Author Topic: Ouya (Read 100423 times)

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #325 on:** July 18, 2013, 03:06:52 PM »

I'm sure they did but it wasn't an attack on the Virtual Console or trying to promote piracy.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #326 on:** July 18, 2013, 05:01:13 PM »

You could argue that overtly using the ability to play emulators as a selling point could be considered promoting piracy.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #327 on:** July 18, 2013, 05:02:38 PM »

You could, but then you would be TJ Spyke.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #328 on:** July 18, 2013, 05:09:20 PM »

Yeah, it's not so much "promoting piracy" as it is "using piracy to promote something else," which could technically be argued to be the exact opposite.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #329 on:** July 18, 2013, 06:52:36 PM »

Technically...but Nintendo isn't losing any sales of Super Mario World because you can download it for free...if this was 1991, then sure.

pokepal148 · « **Reply #330 on:** July 18, 2013, 08:32:36 PM »

it is currently available on the Wii U virtual console for 7.99. how are they not losing a sale?

Louieturkey · « **Reply #331 on:** July 18, 2013, 09:37:03 PM »

Quote from: pokepal148 on July 18, 2013, 08:32:36 PM

it is currently available on the Wii U virtual console for 7.99. how are they not losing a sale?

I'm not a fan of emulators, but that argument is just ignorant. Brandogg (sorry for speaking for you) would not buy it anyways, so they would never have had a sale in the first place, whether he had the emulator or not.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #332 on:** July 18, 2013, 11:27:02 PM »

Exactly. You can't lose a sale that would never existed - now I'm not making an an excuse for piracy in general, so don't take it that way. I've been using NES/SNES/Genesis emulators for probably 15 years now or longer. There was no Virtual Console back then, and those systems are defunct. I also have MAME on my PC and Xbox 360 (and Ouya), with a **** ton of ROMs for games that I never bought the machines for (and essentially never play them) - if you can direct me to a local arcade where I can go drop 50 cents in, I'll happily do that instead.

Anyway, back to the Ouya since this is Ouya discussion...I'm pretty disappointed with how crappy the Android port of Sonic 4 is. I was planning on buying it, but it looks like a 52" version of a GBA game.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #333 on:** July 21, 2013, 04:10:10 PM »

Just installed HBO GO (Google Play version). Not perfect since it was built for phones and tablets (no controller support), but at least I can use it on my TV without having an XBox Live subscription.

pokepal148 · « **Reply #334 on:** July 21, 2013, 04:37:54 PM »

so is this thing good for anything legal?

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #335 on:** July 21, 2013, 05:04:08 PM »

What is illegal about HBO GO?

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #336 on:** July 21, 2013, 05:04:45 PM »

And what is illegal about installing games (which I have paid for) from Google Play?

pokepal148 · « **Reply #337 on:** July 21, 2013, 05:22:54 PM »

poorly phrased, you seemed to be saying the hbo was crap... so idk forget it

nickmitch · « **Reply #338 on:** July 21, 2013, 06:08:33 PM »

Quote from: Brandogg on July 21, 2013, 04:10:10 PM

Just installed HBO GO (Google Play version). Not perfect since it was built for phones and tablets (no controller support), but at least I can use it on my TV without having an XBox Live subscription.

Do you mean interface wise or looking pretty?

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #339 on:** July 21, 2013, 06:43:43 PM »

It looks good, just you have to use the trackpad on the controller (or a mouse and keyboard or phone, etc) since there is no D-Pad support. It doesn't support HD either from what I've seen, but the video is good enough. Technically we're running phone software here, so I guess that's to be expected.

pokepal148 · « **Reply #340 on:** July 21, 2013, 07:04:38 PM »

you can get one of sony's wifi connected blu-ray players for the same price

other then stretching to make a koolaid man joke what makes the Ouya worth buying?

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #341 on:** July 21, 2013, 08:17:43 PM »

It plays games, you can install XBMC, you can write your own programs for it.

ThePerm · « **Reply #342 on:** July 22, 2013, 04:54:28 PM »

Quote from: TJ Spyke on July 16, 2013, 05:47:21 PM

Quote from: ThePerm on July 16, 2013, 03:54:48 PM
Virtual Console no longer has River City Ransom

Yes it does (at least in North America).

i have a free version now, but still going to buy it if that is the case. I had went to download it a couple months ago and it was missing from the store. I was a tad disappointed.

and as someone was saying this is nothing new. All the games I got, I got in 1997. They were sitting on a cd for years not getting played(last used inside a dreamcast). I got several games on virtual console despite having it at no cost. (and also owning the cartridge, so in many cases I own things 2-4 times)

virtual console is just a more ideal way to play, mainly because its not buggy like emulators can be. The wii controller also makes a near perfect nes controller.

To be honest, im not a fan of piracy because what it did to Sega. For those unaware. Dreamcast was the easiest system to play pirated games on. I'm sure Sega would have recouped its money if this wasn't the case. Shenmue 1 and 2 were flops, and piracy played a big hand. I would rather Sega be around as a competitor than our current situation. or Nintendo buy Sega.

the biggest problems in this situation is the problems of mediums not being universal. Which of course is a necessity of progressing technology.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #343 on:** July 22, 2013, 07:10:16 PM »

Ouya needs to find a way to incentivize Android developers to add Ouya support. I would imagine the porting effort is small compared to other cross platforms.

ThePerm · « **Reply #344 on:** July 22, 2013, 08:05:55 PM »

if they add controller support, then the port happens quick.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #345 on:** July 22, 2013, 08:30:24 PM »

All you need to do is add Ouya controller support, and a new icon for the launcher...that's pretty much it.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #346 on:** July 22, 2013, 11:53:47 PM »

One really good thing is that since Ouya has the stock browser (though you can install Chrome or any other browser too), it has full Flash support, so colbertnation.com and the dailyshow.com both show full episodes (even though they're already on the DVR, of course). Installed Crackle just now, works just fine. Not much content, but Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is pretty funny.

One potential downside that I never mentioned is that you can't turn on the console with the controller. Having said that, the system only draws 4.5W max, so there's really no reason to ever turn it off. It will turn on if you switch to the input you have it connected to, so I guess technically it's no big deal.

Edit - I take it back, you can turn on the Ouya with the controller - just not from a cold boot (as in power supply was unplugged and plugged back in).

ShyGuy · « **Reply #347 on:** July 23, 2013, 10:07:52 AM »

Does the Ouya play the free version of Hulu?

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #348 on:** July 23, 2013, 11:02:19 AM »

Never tried, but it should since it runs Flash. You can just do it on the website.

ThePerm · « **Reply #349 on:** July 23, 2013, 11:36:01 PM »

flash doesn't work for me at the moment, it just tells me that my device doesnt support it. I got a decent media player workign though.

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