Comment on The reality of the Ouya console doesn’t match the hypeparentComments−towndrunk14yThe iPhone didn't have any games either until the actual iPhone SDK was released, which was much later then the iPhone itself was released.−geon14y> which was much later then the iPhone itself was released.Right there is part of your answer. Apple already had a large user base and a great demand for third party apps, both from users and developers.OYUA has none of that.−cube1314yThe difference is that the iPhone is a phone, not a gaming platform.−Kronopath14yExactly. People who buy the iPhone do not do so primarily for games. People who buy the Ouya do.
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The iPhone didn't have any games either until the actual iPhone SDK was released, which was much later then the iPhone itself was released.
> which was much later then the iPhone itself was released.
Right there is part of your answer. Apple already had a large user base and a great demand for third party apps, both from users and developers.
OYUA has none of that.
The difference is that the iPhone is a phone, not a gaming platform.
Exactly. People who buy the iPhone do not do so primarily for games. People who buy the Ouya do.