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It seems wrong that an extra controller is half the price of the console itself (including a controller). Even an original Xbox360 controller is cheaper than th
by kayoone 13y ago
It seems wrong that an extra controller is half the price of the console itself (including a controller). Even an original Xbox360 controller is cheaper than that.
- talloaktrees 13y agoI've heard you can use a PS3 or Xbox controller, and they are actually better than the Ouya controller
- kayoone 13y agoyeah but that kind of defeats the purpose, doesnt it ? I can do the same with my android phone, hook it up to the TV via Hdmi (or wireless via Miracast) and basically have the Ouya experience. All thats different is their dashboard software which also happens to be not very good.
- freehunter 13y agoIt's hard to get an Android phone for $100 though.
- kayoone 13y agotrue, but many people interested in the Ouya probably have one anyway. I might still get one as media box, $100 is dirt cheap, sadly its not available in germany yet and more like EUR 100 (=$130) here :/
- chipsy 13y agoThere are companies doing "Android-on-a-USB-stick" too, which I personally believe is a more straightforward option than how Ouya did it - a big part of the "microconsole" concept is that things get deverticalized, so that the processing hardware, the display, and the controllers can all be sourced from different companies. Ouya has managed to get people a lot more hyped by being an integrated solution, though, so I guess they have that going for them.
- adam-a 13y agoAn Xbox 360 controller is $49.99 (without reductions) [0]. And I'm sure the price will come down over time. The trouble is I think when the console is only twice the price of the controller. So perhaps what your saying is the console is too cheap? :) [0] http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Wireless-Controller-Glossy-Black/dp/B003ZSP0WW http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Wireless-Controller-Glossy-Bl...
- mikeash 13y agoThere are lots of things you can do to make a console cheaper, but not a whole lot you can do to make a hunk of plastic with buttons in it cheaper.
- ValentineC 13y agoWoah, Ouya controllers cost $49.99 on Amazon now? I only had to add $30 to my pledge for an additional controller on Kickstarter. [1] But yes, it's silly to have an extra controller cost half the price of the console. [1] http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-...