Llamasoft does TxK for Sony Vita

[MegaZoid.]

Infact TxK on a 3ds would be effin amazing
Haven't Nintendo recently made it easier for indies to develop on their systems?

[fog]

I don't know which micro console will come out on top , probably the one that manages to give the best overall experience , i just don't think it will be the vita tv because

1. People who have a Vita probably wont buy it.
2. People who have a PS3 wont buy it as it does the same thing as the vita tv apart from the streaming ps4 thing.
3. Not That many Vita games to buy at the moment.
4. Vita games are expensive in comparison to other micro console games.
5. Vita TV is late to the game.
6. Will only be for playing games and movies the other micro consoles are capable of so much more.

Don't get me wrong i will get one but only because I don't own a ps3 or a vita already, and there are a few vita games i want to play ....yours being one of them.
If Nintendo were to make 3ds/2ds playable on Wii U then that would be something

I agree. I doubt the VitaTV will be a success either because I don't really know what market it' chasing.

Some of your points seem off though. On the games side alone there are hundreds for the Vita and many times that if you count the compatible PSP & PSone games. And game prices start at less than £1 with FTP also supported.

I'm also curious what other micro consoles do beyond games and media that are selling points?

[gilesgoat]

What are those "other micro consoles" ???

[MegaZoid.]

I assume that psone and psp games are available on the ps3 and vita so this again makes vita tv a bit redundant, the other micro consoles well Ouya at the moment can also torrent , word process , basically anything an android tablet or a pc can do.
There are other micro consoles on the way all android based and they will only get more powerful.
Im not sure how many of you have played on Ouya , the content is getting much better lately , hexage just released rapier , heroes of loot came out a couple of days ago by orange pixel, another world hd is on there.

[MegaZoid.]

I just want to say in not an android fanboy i really like the vita but i think a lot of people are underestimating the android micro consoles and im pretty miffed to why Ouya has such negative press, anyways lets get back on track shall we.
Will Txk be out by chrimbo.

[Dio]

im pretty miffed to why Ouya has such negative press

Because the thing was obviously a turkey with no appeal beyond a few thousand emulator fanatics from the first second of the announcement - and so it has proved?

[gilesgoat]

im pretty miffed to why Ouya has such negative press

Because the thing was obviously a turkey with no appeal beyond a few thousand emulator fanatics from the first second of the announcement - and so it has proved?

I think the "vibe" is that the console itself, given the price and such is "reasonably good" HOWEVER :

1. it's overall well known that the controller is super crap and poorly made, so crap quite some people said 'they should
not even wasted time in making one'

2. it seems there are still lot of KS backers waiting to get their console ( we personally know one that is getting mental now )

3. BIGGEST PROBLEM for the developer, BLUNTLY SAID "does it make any money to work for it ?" It seems the answer is
"No, nobody buys anything and too easy to crack, the sales are extremely poor" (*).

Now about 3 I really don't know precisely "where the problem lies and how to fix it" but it seems at the present it's clear
that you cannot make an investment of time and such purely based on Ouya, it's more like "if it happens to be you have
something that ALSO happens can run on Ouya maybe put it there and just grab what you can grab".

But I think if you have to sit down and say "I spend 2 months now working to make something for Ouya" I think the
answer is "no you are mad", it could change, but I think that's the situation now.

(*) maybe again as "a promotional stunt" (i.e. you won't earn anything on sales there but could be just a way to
"advertise" yourself ).

Now don't take me bad, when Ouya came out I TOO tought "hey that sounds a nice idea" .. but then "something did not
go according to plans" .. I dunno, MAYBE they should have had Google store on it too ? Maybe something "wrong" in
the "perception" of the product ?

I mean really it seems like "everyone is going you don't buy anything for Ouya" so it's like an "emulators machine for
enthusiasts".

Sounds a bit catch 22 situation but not sure how it can be fixed or by who.

[Dio]

Their business model has been an Underpants Gnomes special from day 1.

[MegaZoid.]

Yeah its true you can sideload pirated apks on to ouya but I have not heard about any ouya specific titles being cracked yet.
Also true that some kickstarters have had to wait a long time for their system, although that being said everyone I know have received theirs.
Also true that some devs are not making money but there again some devs are, Orange Pixel seem to be making money from heroes of loot and gunslugs and the Towerfull developer made money , if the game is cool then it will probably sell.
The pricing needs to change definitely as it to confusing and yes the controlpad is junk , but you can use Xbox 360 and ps3 controlpads on most games , that is no excuse though and ouya should just dump theirs and make it mandatory that all apps work with 3rd party controllers.
I'm not sure if many of you have played on ouya recently but there is some decent content on there now and hopefully it will get better but only time will tell.
Its fantastic for emulators but you new that already :-) oh and xbmc is great on it.

[MegaZoid.]

No chance of Gridrunner on Ouya then:)

[gilesgoat]

No chance of Gridrunner on Ouya then:)

Problem #1 : it already works except that the Ouya screen does not support rotation and the game is vertical not horizontal, you can play the C64 and Vic20 version.

Problem #2 : my Mac with all the stuff in gone bananas, now yes I do have all the sources and such but my Mac was the only one with all the Android SDK
and Eclipse installed on

Problem #3 : gridrunner is a vertical game "by nature", at least the version done for iOS/Android as designed for phones/tablets and/or things where you can
rotate the screen, the only solution would be "letterboxing" but I take the res of the Ouya is not "super big".

Problem #4 : in this very moment even if suppose I'd like to I don't have the means of touching that thing, let alone I don't have an Ouya nor the time to understand
how it works and put an SDK anywhere.

Problem #5 : is all the day I am swearing at Trophies and things like that and making some stuff for them shouting things like "FACCIA DA BRONZO" (*) while I code.


(*) Imitating Ezio Greggio in "Drive In", an Italian TV show of the '90 you never heard of and it would be too complex to explain to a non-italian

"E voi proseliti dell' Ouya che continuate a spingere noi sviluppatori verso l' abisso del peccato per farci siolaaaare .. in tentazione ! Credete dunque e forse
e dunque che io .. e non vi .. e veda ?!" (**)

(**) Imitating Faletti

Dallo sdegno, mi ribalto !

( hermetic poetry )

[gilesgoat]

As a matter of fact 20:55 and I am still swearing around those trohpies stuff ( even in the Sony forums ) because I just found another "feature" of a certain function
that it's "wtf are you doing with this ?".

There will be some reason they made it like that but in this moment it escapes me and creates me one more nuisance to sort out.

[MegaZoid.]

Looks like I could be eating humble pie about the Vita TV , seems to be selling amazingly well and looks to be only a matter of time before its sold in the west.

[Markie]

So, level 100 is in place :-)

[Misfit]

So, level 100 is in place :-)

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