Ouya is getting real

[crackdude]

If fragmentation is an issue on Android, then why don't more developers create games on Windows Phones? Aren't they facing the same exact thing? What with having a ton of phone makers and specs? Not to mention OS7/8?

I never said WP was a good platform for games. I said it was a good phone.

I still think that games need a gaming based platform. Not some adaptation of mobilephone software and API

[George]

I've never had an android device, but I've heard that complaint before.  Also I think there are more developers on ios because there are fewer hardware/software configurations to deal with.  When you download a game, does it tell you what version of Android and which devices are supported, or do you find out after you download it?

Yep, iOS is attractive because its simple. One phone, one operating system. You basically know what phones you can or can't support (newer vs older).

Tho on Android there isn't too much issue, not as much as people make it out to be. Most Android phone use Nvidia's Tegera or Qualcomm. Most games get exclusive releases on Tegera then later to other devices, this is more to do with consumers buying Tegera devices (AKA MONEY BAGS).

So if you get a good phone (costing 150-200) you will be able to play mostly anything just fine. Android has about 95% of iOS' games, so I don't think fragmentation is an issue. IF you get a free or 20 dollar phone, of course its going to suck. But at least you get to use apps like twitter/facebook/instagram. Don't expect a free/budget android phone to compete with iPhone 5's and stuff.

Its like people getting and iPhone 3GS and expecting to play all the new iOS games.

Also I don't really play phone games, mostly because I don't like touch screens that much.

[semmie]

look u may have ps3 in living room
and ouya happens tto be that consolein your slleeping room when u do other things then getting layed o sleep

[George]

Though I might get one of these when it gets rooted so I can run XBMC on it.

[Emmett The Crab]

Yep, iOS is attractive because its simple. One phone, one operating system. You basically know what phones you can or can't support (newer vs older).

Tho on Android there isn't too much issue, not as much as people make it out to be. Most Android phone use Nvidia's Tegera or Qualcomm. Most games get exclusive releases on Tegera then later to other devices, this is more to do with consumers buying Tegera devices (AKA MONEY BAGS).

So if you get a good phone (costing 150-200) you will be able to play mostly anything just fine. Android has about 95% of iOS' games, so I don't think fragmentation is an issue. IF you get a free or 20 dollar phone, of course its going to suck. But at least you get to use apps like twitter/facebook/instagram. Don't expect a free/budget android phone to compete with iPhone 5's and stuff.

Its like people getting and iPhone 3GS and expecting to play all the new iOS games.

Also I don't really play phone games, mostly because I don't like touch screens that much.

Ah, I think the lack of games argument is lame.  i used to hear that all the time about the Mac too, but really most of the big, good games were on Mac, so it was a kind of crap filter.  I could see it being the same with Android.

I really like ios, and am too deep in the Apple ecosystem to ever switch to android, but I am curious about it.

[George]

I'm stuck in the Android ecosystem for sure. I really don't like iTunes, its one of the reasons I didn't get the iPhone. I don't like the idea of it making me use itunes to manage my music. That's just me tho.

[semmie]

it is said in may or so ittl be on stores. and july the whole world. that means they got units in the millions.
so wheres sega now then? all we have is a moderator clumsyorchid on sega.com trying to make people hate sega.

while ouya managed to to with 8 million dollar. not 8 million euro aight
. and they found sponsors such as android supporting them. and many famous game makers wanna join themin. honestly how does this make u feel ? and when u see ouya get really really succesfull. then how will you feel then?

ANSWER ME PLEASE ALLYA

[Happy Cat]

my phone is android, really cheap phone though, lol but that's okay. I didn't want to get myself stuck in a contract plan. it does everything I need it to do, and it has really decent battery life for a smartphone, probably a plus side of having one that's not super powerful.

I'll play games on a tablet.

[George]

Who's your service provider?

My brother has Stright Talk and was going to get a dumb phone. I got him on Ebay a almost new HTC phone. Its like.... a year old? Has like 750mb of ram, pretty good display and plays all of the games he wants (he really only plays that cutting rope game and Angry Birds. He has a Vita/3DS)

It was like 80ish dollars. Not bad.

[Happy Cat]

Who's your service provider?

My brother has Stright Talk and was going to get a dumb phone. I got him on Ebay a almost new HTC phone. Its like.... a year old? Has like 750mb of ram, pretty good display and plays all of the games he wants (he really only plays that cutting rope game and Angry Birds. He has a Vita/3DS)

It was like 80ish dollars. Not bad.

virgin mobile

this is the phone i got
http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-one-v/#overview

lol, it can play simple games like the ones you mentioned, and sonic cd, and sonic jump, but not much beyond that, but that's okay. lol

although my phone is all black and looks pretty sleek, it's not that ugly color on that page.

[George]

That isn't that bad. I'm sure it could run Sonic Dash type stuff.

[Happy Cat]

it has slowdown on sonic jump, no way it would run SOnic dash

[semmie]

i cant play sonic dash on a 3gs but i can play infinity blade 2
wtf. sonic dash looks so bad graphics wors then infinity blade how come its slow?

[Happy Cat]

i cant play sonic dash on a 3gs but i can play infinity blade 2
wtf. sonic dash looks so bad graphics wors then infinity blade how come its slow?

Sonic Dash you are running through a world that's fairly big, even if it is on rails.

Infinity blade you are just in one location and never move.

[semmie]

Sonic Dash you are running through a world that's fairly big, even if it is on rails.

Infinity blade you are just in one location and never move.

that makes sense

my logic was basically

infinity blade 1 gig plus is graphics waaaaaaaay more beautiful plus deep and extensive long gameplay

sonic dash 38mb graphics decent but they remind me kind of temple run.  but fast rate is extremely high

so i focused to much on game size and the unreal engne and what it does. but the coding and gameprocess is different.

speaking of the ouya. it must be the game console to have. it just is a kickstart LOL. who knows what their succes will be they make things cheap. and in return you play games such as counter strike source. aint that the chillest thing honestly?