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Aren't 2d sprite games basically pre-rendered?
Age of Empires?
Oddworld?
I remember an old DOS spaceship movie game. Like the game was pre-rendered movie sections but ou had to click stuff with the mouse and it'd either show a section where it crashes or where it makes ti through to the next part of the base. It was an interactive multi-media experience.

Just sprite graphics and pre-rendered graphics are different. See Lenny's post video. That's also one of those games, actually the one where QTE and cutscenes crap is originated. Technically, that hardly can even be called a game, because all you do is watch cutscenes while pressing a button when prompted with right pattern that you have to memorize. Even simple Simon game makes a better game for that matter, because it randomized the pattern every time. Those kind of games are like memorizing cheat code, only that your cheat code input is your whole game.

Semi-official. £35 ($50 ish) to unlock a trade-in game. If sony follow I'm back playing tablet or PC games.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-24-this-is-how-xbox-one-game-trade-ins-will-work-apparently

though at this price I dread to think what a new game will cost. Obviously it will be worth it with all the extra CGI they'll be adding to pad the game out

[edit]and it gets worse
http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/24/xbox-one-kinect-2s-visual-drm-functions-found-in-patent-file-report/

seems they want to restrict who and how many can actually play a game....

... and I've just been reading about the TV integration, it'll use a IR blaster to redirect signals from a set top box. Except of course in the UK (and possibly Europe and the rest of the world apart from America) we don't use set top boxes - we have digital tuners built into the TV.

Its the same bullshit as always online DRM. They're just pushing it to see how far they can take it. Just to see how deep up peoples asses they can push their capitalistic monster dick. Its pretty deep now.

People still don't care.

As long as its shaped as a companion cube.

They aren't treating it like a trade in. More like a license, and the disk you have is just medium to transfer the installer. And you need a new key for every unique install, much like pc software these days. Anyone wanting to install off that media will need a separate unique license.

I really hope it blows up in their faces.

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Because anything goes to shit when profits become The #1 Major Priority.

Not sure if trolling, or just stupid.

If you're on this forum as a game developer, you should know that awesome things can be done with even the more limited platforms.
Obviously, if it's in your living room connected to your TV, there aren't going to be games "meant to be experienced 3-5 minutes at a time" on the console. You're going to see games meant to be played in a living room, on a TV, with a controller. More typical games, like RPGs, side-scrollers, etc.

Saying Ouya or even Android can only do 3-5 minute game experiences is like saying "Windows can only do spreadsheets," or "Allegro can only do older-looking games".

Agreed it's dated already, but it's possible to mod the Ouya and add newer hardware, too. Not to mention that its current hardware isn't terrible, plus controller/HDMI support.
Either way I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do on it! It's powerful enough to run the game I'm currently developing, so I'll definitely be checking it out.

Still cheaper than buying a $400+ phone.

But the point I was trying to make earlier was that the type of games on the console has nothing to do with it running Android, or having hardware similar to smartphones. It's more than enough to run games of the caliber of VVVVVV, Super Meat Boy, etc.