The Next Small Thing Since Ouya.... GameStick.

[Myk JL 1,731]

I recently went digging through news & found out about this.

 

I'd like to be excited but it doesn't offer the plausibility to make games as far as I can tell like the Ouya advertised back last year. The first Micro Console & my first time I ever pledged. That pledge being $225 which I may or may not regret come this March if & when Ouya comes out.

 

If anything I'm more worried about an over saturation of Micro Consoles via Kickstarter.

 

I probably won't be funding this one but the Kickstarter page is right here if anyone wants more info.

[Sledgstone 8,672]

Wow. That GameStick looks interesting. btw, what is Ouya? I don't remember hearing about it.

[DeathscytheX 9,732]

Ouya is a console that appeared on kickstarter that claims to be fully open source... every console has dev kit capabilities so you can become your own developer. Interesting concept, and it could be a breakthrough for free-to-play gaming... or a major flop.

 

http://www.ouya.tv/

 

http://kotaku.com/ouya/

[Myk JL 1,731]

I would've posted about Ouya last year, but I didn't want to think about the unofficial / youtube statements that declared the console a scam / vaporware. My pledge ended up being a big risk (due to reasons that are ultimately ). But I think I'm finally financially recovering from all that from last year.

 

Ouya pulled in $8,596,474 on their Kickstarter Page before time ran out.

[DeathscytheX 9,732]

Remember the Phantom?

[Sledgstone 8,672]

Ah yes, I remember the Phantom being in the news multiple times and then never turning into a sell-able product. If I remember correctly everyone would need a minimum of road runner turbo to run it. So imagine if someone was trying to run netflix while someone else downloaded a large file, those games would have glitched out like a bastard.

 

I would've posted about Ouya last year, but I didn't want to think about the unofficial / youtube statements that declared the console a scam / vaporware. My pledge ended up being a big risk (due to reasons that are ultimately ). But I think I'm finally financially recovering from all that from last year.

 

Ouya pulled in $8,596,474 on their Kickstarter Page before time ran out.

 

Thats some impressive money!

[Sledgstone 8,672]

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/02/05/ouya-finds-a-friend-with-amazon/?mod=WSJBlog

 

Looks like the Ouya will be sold in stores starting in June:
 

OUYA, an Android-powered videogame console funded on crowd-funding site Kickstarter, will begin selling through Amazon, Gamestop and several other retailers.

 

Preorders for both consoles and controllers will start being accepted on Tuesday, in advance of retail availability in June 2013. Additional retailers include Target and Best Buy, who will sell the console for about $100.