Android game console OUYA won't support online features at launch, like friends lists and online chat
Online multiplayer will be a launch feature, however
The OUYA is nearly here, meaning we're actually hearing a little more about this enigmatic Rubik's cube-sized Android console. How about online capabilities? Well, those will be rather limited at launch, says company founder Julie Uhrman.
Bummer there, but multiplayer will be featured, at least, both online and local. There was initially some confusion over this, when Uhrman mentioned the developers were "locking content behind servers."
Later, a representative came out to clarify, stating quite clearly, "We will definitely be supporting online multiplayer — developers just need to build in the functionality."
Turns out, the OUYA won't support features like friends lists, online chat, and game achievements. Not that we expect this to be a deal breaker for many people who were already planning to pick this up. Those who contributed to the OUYA Kickstarter will be getting their consoles later this month, when it ships out March 28. Pre-orders start in April, while retail release is scheduled for June.
Source: The Verge
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Say, how's that rock you're living under working for you? XD
In any case, OUYA just migth not attract some people
It's launching with hardware that will already be out of date and in the mobile dev community that means a lot. Surely everyone has noticed how fast phones are developing and a lot of this is due to the gaming scene. Now this device is launching with a CPU that was cutting edge 12 months ago and since then games have moved on. This device is going to be relying on titles built directly for it which means people need to buy this thing to give studios a reason to.
The second thing I don't like. This system doesn't work with Google Play so any games you have on your Android phone don't work on OUYA. This essentially means that if Grand Theft Auto III launches on OUYA and you have it on your Galaxy SIII then you need to buy it again. Oh and the same works the other way. The games you buy for OUYA won't work on your phone..
The third issue and it was introduced in this article is the poor online support. I don't see why the system just doesn't support friends lists and online chat through the OS. Why make it a developer option? In this day and age everything should have friends lists and online chat as gaming is social, it's more social then ever..
Maybe the system will get better. Maybe next year they will launch a revised model with better specs and many of the features like Google Play will be included, but until then I'll just stick to playing mobile games on my phone I think.
The Ouya has a ton of potential if they steer the console in the right direction. If they think they can kill Playstation and XBOX, they're dead wrong. The truth is, those game console can't be an "end all, be all" for home media for various reason. Whereas the Ouya can pick up apps and services like the Roku AND sell indie games. It'll never upend the "real" game consoles, but I think it can find a true niche in an area those console will never reach.