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A console for a 5 (and a 3) year old?
2013-11-19, 6:16 AM #41
Originally posted by Koobie:
So, my ex-wife


F the rest of the post. Your ex-wife? I need to hang out around here more often. I didn't know you had a wife to begin with. Hell I guess I still imagined you for the soft faced kid you were like... well sh--... 10 years ago. :P
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2013-11-19, 6:43 AM #42
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2013-11-19, 6:51 AM #43
I really never intended to spark an OUYA debate with my post. I was just saying in response to the OP that a console that allows you to play classic games through various emulators would probably be a cheap way of doing something that's kid-friendly.

Unless there's some other form of console-type emulator out there that I'm unaware of, OUYA is pretty unique in that way.

[Edit] Keep in mind I don't actually own an OUYA, so this isn't me trying to defend it with some form of bias, I'm simply speaking on behalf of what I've read from people who do own the console.
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2013-11-19, 6:52 AM #44
Thanks for replying Jon. I'm do hope that SteamOS is a huge success and would like PC gaming to continue to thrive.
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2013-11-19, 6:53 AM #45
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2013-11-19, 6:54 AM #46
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2013-11-19, 6:59 AM #47
Originally posted by Reid:
Your logic in the final part of your paragraph seems to hold true the idea that corporations are always efficient with money. I would like you to reconsider whether this belief is true. It is generally a good practice to question any beliefs you have about the world; otherwise, you would never advance in thought.


I don't agree that corporations are always efficient with money but generally they do have a large number of people reviewing the risks of potential cost vs potential profit of any endeavor. It would seem that people are seeing potential, even if in reality it does not exist.
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2013-11-19, 6:59 AM #48
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2013-11-19, 7:01 AM #49
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2013-11-19, 8:22 AM #50
BTW, whoever mentioned chromecast, don't get your hopes up.

The Chromecast is almost entirely built for streaming video, not for games. The problem is of course, latency. The WebRTC framework it runs on is not low latency by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, just using Tab Casting, there's nearly a full second of lag, which makes anything other than candy crush completely unplayable.

Also keep in mind, Apple's Airplay tech, which is much faster (and of course proprietary) STILL has enough lag to ruin many twitchy games. nVidia is basically the only one making active progress right now in bringing that latency down to manageable levels.

I don't see the point in an Android console in general. However, I do see smartphones replacing consoles wholesale down the line, when their graphical performance is great enough that consoles are no longer necessary. Something like a controller dock would make sense, or a dock by the TV. Drop your phone in the dock, pick up a controller, and have fun. Hell, it'd even be a solid replacement for streaming movies and such. Aka, basically the Xbone. Because why bother with a box that sits next to your TV, continuously growing out of date, when your phone is updated every couple years and goes everywhere you do?
2013-11-19, 8:44 AM #51
Originally posted by Cool Matty:
BTW, whoever mentioned chromecast, don't get your hopes up.

The Chromecast is almost entirely built for streaming video, not for games. The problem is of course, latency. The WebRTC framework it runs on is not low latency by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, just using Tab Casting, there's nearly a full second of lag, which makes anything other than candy crush completely unplayable.


I had mentioned Chromecast, and the device was obviously not designed around gaming. I just like the idea of the phone's touchscreen as the standard controller. The type of games I imagine it would be useful for would be extremely simple ones anyway (like Wii games). It would just be cool if any TV could be a social gaming experience, since everyone would already be carrying a controller in their pocket.
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2013-11-21, 3:40 AM #52
Originally posted by Jep:
F the rest of the post. Your ex-wife? I need to hang out around here more often. I didn't know you had a wife to begin with. Hell I guess I still imagined you for the soft faced kid you were like... well sh--... 10 years ago. :P


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2013-11-21, 11:54 AM #53
I wish someone would make a game console that takes advantage of the NeuralNet processor.
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2013-11-21, 12:57 PM #54
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