Hey everyone, I tried a few new things with the editing this time around. It meant the video took longer than expected to put together, but in the end, I think it was worth it. This might be my best edited video in a while. What do you think?
Improvement is all about trying new things- the chapter split up was interesting, but I'm going to be honest and say that I listen to most things, not watch them, so as long as your audio is as good as it's been, I'll be happy.
I really enjoyed your video but I wanted to make a few comments. I own a game stick and it had officially supported custom roms and home brew. It was a really nice well supported for how poorly it sold. Most people that bought it used it to emulate games which it did a great job of emulating up to psx. The controller is pretty high quality as is the device itself. Honestly it’s just a product nobody wanted. It was well made, well designed and had several good games for it on release as well as its own version of Minecraft. They were very active in their community and it’s really clear they made a product they really cared about. It sucks they crashed and burned but I’ll give credit where credit is due.
I own one of these. It was very much lower performing than the Ouya and the store had NOTHING on it. You had under 50 titles total to choose from at best.
"Consoles" like these that play mobile games DO have a niche.....instead of making hardcore gamers their demographic they should have focused on "the kids who take their parents phones to play games because they're too young to have their own phone" demographic. Drop the price the and market it more towards kids and they would do at least better than they did.
It could be sold as the successor of those plug and play consoles they used to make years ago which were just a controller connected to the TV and they had like 4 games on them, sometimes a PC or a Switch aren't accesible enough for what parents look for (Nintendo themselves tend to advertise for a 16-20s demographic nowadays), I guess it gets enough short term cash with the "casual games for non casuals" business model so they don't care about making something that makes more sense.
@@zeroDFound right, yes!! The niche is smaller than their original target demographic, but probably not as small as you would think. Especially worldwide, where they can't afford an actual console, or there are so many laws in place that concoles might as well be banned
That product did exist, it was called the PlayMG, an android gaming device that was marketed towards parents who didn’t want to give kids their phones. What happened to PlayMG? They failed to achieve their Kickstarter funding.
The problem with all these "play mobile games on your TV" consoles is that they all ignore the fundamental truth - most mobile games aren't worth playing on a TV, those that are will inevitably be ported to various consoles' electronic markets, and you can already play mobile games on your TV with a USBx to HDMI cable, meaning your product will be competing, right out of the gate, with a piece of wire. The reason all these devices do so well on Kickstarter is that people want to use them as emulation boxes, but for legal reasons most of them make this way harder than it needs to be - not to mention that, if you're handy, a million different factories in China will sell you compact microcomputers that can run actual Windows or Linux. And that's not even getting into the Raspberry Pi, a device whose whole gimmick is "here is the cheapest actual computer you can buy, go nuts."
Originally it was assumed by these companies and even NVIDIA that the major game developers would be willing to license the games to Android and these Android based systems. Sony and Xbox put a stop to that. They would have been destroyed 10 years ago when you could buy a high end off-brand Android for a hundred bucks! *Then all these systems had to offer was shitty mobile games and were ruined.*
@@stewbanker as my post said, it was heavily assumed the game developers would license mainstream platform games to Android, but none would. I've had a lot of cheap Chinese tablets with HDMI sockets on them that would have ran PS3 games ported for ARM/Android. Almost every major game developer uses Unity to create console and PC games, and when you start the build as well as complete and export it, you can set it up for every system including Android. So, the ability to put the games on Android was never an issue. I think the dirt-cheap hardware caused the console companies to strike deals with the game developers.
@@jondeth298 yeah well, the issue doesn't even come up to be hardware, I mean, yeah it could be an issue but, the mobile market is not suited for paid games, thus no profit
I seem to remember these being heavily promoted in GAME stores the UK. And then being in the bargain bin about a year later. Controller looks incredibly uncomfortable too. I mean, people slag off the Atari Jaguar controller and the Ouya controller, but at least they weren't a flat piece of crap. They actually fitted in your hands comfortably.
Oh yes, the mini consoles of the 2010's. Addressing a problem that...didn't really exist. But man were there plenty of companies trying to make a solution.
I have the special 'Kickstarter' edition, in black & Kickstater green. Mint condition. Think it's worth anything? (LOL) (Also worth noting - while you can fit it in your pocket...you still have to drag the cables and power adapter around with it, which pretty much eliminates the idea that it was all snugly fit inside the controller.)
