Oi you -- Ouya has a rumoured British price and release date. The crowd-funded Android-powered games console is set to arrive on these shores in March for £99.
The console will not only cost just south of a ton, but will be followed by a 3D version later this year, Pocket-lint reports. Plug the console into a 3DTV and your games gain an extra dimension.
Even if you're not enamoured of 3D, a bonus feature with some 3DTVs is that two glasses-wearing gamers sat side-by-side can play a multiplayer game on the same TV and both see their game on the whole screen, instead of splitting the screen in two. Fingers crossed a tri-dee Ouya offers the same feature.
The console runs Android software so anyone can build games for it, bridging the gap between casual games played on phones or tablets and traditional games consoles. It also connects to OnLive to play games online. Roughly the size of a Rubik's Cube, the Ouya is see-through and comes with customisable controllers.
Ouya is the result of a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign that earned over £5m. You can pre-order it now and get it delivered anywhere outside the US for a total of $119 (£73), direct from Ouya, for delivery in April. The £99 price tag will apply to Ouya when you buy it in UK shops.
Which shops will sell the Ouya console has yet to be confirmed, although there is talk that Amazon will be the only place you can buy it at first.
Would you play 3D games on an Ouya? Is a hundred quid a fair price? And will it transform the games console market? Tell me your thoughts in the comments or on our Facebook page.
Android App 
RSS Feeds 
iPhone App 
Newsletters 
Comments 3
Add your comment
anonymous 8 January, 2013 10:51
I think that this is a good idea, but with the arrival of the tegra 4 and the massive improvement in graphics that it brings, this is already feeling outdated before its released.
Meleagru 8 January, 2013 13:36
The problem is that it will take at least a year for games to be written that actually push the Ouya hardware. The feeling of being outdated is just that. A feeling. And it's something that we are being spoonfed as consumers, that we must have the newest and the best. It's all a ruse and normal people are grounded enough not to fall for it.
Angelos Bogatinis 8 January, 2013 15:13
@meleagru we have been always spoon fed the technology ... I.e. Intel... MS... Apple the rest corps they spoon feed us to make more cash... simples