Ouya walked so Steam box can run. /s
We have one at home
Submitted 2 weeks ago by sirico@feddit.uk to games@lemmy.world
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itkovian@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
If by walk you mean it suffered from polio…
itkovian@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Exactly. Ouya was such a disaster.
MTK@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Even though I know this is satire, it still made want to shoot OP.
slazer2au@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Reminds me of the OG Xbox controller.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Everyone forgets how big that sucker really is.
And how it was a blatant copy of the Dreamcast controller.
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
If you really digest everything Microsoft does, it’s all stealing or acquiring and making worse.
Buelldozer@lemmy.today 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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.
GraniteM@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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.
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The smaller (now regular) 360 controller killed those black and white buttons.
altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago
Using the white and black buttons on the Duke without moving your entire hand nets you an achievement.
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Jesus Christ
whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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
bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks 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.
Cybersteel@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ask this friend which stocks to buy then short sell it.
whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Sounds like a counter recommendary (anti-recommendist?), whatever they recommend look for the opposite instead
doeinthewoods@lemmy.zip 2 weeks 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
Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
VLC already exists.
MonkeyBrawler@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I think they mean they want apps with a TV like interface, and that’s not VLC.
RhondaSandTits@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks 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.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks 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.
Atropos@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago
Wonder if anyone ever managed to homebrew it to run something else
Atropos@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I wish. But sadly no, it is merely ewaste trash I will eventually pass on to a recycler.
_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 2 weeks 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.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
Ouya? More like Oi Vey!
edgemaster72@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Damn, beat me to it, except I was gonna say “Ouya? Try ‘Oh no!’”
davidgro@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I was going to go for “Ouya trying to fool with this post?”
EarMaster@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I have an Ouya and an original Steam controller…
Natanael@infosec.pub 2 weeks ago
I sold my Ouya and have an original Steam controller still
vonbaronhans@midwest.social 2 weeks 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.
CannedYeet@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah but this one has my favourite monopoly’s logo on it.
BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Haven’t heard that name in years.
P1nkman@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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.
Tahl_eN@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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.
marzhall@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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
_Nico198X_@europe.pub 2 weeks ago
you dared to dream, and i applaud you for that.
nocturne@slrpnk.net 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago
Ouya wasn’t all bad though! Some great games came out of it.
P1nkman@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
it’s a little ARM box running Android, right?
P1nkman@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yup. Controller was shit.
mesamunefire@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Yeah I had one too. Ultimate reminder to never pre-order.
Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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.
Malix@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks 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
Krudler@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Hey now. Its ok we all make booboos. I bought a Game Gear.
Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
The name if pretty whimsical tho wich seems like a big plus.
drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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.