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Ouya's Kickstarter campaign has come to a close, though not before raising just shy of $8.6 million in non-refundable funding from backers anxious to see this project through. The $99 Android console struck a chord with gamers and promises to deliver a low-cost entertainment experience to the living room comprised of freemium titles and a wealth of media center and streaming functionality, all from a tiny console about the size of a Rubik's Cube. Oh, and it's already available for pre-order.
That's right, you can reserve an Ouya console at Ouya.tv. There's a $10 shipping fee for U.S. customers that brings the price of the console plus a single controller to $109. You can also pre-order the console with two controllers for $139 or with four controllers for $199.
International customers are charged a $20 shipping fee, so the price for the console with one, two, and four controllers is $119, $149, and $209, respectively. Regardless of where you live, Ouya's expected delivery is pegged for April 2013, which is just eight months away.
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Rift2
August 13, 2012 at 12:16am
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jaygregz
August 11, 2012 at 5:33pm
$109 dollars for a full functioning XBMC.. I'll take 4 please. As for onlive.. I'll pass. I love the idea of the technology and the fact that it's even possible to stream games but the latency is what bothers me. I could care less that it's only 720P. Story>Graphics any day. Single player gaming is fine for onlive but without major multiplayer capabilities the gaming on it just isn't for me. Add that in with the fact that you don't actually own the titles you purchase and it's shortcomings are pretty obvious. I suppose having Onlive for single player rentals that I could beat in a couple days wouldn't be a terrible idea.. but it's not like I don't have a 360 in the other room and a butt load of redboxes nearby that stock all the major titles.
aarcane
August 11, 2012 at 4:23pm
If I can run cyanogenmod on it, and still install the ouya store, It sounds like a brilliant idea. Time will tell. XBMC on android support may make or break this device though.
Gezzer
August 10, 2012 at 11:30pm
Add me to the rest of the fence sitters.
It's interesting, but at this point that's about it.
B.A.Frayd
August 10, 2012 at 10:21pm
I've got 100 games in my steam library that I haven't even played yet. More Steam sales will be coming.
I don't need a console for my TV that plays mostly third-rate games.
It would be nice if it killed the MS crap BoX and Sony P-station business model though...
bling581
August 13, 2012 at 9:46am
"I've got 100 games in my steam library that I haven't even played yet"
Every sale I try to hold back but I just can't help it either.
Scatter
August 10, 2012 at 9:36pm
So if it's an open platform does this mean that they only make their money on the hardware sales and don't make anything off of games that play on it?
Peanut Fox
August 10, 2012 at 10:36pm
It's my understanding that they'll be taking a cut of anything sold in the Ouya store. I doubt they have even ironed out anything concrete for that at this point.
UrbanSmooth
August 10, 2012 at 8:15pm
The unfortunate thing about streaming game services (cloud gaming) is that you are at the mercy of their hardware and servers, and thus, can only run their settings. Also, no mods.
So, we now have four avenues of e-gaming these days:
1. Glorious PC Gaming Master Race
2. Console Gaming
3. Mobile Gaming
4. Streaming/Cloud GamingGuess which one gives you the most control and highest quality?
RaptorJohnson
August 11, 2012 at 10:57am
I hate how we get picked on for knowing that our platform is objectively superior.
Peanut Fox
August 10, 2012 at 10:34pm
I'd say one, two, and three are about the same when you levy some of the outrageous DRM schemes available exclusively on the PC.
Khoiboi
August 10, 2012 at 2:42pm
Am I doing my math right?
Console = $99
2 Controllers + Console = $139
2 Controllers = $40
4 Controllers + Console = $199
4 Controllers = $1002 Controllers = $40/$20 per
4 Controllers = $100/$25 perWhy? Maybe I missed something?
LevierPekinese
August 10, 2012 at 3:24pm
Yes, you did. Miss something, that is.
Console + 1 Controller = $100 + $10 shipping
Console + 2 Controllers = $130 + $10 shipping
Console + 4 Controllers = $190 + $10 shipping
If a controller costs $30 and the console costs $70, the pricing was extrapolated properly.
jgottberg
August 10, 2012 at 1:41pm
Anyone know if the controllers are wired or wireless? At that price, I'd imagine wired but haven't seen anything one way or the other.
