History of video games/Platforms/Ouya

History Development The "O" in the name Ouya was chosen to represent the openness of the device.When A Kickstarter Campaign Fails, Does Anyone Get The Money Back? https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2012/09/03/160505449/when-a-kickstarter-campaign-fails-does-anyone-get-their-money-back 12 February 2021 NPR.org en After asking for $950,000, in the span of about a month 63,000 backers raised 8.5 million dollars on the Ouya Kickstarter, with around 57,000 backers expecting to receive an Ouya console.History Lesson: The consoles that ‘failed’ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/consoles-that-failed/ VGC 1 November 2020 28 December 2019 Ouya consoles from the first production run have the names of backers who donated over $10,000 engraved on the side of the console. Launch thumb|Ouya color logotype. "If we don't nail this, nothing else really matters." Julie Uhrman, Ouya CEO 2013 Nvidia GPU Technology Conference sessionCunningham Andrew Ouya's founder: “If we don't nail this, nothing else really matters” https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/03/ouyas-founder-if-we-dont-nail-this-nothing-else-really-matters/ 21 April 2021 Ars Technica 20 March 2013 en-us In December 2012, Ouya developer consoles started to be received by backers.OUYA Android-Based Game Console Starts Shipping - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI2MzM www.phoronix.com 1 November 2020 At the time, the Ouya was the face of microconsoles.Gamasutra - The Android Microconsole Reference Guide for Game Developers https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/198919/the_android_microconsole_reference_.php?print=1 www.gamasutra.com 27 November 2020 The Ouya launch was notably not plagued by shortages.OUYA supplies steady as eBay price-gouge undermined https://www.slashgear.com/ouya-supplies-steady-as-ebay-price-gouge-undermined-26287998/ 22 April 2021 SlashGear 26 June 2013 However, the launch was not without controversy. Notably, many backers did not actually receive their units by the time retail units were being shipped to storefronts due to a shipping error, incensing both backers and the company alike.Robertson Adi Ouya console launches at Amazon and Best Buy, but early backers are still waiting https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/25/4463192/ouya-console-launches-retail-but-early-backers-still-waiting 25 December 2021 The Verge 25 June 2013 en Additionally, around launch there was some concern that the Ouya would be used to pirate games.Ouya Tries To Dispel Fears That The Console's Nintendo Emulators Will Promote Piracy https://kotaku.com/ouya-tries-to-dispel-fears-that-the-consoles-nintendo-458745016 25 December 2021 Kotaku en-us E3 2013 Incident A notable incident occurred outside of E3 2013, when E3 and Ouya were in dispute over Ouya's booth location across the street from the event.Sliva Marty E3 2013: Cops Called to Shut Down Ouya https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/12/e3-2013-cops-called-to-shut-down-ouya 18 December 2021 IGN 1 November 2021 enOuya Crashes E3, Organizers Call Cops https://www.pcmag.com/news/ouya-crashes-e3-organizers-call-cops 18 December 2021 PCMAG en Market Performance By July 2013 sales figures for games on Ouya were very poor, with several prominent games earning just a few hundred or thousand dollars.Ouya game sales figures released: It doesn't look good for Android console gaming - ExtremeTech https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/162077-ouya-game-sales-figures-released-it-doesnt-look-good-for-android-console-gaming www.extremetech.com 28 November 2020 In 2014 Ouya attempted to pivot to being a software platform.The Brief, Sad Life of An Alternative Video Game Console https://www.vice.com/en/article/z4mx7w/the-sad-brief-life-of-an-alternative-video-game-console www.vice.com 28 November 2020 en In February of 2015 Ouya announced a deal with Alibaba to enter the Chinese market.OUYA confirms further moves into China with Alibaba deal https://www.engadget.com/2015-02-03-ouya-alibaba-china.html 12 November 2021 Engadget Legacy Razer acquired the Ouya software in 2015 for their Forge TV console.Razer Confirms Acquiring OUYA Software - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Razer-Confirms-OUYA www.phoronix.com 1 November 2020 There were some issues brought up by the merger regarding developer pay,Indie Developers: Ouya Owes Us Thousands of Dollars https://www.vice.com/en/article/78xymq/indie-developers-ouya-owes-us-thousands-of-dollars