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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: ElPolloDiabl on June 15, 2015, 09:43:55 PM
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If anyone thought 8 million was enough to revive the platform. Ouya just got bought out after being nearly bankrupt.
Things do move slowly here, but there is plenty to enjoy as we modernise.
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If anyone thought 8 million was enough to revive the platform. Ouya just got bought out after being nearly bankrupt.
Things do move slowly here, but there is plenty to enjoy as we modernise.
Yeah. They borrowed $25 million in addition to the Kickstarter and have to pay it back.
There are a lot of Kickstarter projects that fail and google "Kickstarter's Poor Record In Tech".
Think about it though. People already put out for the crowdfunding campaign. Why should they pay more for something they already bought when game consoles from Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft are more available? The market is already crowded and everyone has a cell phone that runs android. I don't have to buy Ouya when I already have my Kindle and my cell phone. I'd rather be a maker than a consumer which is why I didn't buy it.
http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic_id=36004&forum=17&start=40&viewmode=flat&order=0#758374
Ouya is already bought so maybe someone else will make something out of it:
http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/208242-the-gaming-revolution-that-wasnt-razer-acquires-console-maker-ouya
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As someone who backed the original project, I can tell you from experience - it was simply a terrible product.
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As someone who backed the original project, I can tell you from experience - it was simply a terrible product.
I was very tempted to back the project. The project got a lot of press and when you see people backing it for millions of dollars, you believe there is success.
The moral of the story is that tech takes millions of dollars to back up research and to keep it going. Just think of Commodore.
I backed the $9 computer so I'm expecting a different story.