For $109 or even $129, it's a low-risk price of admission to try something different.
kixofmyg0t
August 10, 2012 at 1:06pm
Ouya+OnLive=PC level gaming for about $120.
OnLive is how I play most PC titles anyway.
Xenite
August 10, 2012 at 2:35pm
OnLive will die off and fairly soon. It was a bad idea to begin with, they are burning through investor money and so far not much profit insight.
And seeing how according to their TOS you don't even own the games you buy, it's a terrible investment for gamers who will have zero access to titles they purchase after the close down.
CaptainFabulous
August 11, 2012 at 9:48am
Have you read your Steam TOS recently? You don't own those games either.
OnLive isn't going anywhere. Many hi-tech companies go for upwards of 5 or more years before they start turning a profit.
kixofmyg0t
August 10, 2012 at 3:38pm
OnLive won't die off....and certainly not soon. Its a great idea! I'd rather pay one flat fee every month to play whatever I want instead of spending hundreds of dollars on games I don't play all the time and need stupid DRM schemes in place to even play.
vrmlbasic
August 10, 2012 at 1:41pm
Isn't OnLive still only at "720p" resolution?
That's a far cry from "PC level gaming", if so. That's not even half of the now ancient 1920*1080, and is literally only 25% of the resolution that these Korean monitors on eBay run at.
CaptainFabulous
August 11, 2012 at 9:54am
If by "720p" you mean the same resolution as your XBox 360 and PS3, and roughly the same resolution as most laptops, then yes.
OnLive isn't meant to supplant gaming rigs that can crank out 2560 x 1440 resolution. It's meant for people who have older machines or laptops that aren't powerful enough to play games. Since no hardware is needed it's a pretty cheap option.
I wouldn't call it "pc level gaming", but it's definitely "console level gaming".
Neufeldt2002
August 11, 2012 at 11:59am
Don't know about the xbox since I don't have one, but the PS3 can run at 1080p, mine does, I just checked the settings. We have some games that run at 1080i resolutions too, granted though the majority is 720.
kixofmyg0t
August 10, 2012 at 3:40pm
Well considering the tablet I play most of OnLive on has a 1280x800 Res anyway....guess I'm not missing anything am I?
jgottberg
August 10, 2012 at 1:43pm
Yikes... 720p??? If that's the case, it's a definite pass... At least until a higher res becomes available.
wolfing
August 10, 2012 at 1:12pm
I tried Onlive when it was in beta, but three things I didn't like so I haven't checked it after it went official...
- Lag: The quality wasn't stellar at all (and no I wasn't downloading anything at the same time)
- Catalog: Pretty much none of the titles available at launch were of interest to me (I got 2 free games don't remember how, couldn't decide at the time which games I didn't like the least).
- Controls: Lots of those games looked like they required a controller to play (guess you could play with the keyboard but they were not configurable and the buttons were all over the place), which I don't have and am not interested in having.Have these problems been improved?
kixofmyg0t
August 10, 2012 at 3:35pm
Onlive is the only way I can play Batman Arkham City and Splinter Cell: Conviction. Everything else I have on PS3.
Lag isn't bad if you have something other than DSL.
The list of games is pretty decent, at launch it wasn't stellar.
Controller? Yeah you CAN play like that. I do on my tablet. But you can use mouse and keyboard too.
Exarkun1138
August 10, 2012 at 12:12pm
Meh, I'll stick with the superior form of gaming, The PC, thank you!
Straegen
August 10, 2012 at 12:10pm
Lots of potential here but like a lot of people will take a wait and see approach.
Brett Schealler
August 10, 2012 at 12:05pm
"International customers are charged a $20 shipping fee, so the price for the console with one, two, and three controllers is $119, $149, and $209, respectively."
is it really three controllers for $209, or is it supposed to be four?
wolfing
August 10, 2012 at 1:06pm
I don't think there is an option for 3 controllers, it used to be 1 and 2 (+$30) and recently they added the four controller setup
big_montana
August 10, 2012 at 11:46am
I will let others beta test this unit first, before I decide if I want one or not.
ultrapain
August 10, 2012 at 11:41am
Hats off to Android for continuing to gain traction for the open source world. Thank you for building onto the foundation that Linux created!!!