www.vice.com 28 November 2020 en though this was resolved within a day.Razer Will Pay Ouya's Debts to Developers https://www.vice.com/en/article/jp5z38/razer-will-pay-ouyas-debts-to-developers www.vice.com 28 November 2020 en Online services for the Ouya were shut down on June 25th, 2019.Seven years later, the OUYA is dead for real https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/22/seven-years-later-the-ouya-is-dead-for-real/ TechCrunch 1 November 2020Welch Chris Ouya will be shut down for good on June 25th https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/22/18635800/razer-ouya-kickstarter-gaming-service-shutting-down-june-25 The Verge 1 November 2020 en 22 May 2019 Before the shutdown an effort was made by preservationists to conserve as much digital material as possible.Preservationists Are Racing to Save Ouya's Games Before They Disappear https://www.vice.com/en/article/qv7x4p/ouya-is-shutting-down-and-fans-are-preserving-games-before-they-disappear www.vice.com 3 November 2020 en Technology The Ouya is powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad core processor.The Failed OUYA Game Console Seeing Work For Mainline Linux Kernel Support - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OUYA-Mainline-Linux-2020 www.phoronix.com 1 November 2020 By the time of launch, in part due to rapid improvements in mobile processors, this had become a component of middling performance.Parrish Kevin Futuremark Publishes OUYA Console Dev Kit Benchmark https://www.tomshardware.com/news/OUYA-Futuremark-3DMark-Dev-Kit-Tegra-3,22058.html 3 April 2021 Tom's Hardware April 17, 2013 en The Ouya has one gigabyte of RAM and either 8 gigabytes of flash storage in the $99 model, and 16 gigabytes of flash storage in the $129 model.Ouya Updates Hardware With $129 16GB Console, 8GB Edition Remains At $99 https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/31/ouya-updates-hardware-with-129-16gb-version-8gb-edition-remains-at-99/ TechCrunch 1 November 2020 Every Ouya console is also a development kit, and is designed to be easy to open up.Hack This $99 Android Game Console https://www.vice.com/en/article/8qqbbx/hack-this-99-android-game-console www.vice.com 28 November 2020 en Notable games thumb|Towerfall, among the most successful former Ouya exclusives. The interest in OUYA has inspired a lot of devs to reach out to us with existing content and new ideas and we are trying to get back to each and every one of them. Julie Uhrman, Ouya CEO 2012 Engadget InterviewThe Engadget Interview: OUYA CEO Julie Uhrman on taking console concept to reality https://www.engadget.com/2012-07-17-interview-ouya-ceo-julie-uhrman.html 25 December 2020 Engadget en Towerfall Originally an Ouya exclusive, Towerfall sold 7,000 copies on the Ouya, making it one of the system's most popular games.'Towerfall,' OUYA's most popular game, only sold 7,000 copies https://www.engadget.com/2014-04-29-towerfall-tiny-sales-ouya.html Engadget 3 November 2020 enMatulef Jeffrey Beloved Ouya-exclusive competitive brawler TowerFall coming to PC https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-19-beloved-ouya-exclusive-towerfall-coming-to-pc Eurogamer 3 November 2020 en 31 July 2013 Read more about TowerFall on Wikipedia. Amazing Frog? Amazing Frog? was a launch game for the Ouya and a former Ouya exclusive that was an early humor oriented physics sandbox game.Amazing Frog coming to Linux, Mac and Windows PC from Ouya https://linuxgameconsortium.com/amazing-frog-coming-to-linux-mac-and-windows-pc-from-ouya/ 3 November 2020McCoy Brian Amazing Frog? Ouya Review http://www.igameresponsibly.com/2013/12/18/amazing-frog-ouya-review/ iGame Responsibly 3 November 2020 18 December 2013Development of the game for the limited Ouya hardware was a challenge for the developers.OUYA Why Amazing Frog? is on Steam Early Access https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/GazBushell/20150429/242245/OUYA_Why_Amazing_Frog_is_on_Steam_Early_Access.php www.gamasutra.com 3 November 2020 en Soul Fjord An Ouya exclusive rhythm game.Kim Swift's Soul Fjord out this month, still Ouya only https://www.destructoid.com/stories/kim-swift-s-soul-fjord-out-this-month-still-ouya-only-268963.phtml 31 December 2020 Destructoid english Gallery Console Controller and Accessories History Internals External Resources Ouya List of Ouya software Ouya Wayback Machine - Archived version of the official Ouya website (2013) Video Game Console Library - Ouya page. References 2 100% __NOTOC__