Spiral Knights - Will SK come to the OUYA?

Will SK come to the OUYA?

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Thu, 07/26/2012 - 12:03

Angerday

So for those who don't know the OUYA is that new console thats gonna hit the market in March of 2013.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouya

Now the games on it are gonna be a ton of free to play stuff snd its all through the Android OS.
They've already announced that Minecraft, Madden 2012, and some other titles will be there

But then I saw that TF2 will be able to be on here and it got me thinking about other F2P games.

Then it hit me like a wall. SK on the OUYA.....this would be absolutely awesome if this happened.
It's F2P....sorta. And i would definatley love to play this game on a TV with a controller.

So the question is, do you think this will happen?

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 12:05

Arkate

...

I don't need this, because I can get all those f2p games and play them on my tv by linking my laptop to my tv. plus, after seeing the xbox version of tf2, the controls are probably going to be really, really, really crappy.

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 12:06

Angerday

-__-

if you don't need it then why would you comment...

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 12:35

Tersakaff

Since Minecraft is on I presume it support Java but..
I'm not sure it would run SK smoothly besides, I see no.. controls?
Dunno, this is up to OOO. Could get them some moneys if they sold the rights to distribute SK there...

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 12:58

Angerday

And more players

And more players, because the login would will work like the "are you logging in with steam or SK" like they could work it around not having to have steam on the OUYA for it to work. Any new players who would be playing through the OUYA would technically just be making an SK account and not a steam one. It is possible and just imagine playing SK on your TV

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 13:16

Yukarie

It's not bad, though, I

It's not bad, though, I personally prefer my laptop screen as it's a larger percentage of my visual range and the TV feels too big at times, and too small at others, like trying to read the chat messages, or the such.

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 13:46

Tersakaff

Completely forgot I need to connect it to a TV..
We have a big one in the living room but then it always smells like cigarette smoke there cause of dad and I'm psychologically allergic to it (can't stand it) so I won't be able to use that one
Mine is old and I don't even think I could connect a console to it
So is there a way to connect consoles to monitors?

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 13:59

Metamare

Metallic Knightmare

@Tersakaff
If the console and monitor support hdmi, you should be good to go with an hdmi cable.

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 14:16

Dogrock

Technically it's already

Technically it's already there. A while back a forum member demonstrated that SK could be run on the ASUS Transformer line of tablets, which happen to have extremely similar specs to the intended OUYA. Namely they both utilize the NVIDIA Tegra system. However, input was a problem at that point since you still need a mouse to fully navigate the menus in SK. As for official support, that remains to be seen.

As for hooking up consoles to monitors, you usually only need an HDMI/DVI dongle. That's if your monitor supports DVI inputs (pretty common these days).

Though I suspect that most people who'd like to play SK on a TV already are. The game can run easily enough on common entertainment center PCs.

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 14:28

Angerday

Dude, you can totally make it

Dude, you can totally make it so that you'll have a menu screen where you can change gear and buy ce. like the controller will have the "Start" or Mune button whatever. It's totally capable to make a separate screen for the Arsenal aspect of it. Imagine seeing your knight on the side and then just your whole arsenal being able to have a mouse like cursor to hit the buttons on the controller and equipping stuff. and you can click from this screen the ability to go to PVP, and the mission hub. It's totally possible to make SK console capable

Ex Menu:
PVP Icon
Your Knight Icon
Mission Icon

PvP Icon: would lead to the page where you can set up everything in pvp with LD, BN, and all the stuff involving that

Your Knight Icon: Inspecting your knight with his stuff, Loadouts, and Arsenal

Mission Hub: Basically the exact thing your see now

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 17:34

#10

Axonio

http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/the-reality-of-the-ouya...

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00

#11

Angerday

Ok you post that article, but

Ok you post that article, but literally if you scroll down someone has the best counter comment that basically shuts This whole article's meaning up and tells it like it is.

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:23

#12

Axonio

Okay?

I posted the article, sure, but I posted it with the intention of "look here, read this and make your own opinion of it" and not "hey guys an article, it's smart because it has a lot of words and i posted it ignore the comments plox".

I am aware of that comment and I did read it.

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:24

#13

Angerday

well then my mistake, you

well then my mistake, you didn't really specify what to look for. so i assumed it was only for the article

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 21:41

#14

Speetz

Uhhh keyboard/mouse?

A lot of consoles have keyboard/mouse usage. From the looks of this console it could totally have that kind of support, and is probably on the list for the devs. It's other plus's against a gaming computer is obvious (PnP, hardware, software, the philosophy and "creed" behind the console and its devs, who are holy crap pedigree wise) With a PC Gaming rig having obvious plus's also, this little device seems nice, and having keyboard and mouse support simply seems like an obvious possibility; wireless mouse/keyboard or one with USB, and also the possibility since it only have one USB input as a hub for a multi port extension, especially since it's only being used for peripherals (as opposed to flash style drives and network adapters etc.) and the speed needed for them is minimal really.

