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Old 05-29-2013, 03:24 PM   #76
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Did anyone else get a chuckle out of them being in the parking lot at the upcoming E3? I know that they are saying they will be in a public area so people can try it out, but the idea that they will be out in the parking lot while the big boys are inside the building gave me a good laugh.
Im going to risk sounding like im defending the OUYA.. but..

IN E3 chance to play any game .0001% if you play said game, you play for 1-5 minutes and are kicked off.

Depending (huge what if) on how they set it up, it sounds like the plan to LET ANYBODY have a go.. not just the few lucky in E3 who risk not getting games/hardware for there lively hood and reviews if they badmouth a product from a BIG manufacture.. You have to believe in your product some if you don't hand pick who gets to play and talk about it..

we have a phone, we have a tablet.. i cant see many of those people wanting a OUYA.. again Im saying Nitch.. I have no love for simple little games.. the web has had um free for years.. at $.99 or $4.99 they seem to high priced to me but there is some small appeal to an actual controller to play some of them.

My biggest hope is the quite awesome small time indy market is really kicking into gear and showing off some good stuff in the last few years.. Anything that can add devs and games to the mix. With MS all but forgetting the indies, and Sony and Nintendo s lack luster attempts.. its just STEAM.. one more cant hurt, should be a WIN for gamers..
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Old 05-29-2013, 03:53 PM   #77
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If it runs XBMC faster than all the Android on a stick junk out right now, I think this thing could penetrate bedrooms as a media device. Android has potential over Roku/WDTV, but right now its just so dang slow with the hardware its on.
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Old 05-30-2013, 08:10 AM   #78
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If it runs XBMC faster than all the Android on a stick junk out right now, I think this thing could penetrate bedrooms as a media device. Android has potential over Roku/WDTV, but right now its just so dang slow with the hardware its on.
hit up youtube, the devs of XBMC have a few videos up of it running on OUYA, looked good, in the comments section they even said they had not spent time making it run smooth yet, but it looked good and speedy to me. Just dont pay attention to the other videos of games..nothing to see here, move along..
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Old 05-30-2013, 03:27 PM   #79
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I don't understand why everyone is still so excited about XBMC. It was awesome back when Xbox was around but now there are tons of set top boxes that play just about everything including many blu ray players that everyone has (I can understand not having a Roku). I have a Panasonic Blu Ray that I bought 6 months ago or so. Plays anything but my grip is the interface is slow as hell and the youtube app sucks because you can not rewind or ff. Starts from the beginning all the time.
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I don't understand why everyone is still so excited about XBMC. It was awesome back when Xbox was around but now there are tons of set top boxes that play just about everything including many blu ray players that everyone has (I can understand not having a Roku). I have a Panasonic Blu Ray that I bought 6 months ago or so. Plays anything but my grip is the interface is slow as hell and the youtube app sucks because you can not rewind or ff. Starts from the beginning all the time.
You haven't used it lately, have you?
If a box could run it fast and streams came up quickly, like the Ouya looks it might be able to do, my WDTV would collect dust.
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