Reddit reviews OUYA Wireless Controller

Funny thing is, the Stadia controller looks to be descended from the Ouya controller.

https://www.amazon.com/OUYA-Wireless-Controller/dp/B002I0GX38

https://gamexguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/buduschee-esche-ne-nastupilo-pervye-obzory-google-stadia-62266-760x430.jpg

If you are going to package Gear VR with a separate controller as a design target, it's better to aim for quality. The controller you link to doesn't appear to have much more functionality than what's already in the headset (no motion controls, just a thumb stick with four buttons, 2 triggers, 'power', and 'home'?).

Technically, the Gear VR does come with a controller: it's just integrated into the side of the headset. Even the SteelSeries Stratus XL, endorsed by Oculus as I mention below, raised a couple red flags to me as a potential buyer: I'm no stranger to subpar analog components on a premium-priced controller (Ouya owner here), and this can be very annoying to say the least. This in particular:
>Some games work fine but other games just spins the game characters uncontrollably.

is a classic symptom of a shoddy analog component on a controller. No amount of software design can fix cheap or imprecise hardware components if your game calls for a certain level of precision. Second, no clip to hold the phone when playing a non-VR game. Surprisingly enough, I do play games on a phone not just in VR that require a controller and the extendable arm is indispensable to me.

Point being, I prefer not to have companies spend my money for me when there is a list of options available. Or, if they are going to go with a packaged deal in order to present a unified design target, at least make sure it's the very, very best.

That stated, my intuition tells me a game controller is something that benefits from free market competition (a company that chooses to package their product with a peripheral made by a different company is exempting the peripheral from this process). We've had game controllers for long enough to figure out more or less what a controller "is" (hello design target); let the market sort out which one is best.

/2c

http://www.ebgames.com/elect/accessories/ouya-game-controller/107852

What was that about pulling things out of your ass?

http://www.amazon.com/OUYA-Wireless-Controller/dp/B002I0GX38

$50, jackass. Its $50. Where the hell did you get $30?

Saw some conversation about controllers in here. I just discovered last night the ouya controller from the ouya game console works Great! http://www.amazon.com/OUYA-Wireless-Controller/dp/B002I0GX38
Started Dread halls, walked a few feet and... I chickened out... again:)

http://www.amazon.ca/OUYA-Wireless-Controller-Standard-Edition/dp/B002I0GX38/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405744340&sr=8-1&keywords=ouya+controllers

I've used a bluetooth mouse to click on things in a pinch (where i just hold it against my chest as the mousing surface to move the cursor around).

Alternatively, I have a Ouya game controller that I use for playing games on my Android devices. The controller actually has a touchpad in the center that you can use to control the cursor and tap on stuff. https://www.amazon.com/OUYA-Wireless-Controller/dp/B002I0GX38