But it might be great to play SK with a controller. It is an action RPG, with less point and click than most (I mean like TL, Diablo, etc.) and has mechanics that could be Xferred over pretty well, which I would be reserved to say if it wasn't for the 8 action buttons the controller has.

And yesh, FPS on KB/Mouse beats controller 99% of the time, if not 100%. Simply better accuracy. Hell, a one handed controller and a mouse would be bad ass.... And may be another cool thing that these innovative people (look at that wiki article... those guys are top notch) may think of in a positive way, similar to the one-handed keyboard/controller things.

But I could be totally wrong. Waits to be seen, and SK or some type of it (sequel, hopefully not a craptastic spinoff trashware) could make it out in the console market somewhere, hopefully with at least the same biusness model; ME/CE and that sorta thing. Interesting topic and idea.

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 05:34

#15

Prevailer

TEGRA is a pos, all it can is

TEGRA is a pos, all it can is render shiny, nothing more
someone mentioned it nicely that all games that use it use topdown views and have awful physics and sutff :girls laffin:

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 05:42

#16

Statiicz

http://www.eurogamer.net/arti

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-07-14-saturday-soapbox-the-troubl...

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 08:42

#17

Angerday

OK if you don't had an

Statiicz:OK if you don't had an original thought to put out for the ouya then don't post someone else's thoughts about it. I mean critics are meant to criticize, just cause you post a "well this guy says its gonna fail" HAS NOTHING TO DO MY THIS TOPIC! You are literally just finding a link that someone else wrote and posted it here like "This is canon, the link said so, links aren't wrong, this is my thoughts, but not really"

Prevailer: The Subject is OUYA!

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 11:33

#18

Halifix

Your responses have been

Your responses have been really aggressive. It's deterring people from posting. Also, I personally don't care about the OUYA, because I don't plan to get it, and many others are the same. There's no way we can make a complete informed opinion. Their links are informing other people that read this thread. Go ahead and counter with your own links. I prefer that to the random uninformed posts some others post on this forum.

I don't believe SK is coming to the OUYA. SK survives on its Mac and Linux versions because they will get a wide prospective audience there, and can attract niche customers, but even if it's running Android, writing the code for a platform (which we still aren't sure will exist) is dubious. I personally don't know anyone that cannot play SK on a TV that really wishes to.

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 13:17

#19

Gwenyvier

I am all for indie

I am all for indie developers, I have quite a few games by them. I do not see SK getting put on this thing though... or it surviving long IF it does actually make it onto the market.

They've put up an incredibly aggressive release date (March 2013), have a working "prototype" but no actual finished product for the system itself, not even a basic example of what the controllers will look like aside from half of a reskinned Xbox controller, and the most foretelling... no actual game lineup for a system that is going to be released in 8 months. At this point if they plan to release in March they should have close to a finished system (or one in production) and a list of developers working on games for it. They have neither.

I must go to work, I shall finish my thoughts on this later.

PS: Angerday, you wanted discussion. Don't get so aggressive because the discussion is not going a direction you like.

~Gwen

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 13:57

#20

Xylka-Mkii

What... I hear nothing of

What... I hear nothing of this console other than from the forums of SK, I go look at it via those links and... I personally don't see it going anywhere.

Its Android, so really all its doing is giving itself something to actually show the capability of its OS. Plus if its only saying its gonna use some games on it, then why not have NEW games? Why use games that are already on the market, and already available through nearly everything? Minecraft made its way to PC, Xbox, and a little handheld, So why would people buy a completely new console they know nothing about for it? I mean its great they're helping some indie devs get noticed, but its kinda strange to think of something that will oriented ONLY for them. I hope it works, but I'm not so sure.

As for the design...eeeh....
Its a gamecube and Xbox controller if you reskinned them and made them and carved them down to circular-ity. Nothing special.
Heck I would say its just below the original design for the Wii-U.

I don't think SK will go any further then PC, even though that one guy configured it for Wii controls and it already supports Xbox controllers. SK just isn't as well known, and its not really in shape for a huge debut imo.

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 14:35

#21

Angerday

the reason I'm putting down

the reason I'm putting down the links is that, they're just putting them there. Not saying anything else, just saying "Here's a link about why OUYA will fail", that's what both the articles were about, and one of them did have a good counter argument at the bottom of it, the other one was just one of those articles. But that has nothing to do with my question of if SK will go to it, its just them posting an article a critic made. So tell when if I'm being aggressive or making sense. If you make and opinion, you make an opinion I'm not turning those down. But if you just post an article that isn't your own thoughts, then what's the point?

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 19:30

#22

Milkman

And what if their own

And what if their own thoughts align with that of the article?

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 21:27

#23

Wodanct

The rage is flowing off the

The rage is flowing off the screen.

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 22:37

#24

Angerday

Look if your gonna try to

Look if your gonna try to argue with a guy name Angerday, that's kinda your first mistake

Sat, 07/28/2012 - 07:11

#25

Tersakaff

:(
But I like the idea, now I know I can connect to le monitor, especially the low price.

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