In theory these consoles had the power behind them for some amazing gaming experiences, I mean the hardware was outdated but still, the outdated hardware was far more powerful than a PS2 at least in theory. However that available power could only shine with the development backing of AAA developers, and what Triple A developer in their right mind would develop games for systems with such little market share and with specs worse than even a Wii console. Obviously playing mobile games on a TV was never a good idea, but these consoles weren't really aiming for that, those mobile games were just to hold us over until "real" games were ported or developed for their platform, they were aiming to be the goto platforms for indie and AA studios. I feel like these kind of products just might have a chance to succeed, or at least a greater chance, if they were to become x86 based. If they could cram enough power into a mini console to run most 2D PC indie games, and mainstream games from the early mid 2000s and earlier, for around the same $80 price point. that'd probably be a lot more appealing to customers, especially if they made it really easy for the consumer and they streamlined a lot of the faff involved with running PC games, like instead of creating their own storefront they could instead make a steam frontend that only showed manually curated games known to function seamlessly on the platform, maybe the front-end could be something akin to Lutris and be community driven. All that said though, I'm slowly realizing all I'm really suggesting is a low end laptop without a screen or a keyboard, such a product in bound to fail without an exceedingly low price point and damn good software.
It's a shame that most of the games more suited for TV never got over the "mobile game" stigma. There was some really good titles that would have made great budget releases on the big consoles.
I own both the Gamestick & Ouya and both purchased at a BestBuy . They should not be discounted in game history, there are many Android platforms in 2021, so these devices were the forefathers of Android TV gaming.
Years ago I was at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo and Game Stick had a demo booth. I actually got to play one. I thought it was neat but I asked if they had one for sale and they just said it was coming soon. Never heard of it after that.
Open TV actually created firmware for set top boxes, Sky used Open TV for their set top boxes, and I believe they eventually bought them. So they don't really exist anymore, as a separate company at least.
A war nobody would win..... except NVidia as the shield is still going strong, has had multiple revisions, supports the Google Play Store, Geforce Now and other cloud streaming platforms, has had games written directly for it like Tomb Raider and Resident Evil as well as the Half Life and Portal games (all running on Android and available on the Play Store). Its also proably one of the longest supported Android Devices I have ever seen. It came out in 2015 and still recieves updates, in 2021. It was so well made and thought out, that the Switch is basically a Sheild TV with a screen on it. NIntendo even futher support it in China by running Twilight Princess, New Super Mario Bros Wii and Super Mario Galaxy as well as some other titles on it.
The Nvidia Shield isn't a failure, not only is it the only one of the listed pieces of hardware that is still being made (albiet now sold as a Roku-style Streaming Box), but it's processor is the same one being used on the wildly popular Nintendo Switch. Nvidia technically won the war.
I bought one of these from gamestop on clearance years ago for $30. Hooked it up played 3 games and never touched it again. Most games had a 3-8 second input delay. It varied on game but they all did, even the menus.
Ive had a boxed gamestick additional controller in my attic for maybe 10 years now, and I didn't know what the fuck it was until now that I've seen this video
I really don’t get the appeal of a portable console that you need a TV to use. Unless you travel a lot, is there really a need to have a console you can carry but not play if it isn’t hooked up to a TV?
Do you think the game stick would be a better idea now with legit console games like GTA Vice City and San Andreas, Final Fantasy 9, Fortnite, KOTOR and so many others available? Back then it was like Jetpack Joyride or whatever. Maybe it's worth revisiting the idea
*You were wrong about why they failed though.* Originally, it was assumed by everyone including NVIDIA that all the major game developers would license the same games on console to Android and these Android based systems. *The consoles stood to lose too much money and in concert with the major game developers, created the cross platform online services like Steam, Xbox live etc.* 9 or 10 years ago just as now, you could buy a high spec off-brand Chinese Android for $100. Sony and Xbox would have taken a vicious beating. *So these systems didn't fail because nobody wanted them, they failed because all of the software developers refused to license games to Android.*
I definitely never heard of this thing before, but it's fascinating to learn about. I'll say this for it though, I DO like the form factor of it. I think it might be pretty cool if you can get a Retropie inside of it.
