Kickstarter

Creator Tim about 1 hour ago

@ Jason Zak I am in the same boat. Backer number 17162

Creator Jason Zak about 2 hours ago

Hey everyone, where can one find what number backer they are? I backed the project pretty early on and I have yet to receive the console or a email to confirm shipping. I paid for the basic OUYA + extra controller.

Creator Cacophony about 2 hours ago

This is also an interesting take: http://ouyaforum.com/showthread.php…
They wouldn't be preoccupied with all this preparation if they hadn't earned so much money during the KS campaign.

Creator Paul Unger about 3 hours ago

If you want to check it out...
http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n124699766

Creator Paul Unger about 3 hours ago

Looks like someone is auctioning their LE OUYA here in Japan. Don't know if they are importing it themselves or if delivery has started in Japan. The text suggests they have it in hand. Here's hoping my LE comes soon.

Creator Cacophony about 3 hours ago

@Brent, you have it backwards. If they had just hit their goal the customer service and transparency would likely be better. Just look at Gamestick, for example, which only raised about $500k. Gamestick is actually responding to questions on the Kickstarter comments page and revealing behind the scenes struggles! Ouya raised so much money they got a large publicity boost, and this makes the Kickstarter backers matter much less in terms of their potential future success.

Creator Tim about 3 hours ago

I opened a helpdesk ticket with them. Dont think it will do any good.

Creator Matt Mayatt about 5 hours ago

Not great news to be honest.

Creator electronaut about 5 hours ago

Makes me feel great that Ouya is shipping demo units to retailers while Kickstarter backers still are waiting for their units!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/…

Creator Matt Mayatt about 6 hours ago

And the gift thing is a load of rubbish , you still get hit with import tax from usa wether it has gift on it or not.

Creator Matt Mayatt about 6 hours ago

And the gift thing is a load of rubbish , you still get hit with import tax from usa wether it has gift on it or not.

Creator Matt Mayatt about 6 hours ago

those of us from the uk won't get hit with an import charge as we have some sort of trade deal with china/hongkong , lucky ouya doesn't ship from usa otherwise we would get hit with import tax.

Creator Samuel about 6 hours ago

@Brent,

If they only hit $950,000 they would have to produce roughly 630% fewer devices..

Creator Roy about 8 hours ago

@Blackegg13 & Dave Woods

Sounds promising. So maybe there will be no added tax to pay.. YAY!

Creator Brent Roberts about 9 hours ago

Imagine how it would be if OUYA didn't make over 8 mil through ks? All these problems and poor cust service now, imagine what it would be like had they just hit their goal??

Creator Mark Amaro about 15 hours ago

So according to the "graph" all the OUYAs should be shipped out within a weekish. How many still have not gotten any shipping info? I'm backer #59510 regular ouya + extra controller. Still no info on shipping.

Creator Rob Shepard about 17 hours ago

@Adam Rich: Wouldn't missing one of the two batteries make the controller not work what so ever? Then again, since the controller has one battery on each side, they *may* not be tied in series, but rather in parallel (which are two completely different things).

Batteries in series (connected end to end, + to -) combine the amount of power between them, without changing the voltage. Whereas in parallel (+ to +, - to -), the overall power is equal to 1 battery, but their voltage is combined.

Example with 2 AA batteries. 1 AA (non-rechargable) Energizer is 1.5Volts and a capacity between 1750 and 3000 mAh (we'll use 2000 for simplicity). In series, 2 AA batteries would be 1.5V and 4000 mAh. In parallel, 2 AA batteries would be 3V and 2000 mAh.

So in series, the controller would have a longer lifespan. In parallel, it would have more voltage for sensors, wireless hardware, etc.

The XBox 360 controller, for example, has its AA batteries in series, as they are both next to eachother, one is inverted, and there is a simple metal plate bridging the positive post of one battery with the negative surface of the other.

I just watched Ben Heck's teardown of the OUYA dev controller on YouTube, and he likes how the DPad is on a separate circuit board than the analog sticks are (PS3 controller is the same, XBox 360 controller is not, which is why the DPad is so bad on those. he explains it in more detail). What he didnt comment on was that each battery terminal appears to be connected to one of the two circuit boards. This makes me wonder if the controller does NOT pool the overall power of the two batteries, but instead uses their individual power for the boards separately.

If someone has a controller, could you please take one battery out, and test the controller. Then swap batteries. If only half of the controller seems to work with one battery installed, then we know for sure that that is what they are doing. This will make battery replacements rather inconsistent, as well as reduce the overall life span of the batteries. It is easier for people to just replace both batteries at the same time, rather than lose half functionality and have to guess at which battery to replace.

