice th…
The integrated OUYA stock browser need to be replaced with something a lot better i.e. Chrome or the new Opera. With that, more thought put into the navigation/controls to make it intuitive.
Not so good browsers on consoles has always been one of m…
Seeing as they've gone for HTML5, that will be a hell of a lot easier (doesn't need to be native at all). I'm not sure how good the HTML5 support is in the stock browser, but alternatives are always possible.
The game is already designed to work wi…
vinny75 said:
ItsJustAC said:
vinny75 said:
ItsJustAC said:
Boxer8 (if they still carry that name) made a console and said they would deliver it, that is what they are doing and set to do. The point about higher paying …
stormhunter said:
ItsJustAC said:
Its
completely up to you what you pay, but ultimately these are donations,
legally and technically with a 'reward' given, not buying your place in
the queue. That wasn't the deal.
"Legally…
vinny75 said:
ItsJustAC said:
Boxer8 (if they still carry that name) made a console and said they would deliver it, that is what they are doing and set to do. The point about higher paying backers is a nonsense - the reward wasn't pri…
I've only ever seen an 'estimated' delivery, which was March. Any man and his dog can see that they are slightly off the month (by a month), to me personally, not a big deal but I didn't see any promise so didn't expect too much. I can't be the only…
stormhunter said:
The more information is out. Check Kickstarter.
One thing that's a bit annoying to see:
The rollout will be as follows: We are starting with the standard OUYA
unit (grey console+controller), then working on the Kicksta…
Volte6 said:
Actually per their responses it's easy to derive that they actually haven't produced all units, so literally cannot be shipping them out.
Volte6 said:
They literally cannot ship the units if they haven't manufactured…
I'm not expecting any miracles in terms of immediate fulfilment of thousands of units globally but likewise it would be nice to have a bit more information. I'm really hoping I'll have the console this month.
I guess for a number of things.
This is primarily a plug-in console where the main distribution method will be downloadable games from the OUYA store, the Wi-Fi will help facilitate that through a reasonable Internet connection.
It will also serve …
The Ouya is such a different kind of console I don't it should be 'worried' too much, but it still needs a strong marketing drive and great games.
Its more open and more portable than any other TV based console and it has graphical performance simil…
I sure did.
Also when people were mooting ideas for how the PS4 controller could or should change, I did raise the idea of a touch pad similar to Ouya. Still, I think it has more implications for navigation within the OS than games at this stage...
It really depends but its tough considering the 'AAA' standard hasn't really been set. At this stage, I would expect prices comparable to mobile titles, not due to the hardware but the types of games that appear to be on their way right now.
Genera…
On a slightly related note for those interested, the "Epic Citadel" tech demo is now available on Google Play. Would be interesting to see if anyone gets it running on OUYA just for fun ;)
Killa_Maaki said:
@Xaak: You are correct in assuming I am a man XD. Thank you for the compliments.
@ItsJustAC: I agree, especially since the actual shaders are relatively simple.
The interesting bit is that somebody mentioned Unity 4 shadows…
It would be a bit of a travesty to see games lacking in real-time/dynamic shadows simply because of a missing gl extension. Especially seeing old platforms without anywhere near the sophisticated shader architecture achieve this.
Its good to see pe…
Good good.
The more advanced games on Android are clocking in at 1GB. Horn is around 1.7GB so I'm thinking mass storage is more of a necessity with Ouya than a 'nice to have'.
I can see the space running out so quickly with game downloads but then…
Another thing, I'm feeling the reason Ouya went with Tegra 3 was because they were able to get a good deal from nVIDIA and full SoCs manufactured by them directly.
Otherwise, a PowerVR/ARM or ARM Cortex/MALI combo could have been a better option. Th…
