[Rumor] Google is ready for the console market with Ouya

[NekoJonez]

What happens when the minds behind One Laptop per Child, Xbox, Peek, Color, and IGN join forces? You get the next generation of gaming console, but it is unlike anything that has come before it. This rumored $99 Android console called Ouya will connect to a TV and deliver a completely FREE gaming experience to everyone. How the hell will this work?

Well for $99, customers will be able to play anything and publish anything, so long as it’s free. In fact, the AngelList post claims that the hardware is meant “to be hacked”, with every customer getting a dev kit with their purchase. We still don’t have all the details or even know if this is real, but based on the Internet buzz; I bet Google will be making this announcement official soon enough.

Credit: http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-google-ready-console-market-ouya

We don't often report on startups without a physical product to their name, but when you've got sponsors like Ouya does, it's hard not to pay attention. According to a posting on AngelList, Ouya has recruited the talents of Yves Behar to build a $99 Android game console that you can connect to a TV, with a high-concept developer ecosystem that's as free as can be. Any developer will be able to publish games, claims the listing, and all games will be free to play. Even the underlying hardware is "built to be hacked" — every customer who buys a retail box will get a dev kit in the bargain, the site claims.

As we alluded to earlier, though, it's not just Jawbone Jambox and One Laptop Per Child designer Yves Behar who's on board. The project's advisors also include Ed Fries of Xbox fame, Amol Sarva of Peek, Peter Pham of Color, and counts Julie Uhrman of IGN as its founder and CEO. There's also a gentleman named Muffi Ghadiali, who appears to be leaving Amazon's Lab126 where he helped ship Kindle. At $99, the Ouya would be playing in the same space as Google TV boxes like Vizio's Co-Star, but we're eager to see what games Ouya might attract. We're on the lookout for more details and hope to have them for you soon.

Credit: http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/2/3134004/ouya-a-99-hackable-android-game-console-designed-by-yves-behar

[NekoBot]

dude..... googles bigger then any game company. If what they make is good they will rule the market

[NekoJonez]

dude..... googles bigger then any game company. If what they make is good they will rule the market

Hrm... Maybe a bit too... high claims I think...

[NekoBot]

In fact they have more money to spare then any company in th world I beleive. If tjeir android console is a hit success then they might move on tho systems and be supeier to microsoft nintendo and sony

If their competition is too great one of the great thre consoles parties might merge their gaming department to compete. o.o

this is probably over specuation on my part though

[Cupcake Fury]

I am keeping a eye on this...
If this is good I may get it :3