Excellent post, it's a really interesting story that OUYA has. I remember around the time they were raising funds how revolutionary and big it was going to be. Unfortunately it just never lived up to the hype.
Excellent post, it's a really interesting story that OUYA has. I remember around the time they were raising funds how revolutionary and big it was going to be. Unfortunately it just never lived up to the hype.
Thank you sjackson. It was a weird chain of events. At the time of the Kickstarter it was huge but as time went by people became less enthousiastic. I think that OUYA missed their window. When the console was finally released people weren't that interested in the concept any more and OUYA was unable to come up with something to rekindle the hype.
It's a shame because it was a neat idea but I think at the end of the day, when someone's sat at home they want as much power as possible and unfortunately OUYA couldn't deliver that with it's Android focus. I like to think that it helped play a part though in making mobile gaming in particular as big as it is as it really started to shine a spotlight on the kind of games possible on Android.
It was certainly a victim of it's own success
I agree, usually the pioneers don't get rewarded for their hard work. Chances are someone will copy the idea now and get the real success. I still believe that a casual micro console like the OUYA has a future.