Creator Rob Shepard about 17 hours ago

@JasonDeller: weird, you would think they would have been able to look into the account/username in question, look at the email on file, look at your kickstarted (or the email you used to contact them with), and then just send a proper password reset, rather than a whole new account name.

Creator Jason Deller about 19 hours ago

@Zodd. I have the same problem. Filled out the survey, but never got a confirmation on how to set up. So I emailed support. After 5 days they sent me an email saying it's been resolved. They "resolved" it by sending me the link to create a new username. I guess that's how founders are going to be treated. Nice to feel appreciated after we gave them our support.

Creator Adam Rich about 23 hours ago

For those who think they may have a defective controller,
Make sure you have put in TWO batteries.
One one EACH SIDE.

Creator Al Calavicci 1 day ago

so how do we get our defective joystick switched out?

I keep getting it stuck when I play my games. it is very annoying....

Creator Dave Woods [Owner of the Daffy Duck] 1 day ago

@Roy

This is the information I got direct from Chris @ Ouya when I asked about import duty:-

"Being an international backer, we have partnered with a global shipping provider (DHL) which is well versed with handling duty and customs issues. Additionally, according to UK customs, goods imported from one private person to another private person as a gift typically incurs a fee, a gift from a company to a person should not."

Creator Blackegg13 1 day ago

@Roy I think OUYA is sending them as a gift, that makes them exempt from import tax. So hopefully we shouldn't be forced to pay anything else :D Let us know how it is when you received yours.

Creator Chris Scott 1 day ago

If you are looking to back a sweet looking game with Ouya as a stretch goal then check this out. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/odity/dream-jumpers-relaunch/

Creator Roy 1 day ago

@Blackegg13 i'm excited to get mine, when it eventually arrives!
What i'm not excited about is the import tax that will be added.. "value added"!

If anyone from the UK can let me, and others here, know how much tax you had to pay when your Ouya was delivered, i'd be grateful.

Creator Jochen 1 day ago

Still waiting for Refund. They told me they can send Refund and then i confirm. But nothing happened. Automatic Mail on Support told that they answer in 2-3 days. But that is a lie. Realistic Answer time is 2 Weeks. Many Lies, many Blabla, i fundet but i regret having do that.

Creator Rob Shepard 1 day ago

@Marusame: wow, thats quite the deadzones with the analog sticks. I bought a retail third party PS3 controller, specifically the "DreamGEAR PS3 Shadow 6", and the deadzones in that make playing first person shooters on the PS3 nearly impossible for me, specifically precise aiming, since most of the controllers deadzones are around the center of the stick. Once the stick move about a 1/8th of the full range away from the center, then it picks up. Tried this with one I got from walmart, returned it, got one from Meijer, then Target, then Amazon. ALL of them had the same issue.

Creator Marusame 1 day ago

playing snes9x EX+ 1.5.10 with a wiimote AND a wiimote2snes converter playing with an ACTUAL snes controller, on my wiimote... on an ouya :D

I be geekin' up in her'

Creator Marusame 1 day ago

here is a fuller post, or you can drill down into the destructoid article as well to find it
http://forums.ouya.tv/discussion/comment/11439/#Comment_11439

Creator Marusame 1 day ago

Better way to say how the analog works is its working like a faux arcade stick. Deadzones in controllers are natural but this seems to.. how do i word this... if you press up.. and move against the edge to the left you have analog movement for a slight ways, then it stops for a short ways AS you keep moving THEN it picks up again, it ADHERES to certain specific zones.

http://www.destructoid.com/ouya-dev-finds-a-problem-with-the-system-s-analog-sticks-253609.phtml

this explains it better then I. it works, and in some cases.. its actually ideal :D others it isnt, its like an analog fake microswitch. so for some things... it works out, like for fighters, playing snes fighters with the analog stick works alright since the harsh deadzones leave less room for too many inputs. In other words, its easier to pull off a precise Shuryuken every time then it would be for a ps3 or xbox controller. But its more cumbersome and bulky for twin stick shooters and things that require smooth motions.

Creator Michael DiGirolamo 2 days ago

@ rob: yes, the onlive controller. It is better in some experiences but lacking in others. Apps that need the touch pad of course but strangely in a few like emuya it doesn't recognize it's d pad.

Creator Rob Shepard 2 days ago

btw, i assume the controller is using Bluetooth. Has anyone been able to get other bluetooth controllers working on their OUYA yet (PS3 controller for example)?

Creator Rob Shepard 2 days ago

@Brent Roberts: "OUYA spouts more bullshit saying that they will fix it, but shouldn't this be something fixed from the beginning?"

Almost all AAA headline games now-a-days come with bugs day 1, why should inexpensive Android consoles be any different?

