The Ouya console designers have released several new concept pictures detailing the main device and its controller. The Android-based console Ouya, has become a kickstarter phenomenon with more then 43,000 people giving their support, achieving a total of 5.5 million dollars in investments so far. The new console is making a name for itself by attempting to be the first “hackable” system, meaning players can open up and change the hardware around, without voiding their license.
Ouya is currently being built by Fuseproject, and is said to contain a Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core ARM processor, 1GB of memory, 8GB worth of flash storage and 2 USB ports.
The first image in question shows the console’s ability to be easily opened with a basic screwdriver, simply by removing all of four screws on the top panel.
Next we get a good look at the consoles complete size, stated to be no larger then a traditional rubix cube.
Last we see the controller, being described a still a “work in progress” by the developers, also stating from the official kickstarter page “We’re still deciding on the buttons. For now, we’ve stuck with the colour circles as placeholders.”
In other exciting Ouya news, comes the statement about OnLive. “We are pleased to announce that OnLive will be available on Ouya at launch, extending and building on our commitment to make the best games available to everyone, everywhere.” OnLive has since said Ouya can help them achieve their goal to “make the best games available to everyone, everywhere.” Verifying a CVG story that reported on the OnLive Ouya deal first read “When OnLive first heard about Ouya, we were excited to see console gaming becoming more available and open. Like Ouya, we came to gaming with a new vision for making top-quality gaming accessible to more people, and we continue to look for ways to expand on that vision.”
“Ouya is rethinking the console business, making waves by using standard technology to make gaming for your living room accessible, affordable and more innovative than ever. In OnLive’s case, we pioneered a groundbreaking, cloud-based system that instantly delivers games to any device on demand.
OnLive UK boss Bruce Grove has also spoken out about the deal, saying “If Ouya comes along and connects to your TV and suddenly puts games in front of people in an easy way and makes it low friction, that’s going to attract a new market.” “The industry has exploded and now there are far more people out there who are playing games than we might consider to be gamers. Give someone a $99 box, tell them to plug it into their TV, give them a whole load of games, at $99 [Ouya] are going to do pretty well.”
To put it all into perspective, the overall goal of the OnLive deal is to deliver “hundreds” of new titles from over 80 publishers to Ouya in real time streaming. Access to play any of these games at home, as well as anywhere you might travel on your PC, Macs, tablets, or smartphones. Instant demos also make an appearance, allowing any players roughly 30 minutes of game time for free, letting you decide what titles you want to purchase with their hard earned cash.
