That's the thing. Not every game requires online verification of purchase, especially considering how many absolutely free games there are. But not even being able to bypass the "Accounts" screen when there's no working connection (or when OUYA's servers are being buggy) is a serious problem that literally disables the entire console. I'm sure not everyone is willing to spend time (or even has the ability) to find workarounds to this. It should be standard, in my opinion, for a large amount of functionality to remain in the absence of a connection to OUYA's servers.
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