OUYA games console

[desiv]

Hopefully this company will not become like this one http://www.phantom.net/products.html .

A valid concern, but I doubt it, mostly because this is fairly standard hardware..
It's a fairly standard OS...

It's all about the packaging and distribution of the software (and the controller).

That and the people behind this are very well known in the industry..
So I have much more confidence that this product will be real..

I wish them luck...

I didn't pre-order, but I'm not a huge gamer (other than classic Amiga).  ;-)
Although, with XBMC and other options, I'll be keeping an eye open.. Might be a great multi-purpose set-top box...

desiv

[desiv]

Getting many times the amount of cash they asked for and a quite cheep hardware, so I see no reason they would not be able to deliver atleast the first batch.

I agree..
Although it's an interesting question..
At some point in time, one of the BIG successes at Kickstarter is going to fail before delivery...  I don't think it will be Ouya, but it will happen..

It'll be interesting to see what happens when that happens...

desiv

[desiv]

 If you bid $100 and the creator doesn't deliver, are you going to drive to California to sue?  My friend drove to Florida (1200 miles) from here and it cost him $400 in gas both ways..

And that's what "class action" lawsuits are for....

desiv
Wow, that article was really bad..
The first article, the guy says beware (always good advice) and the he has invested in several products.  Yes, two of them are awesome, but others he's still waiting...
er..  Which ones?  He didn't say..  How long has he been waiting?  He didn't say..
Oh well, it's basically a blog with a quote from a PCMag article.
That article comes right out and says Ouya looks like a scam!  Wow!  Tough words..
Why?  Well, he never says...  Really, read it..   Terrible..
I'm not saying that caution isn't warranted..  It is, but those articles are terrible...