Ouya
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| Generation | Eighth generation |
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| Release date | March 2013 |
| Introductory price | $99 |
| Operating system | Android 4.0 |
| CPU | Tegra quad-core processor |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM |
| Storage | 8 GB internal flash |
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| Input | USB 2.0 (one) |
| Controller input | Wireless controller |
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| Website | ouya |
The Ouya (styled as OUYA) is an upcoming open-source video game console running on the Android mobile operating system Involved in the project is Xbox co-creator Ed Fries, and designer Yves Béhar. A release date is currently scheduled for March 2013. [1]
History
Announcement
Ouya was announced on July 10, 2012, to be a home console made by a team of experts, as decided by the CEO of Boxer8, Julie Uhrman. At 6AM PST the same day, Ouya started up a Kickstarter campaign to raise $950,000 to gauge how many people were really up to the project. Boxer8 confirmed having a working prototype with in-progress software and user interface. The device was to run on Android 4.0, with a few exceptions being it uses an exclusive Ouya store as opposed to the Google Play store. It featured many high-end specs, and came with a price tag of $99 (only $95 for 1000 "early birds" to the Kickstarter campaign). Within 8 hours of the Kickstarter project's unveiling, Ouya reached its goal, and continues to increase as more models are made available at the consistent $99, currently exceeding 300% of their goal at over $3 million. According to Kickstarter, in reaching its goal, Ouya holds the record for best first day performance of any project hosted to date. Within the first 24 hours the project attracted one backer every 5.59 seconds going into day two[2] [3] . Ouya became the eighth project in Kickstarter history to raise more than a million dollars.
The Ouya Kickstarter page also featured an introduction into the Ouya, including looks at the designing of the 3" touchpad-sporting controller, the motherboard, and the interface in the Ouya's game store, showing several games from indie developers who had supported and invested in Ouya as of 7 months prior, says Uhrman in an exclusive interview, including Minecraft, Canabalt, Triple Town, and many others.
The following day, July 11, 2012, at roughly 8:30 PST, Ouya exceeded 300% of its goal ($2,850,000) with 22,747 backers, continuing to raise money from pledges and raise the number of available $99 models, sitting already at 80,000 models. The Ouya team also said they were taking into account the many requests of backers commenting on their Kickstarter (including for multiple USB ports and USB 3.0, SD Card slot, Ethernet port, expanded RAM), stating they would not release a console with outdated tech. They confirmed hours later that "we're hearing rumors of Ethernet," implying the new addition, but did say they were keeping 1GB RAM, and multiple USB ports.
Hardware
Specifications:
- Tegra 3 quad-core processor
- 1GB RAM
- 8GB of internal flash storage
- HDMI connection to the TV, with support for up to 1080p HD
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth LE 4.0
- Multiple USB 2.0
- Wireless controller sporting two analog sticks, d-pad, eight action buttons, a system button, and 3" touchpad
- Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich"
Features
The Ouya features an exclusive Ouya store with applications and games designed specifically for the Ouya system. Out of the box, Ouya includes a Twitch.TV application. It also runs on a modified Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich", and is easy to hack for all users through the simple rooting (and on developer models, provided during the Kickstarter campaign for $699, came rooted). All systems are development kits, allowing any Ouya owner and gamer to also be a developer, without the need for licensing or publishing fees. All games are required to have some kind of free-to-play form (such as trials, with either single upgrades to the full versions, or micro-transactions throughout the games), a model adopted from such games as League of Legends, Team Fortress 2, Triple Town, and many others.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/03/report-xbox-co-creator-backing-99-android-based-game-console/
- ^ Strickler, Yancey. "Ouya's Big Day". Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ http://www.gameverse.com/2012/07/11/ouya-game-console-kicks-off-strong/
4. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/story/2012-07-10/ouya-game-console/56118310/1
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