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Dark Java Dude 64
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Posted: 14th Jan 2013 05:19 Edited at: 14th Jan 2013 05:20
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Looks like my personal goal to make a cheap console (Basic Binary Box, which has been cancelled, BTW ) has been beat!

http://www.gamestick.tv/

Epically small device is epic.

And I'll be darned if that wasn't also the cutest gaming console I have ever seen!

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Posted: 14th Jan 2013 09:31
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GUUUUUUUURGLE... but Android... 'cringe'

Nice find and thanks for sharing!

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Posted: 14th Jan 2013 09:46
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Oh why the cringe at Android?

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Posted: 14th Jan 2013 10:19 Edited at: 15th Jan 2013 12:25
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haha, no specific reason, personal preferences really...

But I get the feeling the market is about to get hammerred by all these devices....... going to get pretty pointless very soon...

But on an Indie level yeah good news... or is it? look at how many android devices there and how much of a head banging it is for developers already...

But it does look cool And I probably would want a few to play with friends... and with AppGameKit being 3D and being fully Android supported! this has a PROPER NAME

Was thinking to buy a few but with just a few weeks to go, I may not have the spare £40-50 for it... would actually rather put that £50+VAT towards Reloaded

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Posted: 14th Jan 2013 11:39
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Why so epic? Another casual console, without memorable games, without face. Sonic and mario are laughing behind the corner.

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Posted: 14th Jan 2013 13:15
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Quote: "GUUUUUUUURGLE... but Android... 'cringe'"


What's wrong with Android?

Further, OUYA is very likely going to be the future of game consoles because of their approach to open source software.

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Posted: 14th Jan 2013 14:33
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My issue with Android is it is painfully slow... even when optimised... both high end devices and low end... but I might have a few too many apps running and overkilling my handset anyway so... yeah but that was not an issue when I was on umm 2.3 but after the update to 4+ if felt sluggish and less responsive and locks up a lot more... SGS II

Good point on OUYA... Not checked in on it for a while... but thIs one is out very soon in comparison and is very portable...and seems to be cheaper... but more poerful... I wonder if this will up the ante for OUYA...

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MrValentine, your issue is not with Android. Your issue is with something called TouchWiz, which is Samsung's Version of Android. After upgrading my Samsung Galaxy Note from Samsung 4.0.4 to Paranoid 4.1.2 I've had a massive performance increase.


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Posted: 14th Jan 2013 19:55
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Aren't there hundreds of these "Android on a stick" devices already? Most of which are half the price of this one.

Quote: "http://www.gamestick.tv/"


What on earth is going on with that website? It looks like the kind of design you would use to sell a TV to old people.

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Posted: 14th Jan 2013 19:59
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Also it's slow in chrome. It's a casual site for casual device, after all.

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Quote: "What on earth is going on with that website? It looks like the kind of design you would use to sell a TV to old people."

The picture on the 3rd tab ("Invoking Social") is hilarious.

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Posted: 15th Jan 2013 01:09
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Why so epic you ask? I'm into consumer electronics design, and I have a fetish for things like this.

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Posted: 15th Jan 2013 01:12
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Quote: "Further, OUYA is very likely going to be the future of game consoles because of their approach to open source software."


I think the OUYA is going to be a massive failure.

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IDK, open source is where it's going these days. Interestingly, open source hardware and software have been showing to have some economical benefits.

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Posted: 15th Jan 2013 01:35
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In all fairness, plenty of these devices exist already - they're just not being touted as game consoles. I've been looking at purchasing one as an alternative for my underpowered Raspberry Pi for some DSP work. It makes sense when you consider that you are getting a much newer CPU architecture, over twice the clockspeed, another core, twice the amount of RAM, a newer memory architecture and a more powerful GPU for £10 -15 more.

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Posted: 15th Jan 2013 04:37
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Indicium - Thanks... just got to see if my carrier updates then...

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Posted: 15th Jan 2013 10:03
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Hey guys, who have 3DS? What games if so?

