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You may be right that Ouya is destined for failure. But (and I say this thinking about things other than Ouya) a game platform does not need all the things you
by slurgfest 14y ago
You may be right that Ouya is destined for failure.
But (and I say this thinking about things other than Ouya) a game platform does not need all the things you list at the outset. That's like saying you need to create an EA in order to make games. If you can put together pieces to make hardware that will run a game successfully, you can have a start.
There is a vast gulf between homebrew and EA which is not very well exploited commercially.
- ghshephard 14y agoI _completely_ agree with you - and I wish Ouya had been a lot more humble about what they were trying to accomplish. Sure, they wouldn't have gotten $5mm+ in funding, but, at the same time, they would have had a much greater chance in delivering what they were trying to accomplish. Heck, just having a controller working in 8 months would have been a huge victory, controller + API + console in 8 months is what I would have targeted. Six months after that a developer platform. Six months after that a Downloadable (free) store. Six months after that a Store-for-Pay. And Six-months after that some AAA games available, like Minecraft or FF7. These are realistic goals, and would have avoid the certain disappointment when in March, Ouya doesn't have Quality Console+Controller+Store+Free-Demos+AAA Games. Which, alas, I guarantee you it really, really won't.