The gaming revolution has begun. Ouya, a startup that launched with the outsized goal of challenging the big three gaming platforms of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, reported on Friday that it had shipped 1,200 consoles to developers. The Android-based product is a deceptively simple-looking cube the size of a coffee mug, which is meant to hook up to a television set. The fact that Ouya is an open TV/console platform is its competitive differentiator as it tries to make headway in the gaming space.
Ouya Comes Out of the Gate Running
Posted by: Erika Morphy December 29, 2012 05:00 AMThe gaming revolution has begun. Ouya, a startup that launched with the outsized goal of challenging the big three gaming platforms of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, reported on Friday that it had shipped 1,200 consoles to developers. The Android-based product is a deceptively simple-looking cube the size of a coffee mug, which is meant to hook up to a television set. The fact that Ouya is an open TV/console platform is its competitive differentiator as it tries to make headway in the gaming space.