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Ouya Approaches $5 Million In Backing, Attracts 5x Goal (So Far)

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Post by jsnell »

objclxt wrote: post #27
SteveJS wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Will anybody even agree on what successful delivery looks like?

What is a successful delivery? I guess that depends. I would say a successful delivery is releasing the product. Given they've got a very aggresive schedule and are promising delivery for September 2012, I'd say a successful delivery would be getting the product out to backers before the end of the year (ie, the holidays). I do think they are setting themselves up for some serious pain - it's very difficult to turn d…

The hardware isn't targeted at September 2012 but March 2013.

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Post by unimpressive »

naner wrote: post #15

If they take the $5mil and are unable to deliver, that might be the beginning of the end of crowdfunding.

Imagine how they must feel. If this falls through their reputations will never recover.

They'll go down in the tech history books as one of the biggest failures ever.

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Post by Fargren »

jluxenberg wrote: post #29

From the founder's description of the console: "Let’s open this sucker up!...We’re handing the reins over to the developer with only one condition: at least some gameplay has to be free." They aim to produce an open platform for TV gaming that puts requirements on how games are distributed. What?! Doesn't sound "free" to me.

Free as in beer.

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Post by aggronn »

jluxenberg wrote: post #29

From the founder's description of the console: "Let’s open this sucker up!...We’re handing the reins over to the developer with only one condition: at least some gameplay has to be free." They aim to produce an open platform for TV gaming that puts requirements on how games are distributed. What?! Doesn't sound "free" to me.

Well then, not when you put it that way.

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Post by veridies »

jluxenberg wrote: post #29

From the founder's description of the console: "Let’s open this sucker up!...We’re handing the reins over to the developer with only one condition: at least some gameplay has to be free." They aim to produce an open platform for TV gaming that puts requirements on how games are distributed. What?! Doesn't sound "free" to me.

They're okay with a demo (as they say in the Kickstarter FAQ) and you can sideload apps. That's not anti-freedom.

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Post by redslazer »

unimpressive wrote: post #32
naner wrote: post #15

If they take the $5mil and are unable to deliver, that might be the beginning of the end of crowdfunding.

Imagine how they must feel. If this falls through their reputations will never recover. They'll go down in the tech history books as one of the biggest failures ever.

Not to be unfair but it could be sort of like with Diaspora. The inability to deliver on the kickstarted campaign caused one of the founders to take their own life. It would be very sad if something like that were to happen again only because a group massively over promised and was unable to meet their own goals.

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Post by pbreit »

cryptoz wrote: post #7
StavrosK wrote: post #6

Can someone explain how this is different from any other Android thing? Is it not the same thing as my phone/tablet hooked up to the TV with a Bluetooth gamepad?

> phone/tablet Please let us know where you're buying a gaming-quality $100 phone or tablet from!

Equiso's trying to do it for $70: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2028163448/equiso-smart-...

It all sounds very doable to me so I totally don't understand all the negativity. Tablets have expensive screens and phones have complicated cellular capabilities.

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Post by coffeeaddicted »

StavrosK wrote: post #6

Can someone explain how this is different from any other Android thing? Is it not the same thing as my phone/tablet hooked up to the TV with a Bluetooth gamepad?

Never seen anyone hook up his phone with a TV (also never seen one do that with a tablet, but I don't know many tablet owners). Maybe because most people already have a console on that port. Which could actually be the bigger problem for OUYA - that game console space is already taken up in many living rooms and I doubt somewhat it will be easily competing with the consoles already taking up that space.

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Post by trotsky »

jluxenberg wrote: post #29

From the founder's description of the console: "Let’s open this sucker up!...We’re handing the reins over to the developer with only one condition: at least some gameplay has to be free." They aim to produce an open platform for TV gaming that puts requirements on how games are distributed. What?! Doesn't sound "free" to me.

we could use a term like green washing these days, for this kind of thing and the dual license hucksters

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Post by mkaltenecker »

chucknelson wrote: post #11
hkmurakami wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I personally think that this is the greatest value that kickstarter has brought us. We now have the option to forego the traditional cycle of [product development -> promotion -> sales] and instead pursue a [promotion -> sales -> development] path, which reduces the risk of irrecoverable sunk costs significantly. In a way, it shifts "risk" from the producer to the consumer.

It's also one of the worst things about kickstarter. The risk is moved to us, the consumer, and if it falls through, kickstarter isn't doing anything about it. We've basically funded some employee salaries, etc. with nothing to show for it. I do think kickstarter is great, though.

What’s wrong with that if you know beforehand?

Not everything will be on Kickstarter. This is not a systematic push to move responsibility to the customers. It’s just a fun distraction.

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