Forbes - That’s one of a number of problems the soon-to-launch Android console faces.
Another is the fact that most people play Android-based games on mobile devices, and making the leap to the couch isn’t going to be easy.
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.
Ugh.... Forbes.
Anyway...
Ouya is a niche player, but it's an important niche player. Android boxes are exploding all over Asia. And it's an important development platform for smaller indie devs. It will give them a stage to show of their work and a market to sell their wares.
I could have sworn this was more so a console for modders and developers than actual video gamer consumers. Not sure how a console that markets itself with emulators will do, but this market is pretty unpredictable.
With PS4 being attractive to indie developers, i dont see the use of this Ouya. I prefer to invest in a used Gamecube or N64 for no money instead.
I am certainly not gonna spend 99 bucks to play angry birds on my 55inch 3DTV. And Android games it's the touch screen that makes them "enjoyable".
If some people are looking forward to this console, please reply to my post and say why cause i might not understand what this console is about.
For that price u never know. That is really cheap. Anything can happen.
i feel that those guys who develope this console have no ambition at all, they just want to have some share from console market, but since they can't direct against either microsoft or sony so they chose the casual market and hope it will make a lucky win like Wii, if not, well this is a cheap console and i don't think that hurt them much