However, I do agree with you to some degree. Watching their original video of them showing the wooden OUYA controller design mockups made it "seem" like they were focused on getting these things working out the gate. Sadly, for whatever reason, that appears to not be the case and they, in effect, have wasted funds by making faulty controllers, and faulty software that will require more man hours to fix.

The most logical thing for OUYA (the company) to do would be to get a Day Zero patch out to all pre-Retail consoles, in advance of the official retail release. This way they wont have to worry too much about their servers being hammered for the patch by both the Kickstarter backers as well as the retail consumers.

Creator Brent Roberts 2 days ago

How are the controller dead spots? Based off the diagrams posted I laughed my a$$ off when I saw such horrific readouts. Devs are saying until that issue is fixed that they won't release games bc the dead spots ultimately hinder the gaming experience. OUYA spouts more bullshit saying that they will fix it, but shouldn't this be something fixed from the beginning? More importantly, all the ks backers have to contend with this issue. So you pay your $ and OUYA gives you a bullshit controller? Good luck into getting a replacement from OUYA! How long will it take for you to get a reply, let alone another controller that fixes the problems that shouldn't have happened in the beginning. Enjoy being neglected and looking at paint graphs!

Creator Rob Shepard 2 days ago

@Marusame: have you tried hooking a mouse and keyboard to it?

I plan to, eventually (which many times, for me, means I want to but don't do it in the end), build a cocktail arcade cabinet and put the OUYA into it.

Since there would be no lag with mouse/keyboard, i could then tie in arcade controls to a USB interface and have a decent system. Then I would just need an HDMI splitter so I could still have it connected to an HDTV, and use the wireless controller as well.

Creator Marusame 2 days ago

Also i recorded a little over a half hour bit of my first time messing with things on it, youtube [Marusame00] and just look for the pink pony. Other than that, it plays games, its got emulators, browser sorta works and plays youtube vids just fine(its under ouya dev disregard that message that initially comes up)

Now for the odd bit, the analog sticks feel really ncie but...like ive seen on forums there appears to be giant deadzones... or rather nearly all deadzones, another way to explain it, you cant hit most of the area in the X and Y axis, its limited to small areas or pockets of. Signing in was no hassle, credit card was no hassle, installing is just like PS3, you download then have to install. Twitch app is decent, its fast at least, faster then my raspberry pi on raspbmc.

This should be treated like a Wii, a fun one-off console with little commitment and just to have some good non crazy graphics old school indie fun.

Creator Zodd 2 days ago

Cant log on with my reserved gamer tag, says its taken already, but also says my email is taken as well, ok password reset right? wrong says I don't exist.... sigh cant even logon.

Creator Matt Mayatt 2 days ago

Still waiting for LE Ouya UK

Creator Marusame 2 days ago

I got my OUYA today!! Games are a little laggier then id want and for some rason 1080p isnt working i think due to hdcp or something not sure.

Its been fun so far, controller is not AS bad as most are saying, whatever material is the grey parts seems to keep pretty cool and is soothing on the hands, the dpad "feels" mushy but on further playing its actually pretty responsive.(makes no sense, its got a mushy give, but hitting directions is fairly precise)

If you HOLD the controller U button it DOES take you back to the menu... how on earth so many people didnt do this intuitively is beyound me. I think there does need to be an asking screen "do you want to quit" sorta deal. All in all... its about what i wanted.

Creator james steele 2 days ago

@rob shepard-- they have a fix for the controllers that has already been done and all, and they are replacing any defective ones as they are reported.(at least that is what has been stated if you go to ouya support)

Creator Timothy Michaels-Johnson 2 days ago

@Dennis Portello I almost missed this when I was setting mine up, but the controller requires two batteries. You need to remove both panels, one on each side of the controller. Hopefully that is the only problem you were having. It fixed my issue. ;)

Creator Rob Shepard 2 days ago

You know, I understand that controller lag is an issue that can possibly be fixed in software, but with the issues people are having with the controller physically, I wonder what OUYA (the company) will do. Possibly a recall and replacement of the controllers?

Creator Matt J. 2 days ago

@Bill: It's in the email you got in December last year. The subject line starts with "Confirm you are..." and the email body contains the text "P.S. In case you were curious, you were Kickstarter backer number XXX."

Creator Bill Bowden 2 days ago

How do you find your backer number?

Creator G-Man 2 days ago

Console needs a software update to fix all the apparent issues. Otherwise.. there is not point in using it.

Creator Marc 2 days ago

"DTS audio pass through not working. (this was supposed to be my streambox)."

Ugh !!! oh well useless then .. I was going to use it as well as a streambox. Well I will continue using my Mac Mini then. Thanks for heads up !