Ouya Dropping 'Free-to-Play' Requirement 107
itwbennett writes: "One of the Ouya micro-consoles's selling points has been that you can sample every game for free. That requirement is going away soon. In a recent blog post, Ouya's Bob Mills said, 'In the coming weeks, we're going to let devs choose if they want to charge up front for their games. Now they'll be able to choose between a free-to-try or paid model.' Good news for developers, perhaps not as good for customers. 'Maybe this new policy will attract new developers that can offer something compelling enough to be a system seller,' writes blogger Peter Smith."
Awesome! (Score:4, Informative)
When I was one of the first few hundred to sign up for their kickstarter and then received my unit well after I could have purchased it for the same price at Best Buy, I was done.
Then, when it took them another 3-4 weeks to get me my other controller, I sold it on the Internet like I did the Ouya and first controller.
I've heard nothing but complaints about it, and now they're removing one of the only promises they've actually kept to this point.
What a way to blow through millions of dollars. It'll be dead in a year. And I say good riddance.
Re:Dumb move... (Score:4, Informative)
I'm guessing you know nothing about OUYA. they started this as a selling point for the whole platform. It was one of the underlying features ans selling points of the platform.
Re:Dumb move... (Score:4, Informative)
Sometimes you have to compromise. They spent an awful lot of time working on this project. And I am sure they don't want to let the ship sink because of past ideologies they held dear. If it brings them more devs and gets the platform rolling, so be it.
Price and search (Score:4, Informative)
The main problem with the OUYA is that it does nothing you can't get from a cell phone plugged into a TV with bluetoothed controllers.
It's cheaper than buying a new unlocked Android phone with HDMI out (which not all of them have) and buying such a Bluetooth controller. Or are you assuming that people already carry an Android phone with HDMI out? Besides, does Google Play Store yet support searching for games that support a Bluetooth controller? Support for the OUYA controller is a given on the OUYA store. Games on Google Play Store are more likely to support the touch screen and leave Bluetooth controllers as an afterthought.
Everyone has a cell phone
I have a cell phone, but it's not one that runs Android. I can't seem to figure out how to get any games for my Audiovox 8610 on Virgin Mobile other than the blackjack game and the Hansel and Gretel-themed Columns clone called Magic Hexa that came with it.