I remember buying one and being so disappointed. The games were garbage, it lagged, and after two years it flat out stopped working. It’d overheat after being on for about 5 minutes. I threw it away.
The fact it took them 12 months 🤓 to come to the conclusion dealing with dozens of different TV manufacturers would be difficult pretty much says it all !
It seems that trying to make consoles is kind of a meaningless pursuit. Big companies lose money on their consoles and win due to exclusives. Why do people try to do it over and over again? That is an actual question I want to be answered. Maybe a video idea :) Edit: Also why do these consoles try to use Android? Smartphones exist, why would anyone interested in games buy a console based on a system that doesn't have a system seller. Quick name me an Android game that everybody knows?... I can wait... No hurry... Yeah, even though I am not a business expert I am pretty sure that it is a bad idea from the start.
Nvidia shield has done pretty well for itself. You have to remember that back in 2012 the landscape for home media consoles was very different. A lot of companies won't have seen the shortfalls of using android as their operating system. I clearly see why they did choose the OS though. I've written two games for OUYA and it's a real treat to develop for. It's extremely easy to get your game on the TV for thousands of people to play.
@@Birdie_1991 Yeah, Indie Game that is owned by a gambling machine manufacturer. I made a video about it but you can just look into Plarium Games and Aristocrat Leisure Lmt. and you will find it.
Something like this wouldn't be too bad these days with game streaming becoming more prevalent. I imagine that the nvidia shield would be. Pretty nice streaming machine for xbox, stadia, and geforce.
I bought one on clearance just out of curiosity. I think I paid $19 for it. MAYBE plugged it in twice. Pretty sure I shipped it off to Goodwill/Salvation Army at some point
I have both the Ouya and Gamestick >^.^> had a couple bucks burning in my pocket. lol I pick up the Ouya every so often, but not the Gamestick. It is too clunky (the controller) and the controller connectivity really made me put it down and just own a piece of history.
On sky in the uk some of there games were broadcast not streamed over the internet i used to play them pre internet but out of like 5 or 10 games i think you could only play 1 or 2 without internet
Thank you for these videos, always a fascinating to see people try to make their own consoles. Btw what ever happen to play date? Wasn’t it going to be release this year??
I don’t know why people hate on ouya so much and call it a failure. It wasn’t a success per se, but wasn’t a complete failure. It was a $100, which isn’t crazy expensive, and at the time you had a bunch of PS2 and Xbox games ported to Mobile that were rubbish on a touch screen, but still pretty good with a controller. It had also streaming apps on it like Netflix, and as someone who likes retro games at the time, it was a reasonable way to have that on your TV. It was never an XBOx 360 or PS3 competitor. And for the investors I’m sure everybody made short term money back. Especially on the $8 million Kickstarter proof of concept success. I think it’s failure is highly exaggerated by internet commentators dramatising. A friend of mine had it, and he tinkered with it a lot, and also used it to prototype some of his games. I’m guessing he played with it for about 6 months, which for a $100 toy is Ok :) It also has given life to other niche consoles and android game boxes.
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Hey everyone, I tried a few new things with the editing this time around. It meant the video took longer than expected to put together, but in the end, I think it was worth it. This might be my best edited video in a while. What do you think?
Improvement is all about trying new things- the chapter split up was interesting, but I'm going to be honest and say that I listen to most things, not watch them, so as long as your audio is as good as it's been, I'll be happy.
Loved the written little jokes in the video, keep up the good work!
I really enjoyed your video but I wanted to make a few comments. I own a game stick and it had officially supported custom roms and home brew. It was a really nice well supported for how poorly it sold. Most people that bought it used it to emulate games which it did a great job of emulating up to psx. The controller is pretty high quality as is the device itself. Honestly it’s just a product nobody wanted. It was well made, well designed and had several good games for it on release as well as its own version of Minecraft. They were very active in their community and it’s really clear they made a product they really cared about. It sucks they crashed and burned but I’ll give credit where credit is due.
I own one of these. It was very much lower performing than the Ouya and the store had NOTHING on it. You had under 50 titles total to choose from at best.
Thanks for the awesome information regarding this console thingamajigger
"Consoles" like these that play mobile games DO have a niche.....instead of making hardcore gamers their demographic they should have focused on "the kids who take their parents phones to play games because they're too young to have their own phone" demographic. Drop the price the and market it more towards kids and they would do at least better than they did.
