OUYA Android-Based Game Console Starts Shipping

[phoronix]

Phoronix: OUYA Android-Based Game Console Starts Shipping

The Kickstarter-backed company to produce OUYA, an original game console built around Google's Android Linux-based operating system, is beginning to ship their developer consoles and SDK...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTI2MzM

[e8hffff]

Agree with the article. Consoles have to be cutting edge else the risk being the bottom self sales item.

Ouya also doesn't break any boundaries. There are already plenty of set top boxes running ARM/Android that can take joysticks. It's important though that they set standards that buyer and developers can rely on, as in all the same joystick configurations and items supplied. The reason behind this is developers willl mainly target the mass install base standard so it should be high and solid to start with.

I'm also very critical of these crowd funding projects. I fear many are siphoning monies off for high salary positions or cash for buddy equipment.

Maybe they should beg Steam to add gaming option to their existing Stream client for Android and have it work well with Ouya.

[e8hffff]

The lady behind the project does come across as someone with a passion and history for gamers, so I wish them well.

The Ouya may promote Android to further bite into Microsoft's share of the market which can only be a good thing.

[Veerappan]

I'm hoping for the best at this point. I've got one console and 2 controllers which should get shipped with the rest of the consoles for users. If nothing else, I'll hopefully get a MythTV/XBMC front-end with a Super-NES emulator. At the best, I'll have a gaming console to hook up to the spare TV my wife and I are hoping to purchase.

[Krysto]

I hope it succeeds, because I was hoping for something like this ever since Google announced Google TV 2 years ago. I'd really like to see more Android-base consoles.

That being said, I feel the same way about it not having a modern 2013 A15/OpenGL ES 3.0-based SoC when it arrives next year. I mean, it will be hard enough to become successful as it is - not having anything that exciting in terms of game performance and graphics is really disappointing. I mean Tegra 3 can barely support 1080p resolutions for crying out loud.

If I were them, I'd also release an OUYA+ or OUYA 2.0 this fall, with a high-end Exynos 5 Quad or Tegra 4 chip.

[Kristian Joensen]

A correction to the article: Valve has NOT confirmed any Steam or Linux based console at all.

[n3wu53r]

A correction to the article: Valve has NOT confirmed any Steam or Linux based console at all.

They have confirmed it.
http://kotaku.com/5966860/gabe-newel...t+gen-consoles

Wether it will run Linux has not been confirmed.

[crazycheese]

They have confirmed it.
http://kotaku.com/5966860/gabe-newel...t+gen-consoles

Wether it will run Linux has not been confirmed.

The chances them investing into Linux and not using it for console are 0.00%

[Kristian Joensen]

They have confirmed it.
http://kotaku.com/5966860/gabe-newel...t+gen-consoles

Wether it will run Linux has not been confirmed.

Living room PC != console.

[Michael]

Living room PC != console.

I've heard Steam Linux console directly out of Gabe's mouth...