I have an Ouya and an original Steam controller…
We have one at home
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EarMaster@lemmy.world 53 minutes ago
P1nkman@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
I have an Ouya. It’s embarrassing, I feel shame for purchasing it, but I keep it as a reminder of how fucking dumb I can be.
Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 42 minutes ago
The thing is, there is nothing super wrong with the idea, it just didn’t pan out.
We can see from the existence of nintendo consoles, that graphics don’t mean the world.
Tahl_eN@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I loved mine! Did exactly what I bought it for, emulation on my TV and playing media from my server. Replaced it with a Shield eventually, but don’t regret backing it on Kickstarter.
_Nico198X_@europe.pub 6 hours ago
you dared to dream, and i applaud you for that.
marzhall@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Oh dang, it was my media PC until 2017, when the switch took over its role, IIRC. Definitely got my money’s worth out of it even if there were no games lmao
nocturne@slrpnk.net 7 hours ago
I remember when it was on kickstarter. I went back and forth about backing, I ended up pulling my pledge just before it was funded. So glad I did.
Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 6 hours ago
I went all in on it… I fully drank that Koolaid and was an early backer, got an extra controller and really thought it was going to be amazing. But their whole launch was so bungled that by the time I actually got it I was so disillusioned with the whole company that I couldn’t enjoy it. It sucked to have bought into the kickstarter and financed the project, and then see the product on the shelves at Target while I was still waiting on mine to be delivered. I had mine for a couple of months before reselling it at a loss.
Several years later when Stadia was announced I felt that little familiar glimmer of hope pop up, but I didn’t let myself get too excited for it. I did eventually get a couple of Stadia controllers and really enjoyed that service (and I still use those controllers today).
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
Ouya wasn’t all bad though! Some great games came out of it.
P1nkman@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Fair. I did use it for emulating NES and SNES, but the controller connection was horrible, so I found it easier to use the Raspberry Pi.
Now it’s in my shelf along with my other consoles: C64, PS1-4 (5 is in the living room), PSP, DS and gaming stuff and collectibles. People usually ask about it, lol.
Krudler@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Hey now. Its ok we all make booboos. I bought a Game Gear.
mesamunefire@piefed.social 7 hours ago
Yeah I had one too. Ultimate reminder to never pre-order.
Malix@sopuli.xyz 6 hours ago
heh, I have Superbook for the exact same purpose! (for the uninitated: it was a “laptop” which used your phone/tablet/etc as the tech, it was basically just a 1080p screen and keyboard for a phone).
Mine took 3-4 factory resets and firmware flashes to get working, and then the damn thing gave up the ghost the same night and hasn’t worked since… not that it has any real use anyway. Good buy /s
Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
The name if pretty whimsical tho wich seems like a big plus.
drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 5 hours ago
I wanted to buy one when I saw it in target years ago for dumb reasons, now I want to biy one to tinker with.
Album@lemmy.ca 6 hours ago
This is my biggest regret purchase lmao. Which is good. But yeah I basically never used it. Very unlike me because I would rather eat my bad decision. But it’s was so laggy I turned it off and waited for updates that never came. Took me years to finally throw it away.
MTK@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Even though I know this is satire, it still made want to shoot OP.
doeinthewoods@lemmy.zip 1 hour ago
I’m hoping Steam Machines usher in good TV/movie streaming apps for Linux. I’d love to use a miniPC with a remote to replace AndroidTV/Roku
RhondaSandTits@lemmy.sdf.org 39 minutes ago
Lol. What planet did you spend your life on before arriving here on earth this morning?
Kodi has existed for about 25 years and mini PCs plugged into the living room TV was popular even 40 years ago with the c64.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 hour ago
VLC already exists.
MonkeyBrawler@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
I think they mean they want apps with a TV like interface, and that’s not VLC.
CannedYeet@lemmy.world 57 minutes ago
whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 hours ago
Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Had a friend who swore by on live.
He also bought an Ouya.
He also subscribed to Stadia.
He also pre-orders an Amico.
Obviously I don’t trust this friends judgment
Cybersteel@lemmy.world 35 minutes ago
Ask this friend which stocks to buy then short sell it.
bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 hours ago
I bought Cyberpunk on Stadia on release day, since I couldn’t play it anywhere else, and it was actually great for me. The technical issues I ran into were all because the game was buggy, not because the service was bad. The biggest issue was the self self-fulfilling prophecy that Google was going to kill it, and not worth subscribing to (which they eventually did kill because of low usage). I think that if Google had spun out Stadia as it’s own company, it may have succeeded.
whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 hours ago
Sounds like a counter recommendary (anti-recommendist?), whatever they recommend look for the opposite instead
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
I had an Ouya. I was hoping to use it as an open platform to play games on the TV, but yeah, that didn’t happen. The Raspberry Pi fulfilled that need until I got a Steam Deck.
itkovian@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Ouya walked so Steam box can run. /s
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
If by walk you mean it suffered from polio…
itkovian@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Exactly. Ouya was such a disaster.
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 hours ago
Jesus Christ
Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 hours ago
Ouya? More like Oi Vey!
edgemaster72@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Damn, beat me to it, except I was gonna say “Ouya? Try ‘Oh no!’”
davidgro@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
I was going to go for “Ouya trying to fool with this post?”
slazer2au@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Reminds me of the OG Xbox controller.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Everyone forgets how big that sucker really is.
And how it was a blatant copy of the Dreamcast controller.
GraniteM@lemmy.world 43 minutes ago
The Dreamcast controller is ugly as sin but surprisingly comfortable to hold. It must have the widest delta between looks and ergonomics of any controller.
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 hours ago
If you really digest everything Microsoft does, it’s all stealing or acquiring and making worse.
Buelldozer@lemmy.today 4 hours ago
I really liked The Duke. It was one of the first controllers that actually fit well in my large adult size hands!
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
Because the Xbox was built in secret while Microsoft and Sega collaborated on the Dreamcast. It’s actually somewhat compatible with Dreamcast games but MS never wanted to allow that feature.
Also the Duke is the only comfortable controller I have ever used.
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
The smaller (now regular) 360 controller killed those black and white buttons.
altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
The logo circle is so big and vulgar it looks like a fake gucci bag. It’s great they got rid of that.
tiberius@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
Using the white and black buttons on the Duke without moving your entire hand nets you an achievement.
_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 6 hours ago
I think I might want to get one of those controllers. the trackpads on the Steam Deck were way better than I was expecting.
Atropos@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
I have an ultra rare OnLive streaming console. I will let it go at the low, low price of one Steam Machine if anyone wants to trade!
SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 2 hours ago
I have that and an ‘OnLive founding member’ T-shirt that I wear to tech events. Especially when I suspect there’s going to be something tone-deaf getting launched.
whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 hours ago
Wow, replied before I saw this. 2 on live references in a single thread, feel like I just spotted a bigfoot or something
LiveLM@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
Wonder if anyone ever managed to homebrew it to run something else
Atropos@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
I wish. But sadly no, it is merely ewaste trash I will eventually pass on to a recycler.
GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Yeah but this one has my favourite monopoly’s logo on it.
BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
Haven’t heard that name in years.
vonbaronhans@midwest.social 40 minutes ago
I just watched the Rerez video essay about the Ouya debacle earlier today. I followed Ouya news for a bit when the hype was strong, and I knew it fell off hard. But man, I didn’t realize just how bad it was.