Page 2 of Anyone here buying the OUYA games console?

http://www.cnet.com/news/video-game-console-maker-ouya-is-in-negotiations-to-sell-itself-possibly-to-razer/

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Video game console maker Ouya is in negotiations to sell itself, possibly to Razer

who is Razer?
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The company is in talks with Razer, the computer and accessories maker popular with gamers. The deal is not yet finalized, a person familiar with the matter has said, but the companies are discussing ways to bring Ouya's staff onboard.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/249573/Ouya_buyout_confirmed_as_CEO_leaves_company.php

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Ouya buyout confirmed, as CEO leaves company

Android-based game platform Ouya has been acquired by video game hardware company Razer.

The acquisition comes after months of rumors of an Ouya buyout. Unconfirmed reports of an Ouya-Razer deal emerged last month, not long after China’s Alibaba announced a $10 million investment into Ouya.

Yeah I bought one as a step-up from the original Raspberry Pi. Just wanted a better emulation box, and found it to be a pretty decent games console despite the negative reaction on "hardcore" gaming sites. Ended up buying quite a few games on it. :)

I'm a bit gutted by the recent news tbh. I would have been happy with the buyout but the new buyers are saying stuff about a 12 month transition to get existing Ouya gamers onto Razer systems. For me, this is fine, but they have now 12 months to prove to me they are a viable option in the long term. There's simply no way I'd spend money on any other DRM-based store in the short term just to find myself again regretting it all over again in 12 months if Razer fail.

if you're lucky/adventurous/curious local Game may have one for £9.99:

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/ouya-game-console-999-at-game-online-and-in-store-pre-owned-2895152

This item was edited on Thursday, 15th February 2018, 21:42

Funny you should mention this. I've not put mine on in ages but bobbed it on for some lols last week. It still works! I know it's not a popular opinion but I cannot for the life of me fathom why this suffered so much negativity. It's got a lovely user interface and some fun games, and you can sideload other stuff too. I have quite a lot installed on mine from the Ouya store and also apk's like Vice City, Sonic etc. The D-pad isn't the best but it's doable and the controller generally is OK.

For a tenner it's not bad as the servers are actually still up at the moment. How long for we don't know, but for a tenner - even if you just stick Retroarch on it there's value to be had.

Shame it failed. Perhaps if it had a Nintendo badge the story may have been different.