@Marco Zepeda yuuuuuup, just like that:
It could be sold as the successor of those plug and play consoles they used to make years ago which were just a controller connected to the TV and they had like 4 games on them, sometimes a PC or a Switch aren't accesible enough for what parents look for (Nintendo themselves tend to advertise for a 16-20s demographic nowadays), I guess it gets enough short term cash with the "casual games for non casuals" business model so they don't care about making something that makes more sense.
@@zeroDFound right, yes!! The niche is smaller than their original target demographic, but probably not as small as you would think. Especially worldwide, where they can't afford an actual console, or there are so many laws in place that concoles might as well be banned
That product did exist, it was called the PlayMG, an android gaming device that was marketed towards parents who didn’t want to give kids their phones. What happened to PlayMG? They failed to achieve their Kickstarter funding.
Galaxy s21 with dex and a controller is the best. It would be nice to have an android tv box capable of playing games though
The problem with all these "play mobile games on your TV" consoles is that they all ignore the fundamental truth - most mobile games aren't worth playing on a TV, those that are will inevitably be ported to various consoles' electronic markets, and you can already play mobile games on your TV with a USBx to HDMI cable, meaning your product will be competing, right out of the gate, with a piece of wire. The reason all these devices do so well on Kickstarter is that people want to use them as emulation boxes, but for legal reasons most of them make this way harder than it needs to be - not to mention that, if you're handy, a million different factories in China will sell you compact microcomputers that can run actual Windows or Linux. And that's not even getting into the Raspberry Pi, a device whose whole gimmick is "here is the cheapest actual computer you can buy, go nuts."
Originally it was assumed by these companies and even NVIDIA that the major game developers would be willing to license the games to Android and these Android based systems. Sony and Xbox put a stop to that.
They would have been destroyed 10 years ago when you could buy a high end off-brand Android for a hundred bucks!
*Then all these systems had to offer was shitty mobile games and were ruined.*
You can't really use your phone on your TV if it doesn't support HDMI alt mode.
@@stewbanker as my post said, it was heavily assumed the game developers would license mainstream platform games to Android, but none would. I've had a lot of cheap Chinese tablets with HDMI sockets on them that would have ran PS3 games ported for ARM/Android.
Almost every major game developer uses Unity to create console and PC games, and when you start the build as well as complete and export it, you can set it up for every system including Android.
So, the ability to put the games on Android was never an issue. I think the dirt-cheap hardware caused the console companies to strike deals with the game developers.
@@jondeth298 yeah well, the issue doesn't even come up to be hardware, I mean, yeah it could be an issue but, the mobile market is not suited for paid games, thus no profit
@@stewbanker they would just run it on Steam. Paid downloads etc. The issue seems to have been that a console was $500, an Android a hundred bucks.
I had never even heard of this thing. Anyway, well done with the research.
"It was a war that no one would win."
It was also a war that nobody asked for.
So every war since ww2
War, war never changes...
I bought one and used it to emulate front mission 3 and collect dust
"Despite running Android TV, it never had the Google Play Store"
I believe that's against the Android TV developer TOS.
Why?
That's a mistake, it runs regular Android, it came out before Android TV was being licensed to third parties.
The "PlayJam" logo almost looks like the "Unity" logo...
My brother had a gamestick, an ouya and some other Android based gaming machine. He was certain they were gonna be the next big thing in gaming.
He still preaching that they're the future?
Bold of you to assume I can’t fit a switch in my pocket.
“Who played for 87 teams in the NBA”.
Idk why that hit my funny bone so bad 😂
I seem to remember these being heavily promoted in GAME stores the UK. And then being in the bargain bin about a year later. Controller looks incredibly uncomfortable too. I mean, people slag off the Atari Jaguar controller and the Ouya controller, but at least they weren't a flat piece of crap. They actually fitted in your hands comfortably.
Wtf?? The editing and commentary skills had me sure this channel had millions of subs . Hope yall explode in the next few years
You deserve so many more subs! It's great and honestly refreshing to see consistent, quality videos from someone who really knows their stuff.
I'd never heard of it and I actually bought an Ouya.
