You have surely heard of the console Ouya, the first console that will run with an Android system in which its developers have been working for about a year. You have heard so much about it, and for so long, that the truth is that one does not know if we are talking about myth or reality. Well, there must be some reality in all this, because today it is known who will be the first lucky distributors to market the Ouya, and that they will do so for the price with which the company marks the reserves: for $99, these are, 77 Euros. Not bad at all, right?
In December we knew that Ouya was on the right track, as we learned that 1.200 developers had been sent and began to receive special models of the console to start working with all kinds of software on it.
Remembering, we can say that one of the things that will attract the most of this console is its size, since it can be covered practically with two hands, so it can be placed anywhere near the television, and that the last thing we knew in December on the release date was that the Ouya would be available in the month of March. But the new information confirms that the Ouya will be asked a little more, and it will not be in stores until the month of June of this year. Of course, if you do not want to risk possible supply shortages on the same departure date, you can make the reservation of the console today through the official website.
What we know today is that the first distributors to market the console will be Large chain Target, Best Buy, and Gamestop for a price of $99Although each additional remote will cost another $ 50. And the most important thing is that Amazon It will also be another of those who will keep the Ouya in their warehouses, so it is unlikely that the availability of the console will become a problem.
In addition to those who invested in Kickstarter to ensure their console, which totaled 68.000 orders, the Ouya spokesperson confirms today that the console's reservations are growing month by month to the point that it already exceeds the initial Kickstarter reservations . So we know, that at least, they already are 136.000 the eager awaiting your Android console.
These are the last characteristics we knew about the console from the guys from Ouya:
- SoC Nvidia Tegra 3 quad core
- 1 GB of RAM
- 8GB storage (with microSD card slot up to 32GB)
- Controllers with wireless connectivity
- WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and USB 2.0 ports
- Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system (upgradeable)
Remember that, if you want to reserve your Ouya before the release date in June, you can do it through the official console page