Startup Aims For $99, Android-Powered TV Game Console

rodrigoandrade writes "Ouya is a new Android-based home console that aims to bring to the living room the $0.99 games business model that has worked so well for Apple. The device 'will allow developers to easily create and sell their games and be fully “hackable” — anyone will be able to pull the machine apart and tinker with it to their heart’s content.' They're planning on shipping by March 2013. Admittedly, it's vaporware so far, but it could turn the industry on its head, effectively putting an end to the things we all hate about modern console gaming ($60 games, DLC, DRM, endless sequels, movie tie-ins, etc.)"

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Even GPU costs more

[Rtrtr]

Seriously. And since it's Android powered they don't even have the advantage of recouping costs via games. Ultimate failure. Google sucks.

Re:Even GPU costs more

[bucceneerwagstrom]

Personally I'm excited. Not because of the console itself, but the new way Google is taking with Android. They've been knowing for a while now that Microsoft is overtaking them with Bing, so instead of trying to fight a losing battle they keep moving to new territories. Ultimately Google will end up as hardware company with tangible products.

Re:Even GPU costs more

[bucceneerwagstrom]

And the fact that it cannot play any games that other consoles can. Google is failing with Android and they cannot keep it together or controlled.

Re:Even GPU costs more

[bucceneerwagstrom]

It's already happening. Google is losing in Russia to Yandex and in China to Baidu. Now, Microsoft is also overtaking Google in North America. Bing had 32% market share an year ago - now they have close to 40%. I'd say by the end of the year it will have something like 42%, and by 2015 it has majority at 60%