Bruh moment
@@channel5980 Raspberry Pi gave me everything I wanted from Ouya and more. Ouya could have been good, they shipped out a Beta system that just sucked.
Oh yes, the mini consoles of the 2010's. Addressing a problem that...didn't really exist. But man were there plenty of companies trying to make a solution.
I'm an idiot when it comes to business, but I could have told Play Jam this would blow up in their face.
Meanwhile ten idiots would tell you to stop being negative and that it was a great idea.
I got one of these for $9.99 at GameStop like a week after it came out.
I slightly remember this at least hearing about it
Using a 2015 nvidia shield to play assassins creed Valhalla. I think they won!
I have the special 'Kickstarter' edition, in black & Kickstater green. Mint condition. Think it's worth anything? (LOL) (Also worth noting - while you can fit it in your pocket...you still have to drag the cables and power adapter around with it, which pretty much eliminates the idea that it was all snugly fit inside the controller.)
In theory these consoles had the power behind them for some amazing gaming experiences, I mean the hardware was outdated but still, the outdated hardware was far more powerful than a PS2 at least in theory. However that available power could only shine with the development backing of AAA developers, and what Triple A developer in their right mind would develop games for systems with such little market share and with specs worse than even a Wii console. Obviously playing mobile games on a TV was never a good idea, but these consoles weren't really aiming for that, those mobile games were just to hold us over until "real" games were ported or developed for their platform, they were aiming to be the goto platforms for indie and AA studios.
I feel like these kind of products just might have a chance to succeed, or at least a greater chance, if they were to become x86 based. If they could cram enough power into a mini console to run most 2D PC indie games, and mainstream games from the early mid 2000s and earlier, for around the same $80 price point. that'd probably be a lot more appealing to customers, especially if they made it really easy for the consumer and they streamlined a lot of the faff involved with running PC games, like instead of creating their own storefront they could instead make a steam frontend that only showed manually curated games known to function seamlessly on the platform, maybe the front-end could be something akin to Lutris and be community driven.
All that said though, I'm slowly realizing all I'm really suggesting is a low end laptop without a screen or a keyboard, such a product in bound to fail without an exceedingly low price point and damn good software.
I still play with my game stick every night. It helps me clear my mind and fall asleep.
I smell 🧢🧢
I loved those Dish Network PlayJam games when I was little. My first ever gaming experiences.
A friend of mine convinced me to back this with him. It sat for 4 years before I used it as a ROM machine. Great for that, but nothing else
The algorithm shined upon you this day.
I subscribed.
All hail the algorithm.
Nice, love this kind of research
It's a shame that most of the games more suited for TV never got over the "mobile game" stigma. There was some really good titles that would have made great budget releases on the big consoles.
I own both the Gamestick & Ouya and both purchased at a BestBuy . They should not be discounted in game history, there are many Android platforms in 2021, so these devices were the forefathers of Android TV gaming.
I remember CGR making a good review of the gamestick
Really great video keep on truckin dude!
Ah yes, I played the crap out of this lol. Good memories!
Years ago I was at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo and Game Stick had a demo booth. I actually got to play one. I thought it was neat but I asked if they had one for sale and they just said it was coming soon. Never heard of it after that.
Open TV actually created firmware for set top boxes, Sky used Open TV for their set top boxes, and I believe they eventually bought them. So they don't really exist anymore, as a separate company at least.
Having worked with a lot of these people and failed an interview there, I enjoy the schadenfreude
A war nobody would win..... except NVidia as the shield is still going strong, has had multiple revisions, supports the Google Play Store, Geforce Now and other cloud streaming platforms, has had games written directly for it like Tomb Raider and Resident Evil as well as the Half Life and Portal games (all running on Android and available on the Play Store). Its also proably one of the longest supported Android Devices I have ever seen. It came out in 2015 and still recieves updates, in 2021. It was so well made and thought out, that the Switch is basically a Sheild TV with a screen on it. NIntendo even futher support it in China by running Twilight Princess, New Super Mario Bros Wii and Super Mario Galaxy as well as some other titles on it.
The Nvidia Shield isn't a failure, not only is it the only one of the listed pieces of hardware that is still being made (albiet now sold as a Roku-style Streaming Box), but it's processor is the same one being used on the wildly popular Nintendo Switch.
Nvidia technically won the war.
