Ouya wants to have a new version of its $99 Android game console every year
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Just like other mobile devices, Ouya is planned to get a new model with better specs and improved performance.
“Our plan is to have a yearly refresh of Ouya where we leverage the best-performing chips and take advantage of falling component prices to create the best experience we can at the $99 price point,” Uhrman said. “If we could do it for less than $99, we would.”
The first-generation Ouya is expected to ship to thousands of Kickstarter backer in March 2013, just after a month.
And if the game console is indeed a success, we wouldn’t be surprised if future iterations come with more powerful chips like the Tegra 4 instead of Tegra 3. But even now the console has a performance advantage over Tegra 3-based tablets. While the hardware that both use is the same, the Ouya plugs into the wall and doesn’t need to worry about power efficiency, so all four cores of the Tegra 3 can run at their full 1.6GHz capacity.
Another interesting idea, the team behind the console has is to only filter for things like pornography, but not the quality of apps. This would allow everyone to develop games for the television, which is exciting. And when it comes to discovering quality games among all, it is relying on user engagement rather than sales, and that’s a hugely different approach.
Ouya will be sold for $100, and an additional controller (now, with a touchpad) will cost $50. There’s definitely a lot of excitement around Ouya, and the backing of major retailers shows that is justified. Let’s hope that it lives up to the high hopes.
source: The Verge
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8 Comments
1. TylerGrunter posted on 08 Feb 2013, 04:31 0
Saddly enough I think Tegra 3 is underperforming for a console, so I'll wait for the next interaton with Tegra 4 as the GPU is 6 times more powerful. In one year you get the performance boost that took 10 years in normal consoles. Yeah!!!
6. downphoenix posted on 08 Feb 2013, 14:16 0
its well beyond what a similarly priced Wii can do. And the cost of games will be very low compared to traditional consoles. I think they can be a big hit for the more casual gamers.
2. darac posted on 08 Feb 2013, 04:46 2
..and Ouya 3 should be more powerful than current consoles.
And run a spectacular OS at that.
Plenty of bang for hundred bucks if you ask me
4. bluescreen posted on 08 Feb 2013, 06:14 0
i agree....sony an microsoft need to take note of this price point if u ask me
7. BiN4RY posted on 09 Feb 2013, 16:07 0
Yeah right, an ARM based console beating X86 based consoles, I would love to see that happen
3. jroc74 posted on 08 Feb 2013, 06:12 1
I'm down with this. I might get both this and Project Shield.
5. sonofzeus posted on 08 Feb 2013, 11:28 1
NVIDIA Shield Vs OUYA....................Yipeeeeeeeeee
8. Fuego84 posted on 09 Feb 2013, 20:27 0
I'm willing to buy this instead of next gen consoles from Microsoft and Sony in retaliation of games being locked to consoles, unless $60 titles turn out not to exceed $25.
