Simple Venn logic of what OUYA does

I realized I got annoyed by all the whining, all the entitlement, all the anger directed at OUYA. It's mainly on Facebook, but even here, whatever OUYA does rubs somebody the wrong way. They post a little hotfix: "We don't need hotfixes, we need real updates". They prepare a bigger update: "Can't they at least fix this little thing first?"

Then I realized that, regarding games, there are three areas in which OUYA is trying to get points, and they're doing a pretty good job of catering to these areas:

1. Making known hits available
Prime example: Walking dead, Minecraft
Prime whining when fulfilled: "We already know that game from some other system"
Prime whining when not fulfilled: "We want access to the google play store!"/ "We need minecraft!"

2. Getting OUYA exclusives
Prime example: Soul Fjord, Towerfall
Prime whining when fulfilled: "Yeah, but I want Bomberman" (see 1)
Prime whining when not fulfilled: "What do I need a new console when it only plays titles I could get for PC?" (see 1)

3. Giving new and old indie devs a home
Prime whining when fulfilled: "OUYA doesn't have a hit that makes everyone want to buy one"
Prime whining when not fulfilled: "Great, now we only get ports" (see 1) or "Now OUYA gives away 1million dollars that only bigger studios get access to" (see 2)


All the areas are tied to each other, and the sweet spot is that ALL THREE are worked on right now.

I believe very many people weigh one or two of the aims outlined above more heavily than the other(s) and cry out when an aim not to their liking is pursued.
But it doesn't make sense, because all three are important, even if you particularly came for the indie games/ the greatest games from google play/ the next big thing.

People are like that. They will always find something to complain about. You can't please everybody. Golden rule of business.

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Originally Posted by simple-smile

1. Making known hits available
Prime example: Walking dead, Minecraft
Prime whining when fulfilled: "We already know that game from some other system"
Prime whining when not fulfilled: "We want access to the google play store!"/ "We need minecraft!"

2. Getting OUYA exclusives
Prime example: Soul Fjord, Towerfall
Prime whining when fulfilled: "Yeah, but I want Bomberman" (see 1)
Prime whining when not fulfilled: "What do I need a new console when it only plays titles I could get for PC?" (see 1)

3. Giving new and old indie devs a home
Prime whining when fulfilled: "OUYA doesn't have a hit that makes everyone want to buy one"
Prime whining when not fulfilled: "Great, now we only get ports" (see 1) or "Now OUYA gives away 1million dollars that only bigger studios get access to" (see 2)

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I understand the point your trying to make, but the execution is a little off.

I can't remember one update that made any significant improvement to fix the most notable issues with the system except the UI.

1.They are making Walking Dead available yes, but That's one game that has been available everywhere else for over a year, it hardly makes up for minecraft, angry birds, plants vs zombies, Dead Trigger. I actually read an article about the best android games, and OUYA had maybe 2 of the best out of 20 genres.

I think in general people would be satisfied with stable hardware, basic android games, media apps, and it would be successful, but they have yet to offer even that, that is the biggest complaint.

As I said before, make the system play Netflix and Angry birds natively and your casual gamer base is already take care of, then you can slowly fix issues and provide exclusives to your more hardcore customers.

All three of those things I think OUYA is doing a good job at just by the nature of the openness of the console. I just think people aren't satisfied with how they go about doing extra to accomplish those three. I can tell the Walking Dead is a good thing because when I showed my wife the trailer it was the first time I saw a glow on her face concerning the OUYA but that glow is going to turn into a frown if storage space is still an issue by then. Anyway, people have a right to feel entitled and to complain because they are customers. You are more likely to hear what people are not satisfied with instead of what they are satisfied with and if you lump all the complaints together instead of looking at it on an individual case by case basis it would appear like everything is wrong with the OUYA for everyone.