Playjam was my childhood, I don't think it was over Internet because my parents never had an internet connection when I was younger
I still have a Gamestick, almost new in the box!!
I use mine all the time... I'm playing CyberPunk on it right now..
@Astropathix XIII guitar hero controllers are actually selling for a pretty penny depending on the model
I bought one of these from gamestop on clearance years ago for $30. Hooked it up played 3 games and never touched it again. Most games had a 3-8 second input delay. It varied on game but they all did, even the menus.
First time playing roulette on sky tv, age 9 betting my birthday only to win nothing is one of my best memories of childhood 😭
wow i remember playjam back when i was young but i didn’t know they made this
Ive had a boxed gamestick additional controller in my attic for maybe 10 years now, and I didn't know what the fuck it was until now that I've seen this video
I really don’t get the appeal of a portable console that you need a TV to use. Unless you travel a lot, is there really a need to have a console you can carry but not play if it isn’t hooked up to a TV?
My Ouya Consoles were only beaten by the Nvidia Shield TV, which still runs my living room TV. Absolutely futureproof the Shield TV is. RIP Ouya
I actually knew about this thing from Scott the Woz's video on microconsoles.
Do you think the game stick would be a better idea now with legit console games like GTA Vice City and San Andreas, Final Fantasy 9, Fortnite, KOTOR and so many others available? Back then it was like Jetpack Joyride or whatever. Maybe it's worth revisiting the idea
Speaking of sketchy gaming consoles, have you ever heard of the Gizmondo?
*You were wrong about why they failed though.* Originally, it was assumed by everyone including NVIDIA that all the major game developers would license the same games on console to Android and these Android based systems.
*The consoles stood to lose too much money and in concert with the major game developers, created the cross platform online services like Steam, Xbox live etc.*
9 or 10 years ago just as now, you could buy a high spec off-brand Chinese Android for $100. Sony and Xbox would have taken a vicious beating. *So these systems didn't fail because nobody wanted them, they failed because all of the software developers refused to license games to Android.*
I feel like tv consoles like this and Stadia are close enough related that they would produce a mule.
A micro console that also offers a Stadia service?
I definitely never heard of this thing before, but it's fascinating to learn about. I'll say this for it though, I DO like the form factor of it. I think it might be pretty cool if you can get a Retropie inside of it.
I still have mine. I hacked it with custom firmware, it's slow but decent. Runs a kinda stock Android.
I remember buying one and being so disappointed. The games were garbage, it lagged, and after two years it flat out stopped working. It’d overheat after being on for about 5 minutes. I threw it away.
The fact it took them 12 months 🤓 to come to the conclusion dealing with dozens of different TV manufacturers would be difficult pretty much says it all !
It seems that trying to make consoles is kind of a meaningless pursuit. Big companies lose money on their consoles and win due to exclusives. Why do people try to do it over and over again? That is an actual question I want to be answered. Maybe a video idea :)
Edit: Also why do these consoles try to use Android? Smartphones exist, why would anyone interested in games buy a console based on a system that doesn't have a system seller. Quick name me an Android game that everybody knows?... I can wait... No hurry... Yeah, even though I am not a business expert I am pretty sure that it is a bad idea from the start.
Nvidia shield has done pretty well for itself. You have to remember that back in 2012 the landscape for home media consoles was very different. A lot of companies won't have seen the shortfalls of using android as their operating system. I clearly see why they did choose the OS though. I've written two games for OUYA and it's a real treat to develop for. It's extremely easy to get your game on the TV for thousands of people to play.
@@Liam_Kelk Ahm, hey that makes sense. I can see why developers would like it if it is easy to use.
@@Liam_Kelk yeah this was before PS4 and XB1 were announced, people were desperate for some new tech!
A mobile game that everyone's know I gotcha ya buddy "Raid shadow legends" 🤣
@@Birdie_1991 Yeah, Indie Game that is owned by a gambling machine manufacturer. I made a video about it but you can just look into Plarium Games and Aristocrat Leisure Lmt. and you will find it.
i used to play the hell out of flash games back in the day, which this reminds me of.
but now i just play emulators. alot more convenient.
Something like this wouldn't be too bad these days with game streaming becoming more prevalent. I imagine that the nvidia shield would be. Pretty nice streaming machine for xbox, stadia, and geforce.
