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[rlmergeuser]

I am excited about the Ouya. I was wondering if Red Lynx would develop another Trials game for the Ouya. I think it'd be an easy job if they don't include a track editor and track central. What are your thoughts on this?

[JoeRegular]

I'd be interested in hearing some Dev opinions on the Ouya device itself..Sebbbi?

[willyums]

im gonna go out on a limb and say that the oiya is gonna fail hard.

they seem to think that the gap between consoles and portable/indie games is a niche market and its destined for success. but i think its a hole in the market for a reason; if your indoors on the big screen.. you want a powerful, mainstream console with all your favorite games etc. & if youre on the move or just want a quickie on something less engaging, you pull out your android or iphone - i just dont see people wanting/needing to fill that gap enough.

[rlmergeuser]

im gonna go out on a limb and say that the oiya is gonna fail hard.

they seem to think that the gap between consoles and portable/indie games is a niche market and its destined for success. but i think its a hole in the market for a reason; if your indoors on the big screen.. you want a powerful, mainstream console with all your favorite games etc. & if youre on the move or just want a quickie on something less engaging, you pull out your android or iphone - i just dont see people wanting/needing to fill that gap enough.

I think u post too much

[willyums]

^ after just this second complaining about none of the old faithfuls posting on the forum much anymore you mad bastard

[jook13]

So, from what I gather, is its a phone that connects to a tv and uses a controller? Care to elaborate what this ouya is exactly?

[IFTHISTHENTHAT]

Ouya Kickstarter Link:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...o-game-console

WILLYUMZ for the first time since I've joined this site, this is first time I disagree with what you say.

Sure, there is a chance it will fail, and hard, but I don't see it going that way.

In the first five or so days that they announced the project, they've already got an equivalent of 50,000 pre-orders. Paid in full.

That's the beauty of Kickstarter, it is verification for the demand without taking the risk of pushing through production first.

And we can't view this system as nothing more than a phone-game-to-big-screen port console. There is great promise for new games to be developed with this console in mind.

I haven't thrown any money at it, but for $100 a console, I sure will upon release.

It's very promising that they have become the biggest funded project (on Kickstarter) at nearly $5 million only six days in.

[jook13]

Seems kinda neat. What will determine its success or failure is developer support. If it simply becomes "play phone games on a big TV!", I predict failure. I will get one if trials comes to it. Pretty much the only determining factor for me.

[nannerdw]

im gonna go out on a limb and say that the oiya is gonna fail hard.

Ouyeah? I think so too. I still don't get who the target audience is supposed to be.

[rlmergeuser]

im gonna go out on a limb and say that the oiya is gonna fail hard.

Ouyeah? I think so too. I still don't get who the target audience is supposed to be.

Modders, hackers and aspiring developers from what I've seen.