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New Ouya model expected every year
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Dreamgazer
Member
I got a pc for that.
No thanks.
No thanks.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Normally I'd make some snarky comment about waiting for next year, then... but actually at $99, it's not that unreasonable 
I said this will be the only way that Ouya survive.
Edit:
http://neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=47182759&postcount=5
"Ouya will get left behind in power by tablets & other android devices & may be forgotten unless they release newer models with better hardware like the rest of the android devices."
Edit:
http://neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=47182759&postcount=5
"Ouya will get left behind in power by tablets & other android devices & may be forgotten unless they release newer models with better hardware like the rest of the android devices."
Metal Gear?!
Member
Why would you want a Tegra 3 in five years when budget phones will be several times more powerful? Tegra 3 is weak in the GPU department to begin with.
lordfroakie
Member
Guess ill wait 3 years then!
1) How are the GAMES backwards compatible? That doesn't make sense.
2) The 360 also has DRM tying what you have to your system. Yes you can redownload onto another system with your account, but there is no proof that the WiiU will not have that capability in the future when they release a unified account system.
2) The 360 also has DRM tying what you have to your system. Yes you can redownload onto another system with your account, but there is no proof that the WiiU will not have that capability in the future when they release a unified account system.
Normally I'd make some snarky comment about waiting for next year, then... but actually at $99, it's not that unreasonable
Yes, the fact that this is using mobile tech, which advances greatly every year, and has a low price attached to it makes it alright by me.
civilstrife
Member
What? Who says you have to upgrade?
That wasn't a statement to me wanting to sit on a T3, as much as it was me saying that I just don't want anything OUYA.
Whoo boy. They're speaking on the Wii U of today. Nintendo's made everyone a lot of promises. But that's neither here nor there in here..
PaulExcellent
Member
I'm actually OK with this. New specs for $100 a year is neat.
I just hope that the revisions in terms of controller and console design are a priority, too.
I just hope that the revisions in terms of controller and console design are a priority, too.
I wanted a Ouya but I choked ordering one because of the Tegra 4 announcement in January, which is supposed to be 6X more powerful than the T3.
Not that I'm a power whore, but I think the T3 was lacking a bit of it.
If they release a Tegra 4 Ouya before a future Tegra 5 (or something alike) announcement, I'll dip.
Still, I doubt they would do such a thing because they're already a year late with the T3 (that probably explains the 100$ tag as well), the Ouya will release while T4 tablets will already be in the market or near release. So if they rince/repeat, it'll be the same scenario in 2014.
It would be clever to make the controller from the previous batches compatible though.
Not that I'm a power whore, but I think the T3 was lacking a bit of it.
If they release a Tegra 4 Ouya before a future Tegra 5 (or something alike) announcement, I'll dip.
Still, I doubt they would do such a thing because they're already a year late with the T3 (that probably explains the 100$ tag as well), the Ouya will release while T4 tablets will already be in the market or near release. So if they rince/repeat, it'll be the same scenario in 2014.
It would be clever to make the controller from the previous batches compatible though.
Smiles and Cries
Member
this changes any interest I had for that machine I don't want to buy something that cannot play the next year's level software meh
The Android space is by no means a wasteland anymore. Still not as content rich as IOS, but getting there FAST.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
I think Ouya will be worth it on emulators alone. What real substantial games are coming out for it though? Will the Android ports of GTA be on it?
FrostuTheNinja
Member
The low price entry point makes it less painful.
I think I'll wait and see how the first revision turns out, though.
I think I'll wait and see how the first revision turns out, though.
KungFucius
King Snowflake
will Ouya 2 stream PC games like Shield?
Well Nvidia said they could just release apps for this feature (they mentioned the 360 as an example).
6 years? More like 8 years this gen.
I actually agree with this. There should be medium settings mode for older consoles. Times have changed, people are ready to pay for more frequent refreshments.
Very unlikely in this first model. If the next one has tegra 4, then it probably will.
Dave Meltzer
Banned
It's cute they think there will be enough demand for another model.
I'm fine with this. $100 a year doesn't sound too bad. I could always use more XBMC machines.
i imagine it'll be less than that if you already have the controller (no need to bundle it with a controller every year).
ambientmystic
Member
At 100 USD per upgrade it doesn't sound like such a bad deal if you're into that sort of thing imo. The hardware was definitely not built to last technologically speaking.
at least you have an option to upgrade. With the old model you'd be stuck with the same shit for 8 years+.
Exactly.
All PC gamers are going to say "PC has been doing this for years" and it's true but PC's are only know becoming small and simple enough to be in the living room.
If they can pack enough power into tablets, I can see me using them as my main console, connecting them to the big screen and bluetoothing a controller. That way, every two years I'm getting an improved experience.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
I'm hoping that if they go down this route you can buy a "barebones" version without the case/controller etc and just do a straight swap, keeping the upgrade cost down for those that already invested in the machine.
It would make a lot of sense if they offered this since we are allowed to open up and modify the hardware without voiding our warranty.
The one thing that bothers me is backwards compatibility. If they are going for software emulation it would be viable but the older games will have issues. Yet if they are using hardware they are trading removal of software issues with design constraints on the hardware which will start feeling unmanageable a few years later.
Haunted
Member
The difference here obviously being that Ouya is like a fourth/fifth of the price of the yearly iphone refresh.
While I agree that the cycle is too long, the PS price will be too high for such small cycles. Releasing new hardware making the old, expensive one obsolete at such a fast pace would be a hugely anti-consumer move. Apple is pretty much the only company in the world who can get away with that shit.
Now, a PC-style modular upgrade system... then you're onto something.
I still don't understand who would buy this. People that want to play emulators and Android games on their TV?
I can play Android games on my Note 2 and I have several consoles that can do emulators including my laptop, which I can hook up to a PC.
Not to mention that in a year, some Android games will demand better hardware, so you would potentially have to purchase one of these boxes every year like a cell phone. So uh, yeah, the only thing I can see that it's got going for it is the price.
I can play Android games on my Note 2 and I have several consoles that can do emulators including my laptop, which I can hook up to a PC.
Not to mention that in a year, some Android games will demand better hardware, so you would potentially have to purchase one of these boxes every year like a cell phone. So uh, yeah, the only thing I can see that it's got going for it is the price.
michaelius
Banned
I don't think you will have to worry about this two years from now when the concept will be left and forgotten due to milions of $100-200 tablets flooding the world.
Deep down inside I would love a $199 console which focused on an OS over hardware so that there could be bi-yearly hardware releases to feature the latest and greatest tech for that price point.
DiscoJer
Member
And the price is a pretty big deal. I don't have a $500 phone or tablets or multiple consoles that can somehow do emulators (er?) and my laptop can do games, but it's meant for other stuff (and tends to overheat when it does games).
A $99 gizmo that plays Android games and other things is pretty nice as far as I am concerned. Hell, the Wi-Fi adapter for the 360 was priced as much for years.