We had some PlayJam games in South Africa on DStv too
I bought one on clearance just out of curiosity. I think I paid $19 for it. MAYBE plugged it in twice. Pretty sure I shipped it off to Goodwill/Salvation Army at some point
I've never watched this channel, but I found numerous reviews on TH-cam.
You make great content insta subbed you deserve more subs good to listening on background while doing something else.
Omg I forgot I played video games through my satellite tv service until just now.
I bought three different ones on clearance from work. And they were all broken out of the box.
Thing's gonna be worth a fortune to collectors in 20 years
Ive played games for over 30 years and never heard of the gamestick
I remember this, almost backed it, dodged a bullet there!
Oddly enough, it's still sold in my local GAME in the UK.
Yea, my local game had a few for £5. Its a worthless thing to buy
I think my satellite box had a lot of those cheap kind of games on them before google play store or the internet was widely available.
I was so close to buying one of these but I bought a ouya!! Still works
I even bought the Kickstarter exclusive colorway. It bricked itself mid-update a few months later 😢
If they HAD included its own screen, they might've had a product. But I'd have just left it plugged into my TV if I'd gotten it.
I remember seeing this at Game Stop years ago. I never wanted one.
I bought one of these and its dock when GameStop all of a sudden put them on a deep clearance one random Sunday morning.
I've actually heard about this console, thanks to Classic Game Room
I had one of these, got it on sale for 10$. Flashed a version of Android on it, and used it as a emulation machine.
So I don't have to carry a console.... But the monitor.
Ahhhh sky digital... Opentv was the platform that ran the sky os. It was a sky subsidiary I believe
Lol I remember the gamestick, actually wanted one at one point
Did anyone else first learn about the oyua from ashens reviewing it after he bought it from a used store like a week after it came out lol.
I have both the Ouya and Gamestick >^.^> had a couple bucks burning in my pocket. lol I pick up the Ouya every so often, but not the Gamestick. It is too clunky (the controller) and the controller connectivity really made me put it down and just own a piece of history.
I can fit my switch in my inner jacket pocket.
On sky in the uk some of there games were broadcast not streamed over the internet i used to play them pre internet but out of like 5 or 10 games i think you could only play 1 or 2 without internet
Looks like they also stole the unity game engine logo.
The Ouyastick Coming 2023.
the dude ribbon dancing looks like zlatan ibrahimovic lol
I'm starting to hate TH-cam with all these ads n the 1's that's on forever without u noticing
Moral of the story is, don't over sell and don't be too ambitious. Lol.
A great video! I enjoyed watching it
I remember reveiwtechusa talking about this, that was the last video of his I ever watched good times.
I bought one through kickstarter.
It is now locked in a cupboard. 😪
Your video's are great sir!!!
Why do the controller remind me of the evercade
Thank you for these videos, always a fascinating to see people try to make their own consoles.
Btw what ever happen to play date? Wasn’t it going to be release this year??
I got one from games top for $5. The battery life was terrible on the controller
Why would you play mobile games on a TV? I wouldn't even play them on mobile...
Microsoft will be making xCloud playable from a thumbstick on your TV. The difference is they'll be playing Game Pass games, not Android.
Almost everybody pretended the gamestick didn’t exist
I don’t know why people hate on ouya so much and call it a failure. It wasn’t a success per se, but wasn’t a complete failure. It was a $100, which isn’t crazy expensive, and at the time you had a bunch of PS2 and Xbox games ported to Mobile that were rubbish on a touch screen, but still pretty good with a controller. It had also streaming apps on it like Netflix, and as someone who likes retro games at the time, it was a reasonable way to have that on your TV.
It was never an XBOx 360 or PS3 competitor. And for the investors I’m sure everybody made short term money back. Especially on the $8 million Kickstarter proof of concept success.
I think it’s failure is highly exaggerated by internet commentators dramatising. A friend of mine had it, and he tinkered with it a lot, and also used it to prototype some of his games. I’m guessing he played with it for about 6 months, which for a $100 toy is Ok :)
It also has given life to other niche consoles and android game boxes.
I can actually fit the Switch in my pocket no shit as long as the joycons are off to the side and not on it
I think Scott the Woz owns one, and that's as much as I know.