After spending a week with my Kicstarter backed Ouya, I must say, it's still in beta mode. I'm keeping in mind it's a $99 console, but honestly, I didn't want to have to do that. I don't want to make excuses for the device just because it didn't set me back $400.
I let my Son-in-law who is a very avid gamer take it for spin this past weekend, and he wasn't impressed. His first surprise was how cheap-ish the controller felt. Compared to an Xbox controller, he has a point. Second, we tried to play a few games, but they wouldn't load, and we tried to download a few games, but the download speed was so slow that it took an hour to download one game. Again, not impressed.
I'm not calling this device a failure, far from it. I know that it will get better over time. But I certainly thought the software part of the system would be a lot more solid than it is.
I hadn't even heard of this game console, but with these things it's ALL about the content. If they can't get the games that are fun to play, the fact that you can try games for free or that the controller feels flimsy is irrelevant. People don't buy consoles. They buy games. It's the ONE thing that Microsoft understands about the gaming industry.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. After some additional time, its obvious the game store needs a ton of work.
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