Is there a Kickstarter thread on CAG for the Oculus Rift? I can't find it. That seems like it will be better than the Ouya, no offense intended, but I'm shocked I can't find it on CAG.

The Rift Kickstarter is $300 for hardware, and that hardware is only a developer prerelease version (not a consumer product), so it's not a huge surprise that there's no thread for it here.

Originally Posted by Genocidal The Rift Kickstarter is $300 for hardware, and that hardware is only a developer prerelease version (not a consumer product), so it's not a huge surprise that there's no thread for it here.

That's too bad because it sounds so awesome, already has big names supporting it including Id, Valve, Epic games. Doom 3 BFG and Doom 4 are going to support it and Epic is going to put the Unreal Engine on it.

I realize this is CAG and about game deals, but no thread for Oculus at all? I'd make one but I don't have the time to properly maintain it.

I'm extremely interested in the Rift but as Genocidal stated it's a dev/prerelease of the hardware so I didn't purchase one, although I did throw $5 at it. I would have grabbed a shirt if they weren't so ugly.

A bit more on topic, did you notice that Oculus supported Ouya? It'd be nice if this worked with the Rift, I suppose one of them would have to support some sort of audio that would work with headphones, optical, 3.5mm, for full immersion. Hell they could probably just stick both of them together in the headset.

First: We’ve been hearing requests from all over the Internet for a media player. Well we’re proud to announce that we will be working with XBMC. That’s right. The award-winning, open source media player and entertainment hub is coming to OUYA. We’ve heard many of you buzzing about a potential OUYA-XBMC hook-up since Day One of launch. (Something of a match made in open source heaven!) Now, with a few hours left in our drive, we’re delivering. Believe it, friends: XBMC, on OUYA, on your TV, legit.

XBMC will be coming to ouya!

Originally Posted by htz XBMC will be coming to ouya!

This is a better idea than trying to roll their own media player. A customizable package like XBMC will allow them to optimize the existing software quickly, and then just add a customized skin for OUYA branding.

I wonder if we will see an OUYA-targeted media remote? Possibly getting ahead of myself with speculation like that, but I suppose it could be possible. It will be interesting to see how they customize XBMC to work for the OUYA controller.

Originally Posted by Richard Kain This is a better idea than trying to roll their own media player. A customizable package like XBMC will allow them to optimize the existing software quickly, and then just add a customized skin for OUYA branding. I wonder if we will see an OUYA-targeted media remote? Possibly getting ahead of myself with speculation like that, but I suppose it could be possible. It will be interesting to see how they customize XBMC to work for the OUYA controller.

There have been a number of people including me who've requested an IR port be added to the device. I'm fine with it not coming with a remote, as long as getting it to work with my harmony is possible. I'd expect with this and the iheartradio announcement, a remote will be available.

Originally Posted by mig0 There have been a number of people including me who've requested an IR port be added to the device.

I think IR unlikely. The general design of the console isn't conducive to an added IR panel in the front of the exterior. It would also require extra cutting, which would increase the production costs. Also, they are already going with a different wireless standard for the controller. Any remotes designed to work with the OUYA would probably use the same wireless standard as the controller.

Originally Posted by htz XBMC will be coming to ouya!

Saw the update first thing today.

I always figured Plex would make an appearance, but XBMC was my one and only wish for Ouya.

Wish fulfilled!

Originally Posted by mig0 There have been a number of people including me who've requested an IR port be added to the device. I'm fine with it not coming with a remote, as long as getting it to work with my harmony is possible. I'd expect with this and the iheartradio announcement, a remote will be available.

It uses Bluetooth, so I suspect that the Harmony PS3 Adapter will probably be able to sync with it either out of the box or with some sort of update.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...earchengi40-20

Regardless, I'm pretty sure there will be Bluetooth remotes for the device. The Roku 2 remotes are Bluetooth and they're only $10 direct from Roku. I'm pretty sure those would work.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...e/posts/283782
The Ouya kickstarter ends tonight and with that, the ouya team has one last final announcement.

"NAMCO BANDAI Games and OUYA are currently in active discussions to bring some of the world's biggest gaming properties to the exciting new open gaming platform. NAMCO BANDAI brings with it a rich history of iconic gaming franchises, from classics like PAC-MAN and GALAGA, to seminal franchises like TEKKEN and Ridge Racer, and we're excited to explore how we can work with OUYA to bring some great titles to the forthcoming console." -- Carlson Choi, Vice President of Marketing, NAMCO BANDAI Games America, Inc.

