I know there were some other Ouya threads around the board but didn’t see any recent ones.
I got my Ouya today from Amazon (Ouya - Wikipedia for those unfamiliar).
I got it up and running, set up, updated, within about 15 minutes. It’s fast, responsive, and to put it simply, I love it! You register account and put in a Credit Card that the system ties to your account (like Apple or Google does).
I managed to get it rooted, get the Google Play store installed and Google Music and a number of other apps running on it with very little fuss. I even tried Angry Birds and was able to play it using the track pad on the controller (would probably be a lot easier with a mouse and keyboard which I don’t have access to at the moment).
Even if you aren’t interested in doing all the power user type stuff, the main experience of the Ouya was great! I got into the market and downloaded a few random games. They downloaded pretty quickly, and they start up fast and shut down quickly. I got to play Canabalt on my big screen tv with my Dad which was just awesome.
I like how the “market” isn’t really a market at all. You just download a game that looks interesting, and then choose to buy it or buy the full version or buy content for it, or whatever, after you’ve already tried it.
I like the way the controller feels in my hands. The track pad is quite usable, as good as a laptop trackpad anyhow. The buttons feel nice and everything was very responsive. I heard in early units there were issues with things being sluggish and unresponsive, but I didn’t experience any of that so far.
The console boots up quickly when it is all-the-way-off (after being plugged in), probably under 30 seconds, and when turned off really just goes into a sleep mode, which comes back almost instantly when you “turn it on” again.
Overall I just really enjoy it and hope it does well.
If anyone has any questions I’d be glad to answer them. And of course if anyone else would like to share your Ouya experience, please do!