News

$99 Android Gaming Console unveiled

Gaming consoles work at significantly cheaper than most gaming computers, yet for many they still aren’t affordable. Ed Fries (One of the co-creators of Microsoft’s first Xbox) along with designer Yves Béhar (the man behind the one laptop per child scheme) are developing what they hope to be the next big gaming console, to join the current big 3 of the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360.

This new gaming console project is called Ouya, pronounced Oooh Yah. At $99 it stands to beat every other console for value, even Microsoft’s $99 Xbox which will be subsidised by tying you into a 2 year Xbox Live subscription. However, what may disappoint some is that all games for the platform are totally free. Meaning its unlikely current blockbuster titles will be available on this console, which should be obvious given the fact it runs an Android OS anyway.

The question of how game developers will make money is also a valid one, we expect advert placement and “pay for additional features” to be the mainstay of the Ouya economy. Although there will probably be a unique Ouya game marketplace, we don’t expect it would be that difficult for an android enthusiast to access standard Android features and games with a bit of tweaking.

Unfortunately for those of you who are now really interested in this, it is only in the design phase and all pictures are just concept art. But It does seem likely that the GameCube-esque $99 Ouya console will make it to market, representing a growing shift towards cheaper Android based computing systems and free to play games.

Source

Ryan Martin

Disqus Comments Loading...

Recent Posts

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 Possible Price Revealed

According to a new report, the GeForce RTX 5090 GPU will be very expensive. It…

14 hours ago

AMD Krackan Processor with 6 Zen 5 and Zen 5c Cores for Budget AI Laptops Leaked

A new AMD processor in the form of an engineering model has been leaked in…

14 hours ago

SK Hynix Begins Production of First 321-Layer NAND Chips

SK Hynix has claimed to be the first company to mass-produce 321-layer NAND memory chips.…

15 hours ago

Trust Gaming GXT 609 Zoxa 2.0 PC Speakers

SOUNDS GREAT – Full stereo sound (12W peak power) gives your setup a booming audio…

19 hours ago

PowerA Wired Controller for Nintendo Switch

Special Edition Yoshi design Ergonomic controller shape with Nintendo Switch button layout Detachable 10ft (3m)…

19 hours ago

Logitech G Saitek PRO Flight Rudder Pedals

Fluid Motion: These flight rudder pedals are smooth and accurate that enable precise control over…

19 hours ago