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Truth be told, I'd rather pay $500 (or more) for a powerful console than $100 for OUYA - I guess it's addressing a very specific market, but it's not hardcore g

by tzaman 14y ago

Truth be told, I'd rather pay $500 (or more) for a powerful console than $100 for OUYA - I guess it's addressing a very specific market, but it's not hardcore gamers (although I don't have much time to play lately, I consider myself one). That being said, I'm happy for Steam's Big Picture, where I can actually build a HTPC myself and still enjoy the living room coziness for playing.

mtgx 14y ago
Of course it's not for a hardcore gamer. I used to be a hardcore gamer when in high-school. These days I don't have time nor the patience to get into many hardcore games. I'd much rather enjoy playing a simpler and more entertaining indie game for 30 minutes or an hour every now and then. I also think its biggest market in the long term may be for young kids, like from 5-12 year old. That being said, I hope they upgrade it with more powerful and more modern ARM chips as soon possible.
- dkhenry 14y ago
  I am right there with you. At one time I spent hours and hours playing "Hardcore" games, tweaking settings for better frame rates. Studying forums and websites for multilayer strategies and tip. Now I really would like something I can sit down with my five year old and play together. Or spend that precious hour after bed time and before my bed time playing. I don't necessarily have time for the six hour game marathon any more. I don't think I am alone as there is a whole generation that grew up like me that is now in the same position I am. I think there will still be a hardcore market, but I think it will transition from the mass market to an enthusiast market.
  - Dylan16807 14y ago
    Spending a lot of time tweaking settings really has nothing to do with how hardcore of a gamer you are. It's a time vs. money trade-off; you can spend an extra hundred bucks to get the same performance as a tweaked cheaper version.
- tzaman 14y ago
  While I too, have significantly less time to play than I used to (running a business now and having small kids), I still consider myself a hardcore gamer. When kids go to sleep I still like to turn on PS3 and play a couple of hours. Not every day, but when I do, I want quality, both in term of graphics and gameplay. My current addiction is Borderlands 2 (coming after Mass Effect 3 and Dark Souls). I don't see how any of these titles would run on OUYA.
Semaphor 14y ago
Well, if you are a gamer with absolutely no taste for FPS, the OUYA is a nice secondary system next to a PC.
jiggy2011 14y ago
I imagine the target market is either "casual gamers", children and those who already have an Xbox / PS3 but fancy something different along side it. If it cost a lot more money it would become difficult to justify the purchase for an existing console owner.

by tzaman 14y ago

mtgx 14y ago

Of course it's not for a hardcore gamer. I used to be a hardcore gamer when in high-school. These days I don't have time nor the patience to get into many hardcore games. I'd much rather enjoy playing a simpler and more entertaining indie game for 30 minutes or an hour every now and then. I also think its biggest market in the long term may be for young kids, like from 5-12 year old. That being said, I hope they upgrade it with more powerful and more modern ARM chips as soon possible.

dkhenry 14y ago
I am right there with you. At one time I spent hours and hours playing "Hardcore" games, tweaking settings for better frame rates. Studying forums and websites for multilayer strategies and tip. Now I really would like something I can sit down with my five year old and play together. Or spend that precious hour after bed time and before my bed time playing. I don't necessarily have time for the six hour game marathon any more. I don't think I am alone as there is a whole generation that grew up like me that is now in the same position I am. I think there will still be a hardcore market, but I think it will transition from the mass market to an enthusiast market.
- Dylan16807 14y ago
  Spending a lot of time tweaking settings really has nothing to do with how hardcore of a gamer you are. It's a time vs. money trade-off; you can spend an extra hundred bucks to get the same performance as a tweaked cheaper version.
tzaman 14y ago
While I too, have significantly less time to play than I used to (running a business now and having small kids), I still consider myself a hardcore gamer. When kids go to sleep I still like to turn on PS3 and play a couple of hours. Not every day, but when I do, I want quality, both in term of graphics and gameplay. My current addiction is Borderlands 2 (coming after Mass Effect 3 and Dark Souls). I don't see how any of these titles would run on OUYA.

Semaphor 14y ago

Well, if you are a gamer with absolutely no taste for FPS, the OUYA is a nice secondary system next to a PC.

jiggy2011 14y ago

I imagine the target market is either "casual gamers", children and those who already have an Xbox / PS3 but fancy something different along side it. If it cost a lot more money it would become difficult to justify the purchase for an existing console owner.