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Posted: 15th Jan 2013 11:16 Edited at: 15th Jan 2013 11:18
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Honestly, I don't see this or OUYA going beyond the niche market. These devices are to the gaming world what Linux is to the PC world in terms of popularity. Yes, open source and freeware is great but you can't convince the average consumer that. The majority of the gaming demographic are no longer geeks. In fact we're the minority now. I'm pretty sure this'll pave the way for a more open philosophy in the future but it's not gonna happen overnight.
Remember these are ARM devices running some form of Android. So the average consumer would wonder "why not just buy a Tablet PC". Personally, I'd buy a high-powered console if I bought a console. For now I'm happy with a PC and a gamepad for my console experience. Of course I'd have to see what games come out on these consoles before I can say this with absolute certainty so really, it's a little early to speculate I suppose.


Quote: "I like this over that clunky OUYA lol or however you spell it lol, this has a PROPER NAME not something some imbecile mumbled out in a meeting one day lol"

Hidoi! MrV, don't you think you're being a little harsh? While I also think it's a silly name for a console, is it any more stupid than:
SEGA <anything> - SEGA, wth?
WII - sound like what you do in the lavatory.
(Also, iirc, Ouya is a Japanese name)

Not tryna flame you so please don't take this wrong, just saying you're being a little mean about somebody who doesn't deserve it. That "Imbecile" is probably really excited that they are part of a dream that is coming true. You once told me you didn't like it when people were rude. How would you feel if found some game-maker's forum discussing Volcanic Adventures and somebody posted something referring to you as an idiot. Consider this for a moment too: That person currently has far more acknowledgement than you and I put together so, in their own right, they're more successful.


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Posted: 15th Jan 2013 12:19
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@nonZero
OUYA in russian sounds like a "penis" but in a rude form.

p.s. also SANYO sounds like a "pee" but in a rude from.

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Posted: 15th Jan 2013 12:23
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nonZero - I agree, and apologise, but we all agree Wii is a silly name lol

Not so sure about the Japanese origin though...

Shall amend my post, as I agree it is a little out of character for me

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Posted: 15th Jan 2013 12:25
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Quote: "Wii is a silly name"

True, true.

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Quote: "Wii is a silly name"


It may have sounded silly back then when it was new, but think about it. The Nintendo guys did an exceptionally well job with creating this name:
It's unique.
It can be pronounced correctly in many different languages.
It sounds like the English "we" to emphasize the multiplayer aspects of the device.
It has a very playful sound (almost like one of Mario's characteristic sounds) and appearance.
It's short and simple.

And I think history proves them right: Almost everyone these days knows this term and associates it to the right thing.

Whereas I don't really know how to pronounce Ouya! Is it like "Ooyah", "Owya", "Oojah"??

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Posted: 15th Jan 2013 12:58 Edited at: 15th Jan 2013 13:02
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@_Pauli_

Are you a Nintendo employee?

edit: silly not mean stupid.

Quote: "Is it like "Ooyah", "Owya", "Oojah"??"

It's should be like "Oh yeah". At least it seems logical.

I have already posted here a "Pony Slaystation" joke.

I think only XBox and Sega are really good names.

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Quote: "Thanks... just got to see if my carrier updates then..."


My update wasn't from carrier, I just flashed it myself. People say that this voids warranty, but since the UK is in the EU, that's illegal. So Samsung's warranty is only voided if the software change is the cause of the reason for the phone defect.


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Cheers Indicium... But I can never figure out the flashing bit... tried it a long time ago and ... cannot remember th result lol

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I followed a step by step tutorial, they're very easy to find.


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Hmm... Most that I find are a bit tricky... I think I will leave it until I can get my WP8 then I do not mind taking the chance of bricking my SGSII will try to remember to ask you for direction ... around May

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What a terrible website. Just a series of dots for a menu that I have to hover over just to see what it is? Lame!

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Posted: 16th Jan 2013 03:01
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I must agree with you there!

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The colour coding reminds me of T-Mobile, and yes the menu is silly... they could at least animate it at the start...

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Nice idea, but personally I'm more interested in that nVidia handheld, especially how it links to your graphics card - now if they would make it waterproof I could play Farcry3 in the bath .

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I can play Far Cry 3 in bath without any handheld.


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Steam Box...anyone?

Not even a slightly optimistic hum about what it could do? I mean, it sounds silly, but it's Valve. I have a lot of faith in those guys as far as making stuff not-suck goes.
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