Yep Namco Bandai is supporting Ouya just like Square Enix.

In response to a lot of the feedback we’ve received: OUYA will officially support up to four controllers. After all, what’s the point of playing in the living room if the other folks on the couch can’t join in?

Ouya will support up to 4 controllers.

So, while tons of you were super psyched yesterday to hear that we’d support XBMC, many Plex loyalists clamored for Plex support on OUYA. We think they’ll be happy to hear that OUYA will support Plex. Why not try to please everyone?

Plex is coming to Ouya also!

I'll definitely pick one of these up if/when they make it to market. No point throwing money at this since it's guaranteed funded. Can't wait to see what happens with this!!!

Originally Posted by cochesecochese I'll definitely pick one of these up if/when they make it to market. No point throwing money at this since it's guaranteed funded. Can't wait to see what happens with this!!!

me too

I ended up making my pledge... It's an interesting idea plus it's a weird new console for $100.
I paid $99 for the Roku 2 XS and the OUYA seems like it will be able to play much better games and be used as an IPTV device.

This thing has the potential to easily fail badly. It seems to me most people backing it are expecting something to rival the 360 or PS3 THIS generation. So imagine their surprise when they actually realize what it is .

For the technically illiterate, this thing is using a Tegra 3 CPU... That's the same one from the Google Nexus 7 tablet. Now, I agree if you're looking for a streaming/media(besides gaming) box for $99 this is great. Netflix and everything. But this will not work for gaming.

They say in the video that gaming has gone mobile and they want to bring it back to the couch... by giving us a console only powerful enough to play tablet games? I don't understand their logic. Anyways, Mobile games are cheap and quick fun. They are bought to be played when you're NOT at home. And they're also cheap. Most going for $1-10. So i don't see how the system will survive as a gaming console.

But as a device to stream netflix and things like that, it's great. It's just that it seems to me that people are misunderstanding the consoles capabilities here. For home/console gaming this thing is not a 360 or PS3, and with the next gen upon us, it's definitely not an option when it comes to non mobile gaming. Which comes back to the point. Why play a Mobile game at home on a console when you can just play it on your mobile device? Outside?

And how much are they going to charge for these games? These are the same games that will probably cost $1-10 on the nexus 7, so that's about as high as they can go. I keep saying this, but again, why buy a home console to play MOBILE games. No sense whatsoever.

We'll see what happens. Don't hold your breath though. This thing has no angle when it comes to gaming.

Also don't do the whole, "Hey i play games on my phone at home all the time.".

Most gamers, if they were at home and in no rush, would pick up the 360 controller instead of their iPhone or Tablet. If they want a quick easy mobile game they fire up their iPhone. I've yet to see a Mobile game i can stand playing for long periods of time. They're designed for short quick bursts, perfect for on the go gaming.

When i game at home, i want the AAA experience. If i have the time i want to sit down with a nice single player game like Skyrim and spend a few hours at a time playing it. I can't do that on a tablet/iPhone.

It's like you missed the last 600 posts in this thread, yet still wanted your opinion heard.

I want this console to play "mobile" games on my TV, I have Shadowgun on my iPhone. It's decent, I'd much rather play it on my 3Dtv with a controller though. On my phone I'll probably never finish it, battery life, tiny screen. In my living room it has a better chance. If AppleTV actually played games and was more like a console, with a controller, I would have bought one of those already.

I supported Ouya for these and various other reasons, I already have an iOS device and I'd like to dabble in Android games, the Tegra3 is capable of 3D, etc. This isn't to replace my Wii, 360, or PS3 ... my 3Dpc did that already I jest ... this isn't to replace any of my other platforms spanning from NES to current gen, it's to compliment them. More platforms, more games, that's hardcore gaming ... not playing one game over and over, or playing on the hardest settings ... which if we're talking about modern games usually isn't that tough.

Anyway, you don't need current or next gen hardware to create a great game.

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Ouya can now be preordered off of its website for $109 - http://www.ouya.tv/buyouya/

I'm content waiting until I see exactly how easy it is to put a stock Android OS on this. Hardware looks impressive enough, but I don't want to have to use their Ouya store and buy stuff again that I already have.

How has nobody yet complain that the console is the size of a cking fist? Because that might be a bit of a crapfest when I step on it or if it falls and makes a nuclear explosion when it splits in half because it's the size of an atom.