In the past two weeks, something beautiful has been happening over at KickStarter. It's only been nineteen days since fundraising for the OUYA has begun, but in those nineteen days, the project has managed to raise more than five million dollars. It has earned so much money, in fact, that as of this moment, the OUYA is the second most-funded product in KickStarter history. However, even though it has that much going for it, many people are still wondering what exactly the OUYA is.
From systems that could keep your beer cool, to oddities trying to get in on the popularity of VHS and laserdisc, you’ve got some very, very weird video game consoles out there.
I had the LaserActive... it was a nice collectors piece but not very practical. Especially when it came to needing recapping. I think i paid all of about $50 for the floor model from an incredible Universe back in the day. I ended up selling it many years later for $300 at the time due to it needing a new laser and the aforementioned recapping.
An honorable mention not on the list would be the VM Labs Nuon. It basically looked like any regular DVD player but it had ports on it for controllers to play specific games. one of which is still exclusive to it with Tempest 3000. It also offered nuon enhanced DVD movies with extra content not accessible by regular players.
Virtual Boy, Sega Nomad, Ouya and the other troubled game systems that nobody bought.
How has this article missed out Sega's Dreamcast and Nintendo's Wii U, two consoles that were actually superb devices in their own right, but were seen as failed due to lacklustre sales at the time of release?
Wonder how long before Stadia appears on the list surprised the Ngage is not on that list
Talk about a blast to the past.......I remember trying the virtual boy at Toy R Us and it was cool but I did feel slightly disoriented afterwards......good article.
The Ouya, a failed Android gaming console from early in this generation, is getting a second lease on life thanks to Internet archivists and some new software.
That's pretty cool they were able to bring it back. It sucks when something online only gets killed.
I got mine when it first launched, however it wasn't good for anything other than retro emulation. I couldn't sell the thing fast enough. Managed to get almost all my money back selling it on eBay.
I guess the Stadia launch is bringing back memories of other failed consoles/services.
first the games that where on phones would kill the console and now these games are on a console, they're going to revolutionise consoles. Where do these people drag themselves from in order to spew this drivel?
here's the truth: Consoles are going nowhere. The 360 IS a success, the PS3 IS a success and the WiiU WILL BE a success. So now instead of admitting they're wrong, they try another angle and claim they have a revolutionary new console.
Look, if you're happy selling to little kids, fashion victims, housewives and ignorant, spotty-nosed thugs, then go ahead. Just don't expect the more mature gamers (those that have dedicated hours and hours into maintaining this industry by buying real games and supporting a console of their choice) to suddenly think that going backwards is a revolution
If this IS a huge success then this industry is in BIG trouble. They'll enjoy huge sales and then, when the fad wears off and the people who bought it move onto another fad (probably fluffy-dice earings or trousers that actually fit) the industry will stall and come crawling to MS, Nintendo and Sony to try and get it back on track.
i guess we have to wait and see. looks good on paper.
This past generation of consoles has indeed been great, many of the triple-A titles have been fantastic, but at the same time, the industry's budgets are shrinking, and that's why we're seeing the indie explosion on digital services.
This is the perfect time for a system like Ouya to launch. While some will desire their online multiplayer, it's the new single player indie games that have me excited about Ouya, and pushed me to back the project. Limbo, Super Meat Boy and Bastion are but a few of the recent indie games that made me proud to be a gamer again in this past generation, and far exceeded my pleasure than the likes of the triple-A titles.
Ouya will be flooded with shovelware, and it will have its issues, but if it get 10+ great indie titles, I'll be pleased with my money spent on the system. But, I'm expecting to gain much more momentum than that. While I don't think it will exactly 'revolutionize' console gaming, I think it will be a central hub for us that enjoy indie games, and that's a good thing for me.
I think it would be good for people who have interest in either Onlive or just indie games cause you're most likely not gonna see a AAA title being made except for the ones that will exist through Onlive.
Also can you play online games through Onlive or no? Cause Onlive wouldn't use Xbox Live or Playstation Network so what kinda service would they use?
these days the word "revolutionize" being used on everything... the meaning of this is word is completely dead.