[lewy20041]

"With fewer than 40 hours remaining in our Kickstarter campaign, it’s still business as usual at OUYA headquarters. We continue to jam on the task at hand, but we’ve got four quick announcements to share with you in this update.

First: We’ve been hearing requests from all over the Internet for a media player. Well we’re proud to announce that we will be working with XBMC.

That’s right. The award-winning, open source media player and entertainment hub is coming to OUYA. We’ve heard many of you buzzing about a potential OUYA-XBMC hook-up since Day One of launch. (Something of a match made in open source heaven!) Now, with a few hours left in our drive, we’re delivering.

Believe it, friends: XBMC, on OUYA, on your TV, legit.

Here it is, straight from the XBMC team:

Maybe it was inevitable. Maybe it was because of the hundreds, if not thousands, of demands on Twitter, in blogs, on Facebook, in Reddit, and in Kickstarter comments. Maybe it's because many of Team OUYA support XBMC, and nearly a third of Team XBMC members are OUYA backers.

Regardless, we are delighted to announce that XBMC will be working with OUYA to ensure that XBMC works well on the OUYA platform. OUYA's Android underpinnings and XBMC's work on Android (soon to be merged into master, pending final sign-offs!) will dramatically speed up that effort, as will early XBMC dev access to OUYA prototypes.

The conversation between our two teams is young, but talk is ongoing and positive. We look forward to providing more exciting news on this front as it develops.

- Nathan Betzen, XBMC Community Manager

And to our friends outside the US: we hear you. XBMC runs in over 40 different languages.

But that’s not all.

We’re boosting our radio reception around the world. We’ve partnered with TuneIn, a free service that lets people listen to the world's music, sports and news from wherever they are. With over 70,000 stations and two million on-demand programs, TuneIn offers unmatched variety for listeners across 230 countries and territories.

Enough of the tell and tell, we’ve also got some show and tell: That’s right! New renders for you. Eager to answer your questions about the size of OUYA, the team at fuseproject created some images to demonstrate the scale of the console and controller. Scroll down to check them out.

And, I guess I will end this update on a housekeeping note. Throughout our run on Kickstarter, our campaign page has served as the official OUYA information resource. After the campaign closes, we will unveil a new OUYA site at www.ouya.tv that will serve as OUYA central moving forward.

So with that, I’d like to thank you all once more for believing in this project and supporting it from the beginning. Again, we only have a handful of hours remaining, so please tell your friends about what we’re trying to do here. It’s your support that makes OUYA possible."


source:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...e/posts/283033

[DEFAULTDNB]

I thought this was old news? But XMBC is a sweet addition.

Aug. 07, 2012

[lewy20041]

xbmc on it will be something

[fanboysarestupid]

Digital consoles-only = I'm out

I appreciate digital content but if consoles are going digital-only then they don't leave much space of choice.

Besides, Ouya isn't all that impressive, it's as powerful as a smartphone.

[bammo]

I agree not many will sell when the games suck I can just play that crap on my phone dont need another crappy game console and digital only? How do people who live out in the boonies where fiber optic internet isnt available like everywhere else? your just stuck with a machine waste of money in my opinion

[Mistawes]

Yeah, I liked the idea of this too (open source = win in my book) but I'd rather use my Sensation (HDMI out) with XBMC and the PS3 controller for games than have another console sitting on a table barely used.

I'm even doubting if I should bother with the Raspberry Pi at this stage!

[japsander]

yeah this was reported a while back ( xbmc and ouya ) but it looks like a winner to me for a cheap smart tv upgrade

[carldenning]

Originally Posted by bammo I agree not many will sell when the games suck I can just play that crap on my phone dont need another crappy game console and digital only? How do people who live out in the boonies where fiber optic internet isnt available like everywhere else? your just stuck with a machine waste of money in my opinion

they not trying to be like ps3 , xbox etc i think it will sell and i will be getting one

any way good luck to them ,.
i think its amazing that they want $950,000 but raised $8,596,475

[stevorkz]

Originally Posted by Mistawes I'm even doubting if I should bother with the Raspberry Pi at this stage!

Get one anyway. They so damn impressive in contrast to its size and price. That device has happily taken so many of my hours away tinkering and tampering I recommend it to anyone with a bit of change in their wallet.

On topic:

I really love the android platform and LOVE open source nature of OUYA. But I agree with what was stated a few posts above. Digital only isnt a smart move however when I read this...

"It is expected to run on a modified version of Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich", and be open to rooting of the console Android operating-system without the user voiding the warranty"

...I'd be lying if I didnt say this is making me a bit excited. I would want one even if it wasnt for the games although Im sure piracy will thrive on the console even if for only the paid games...perhaps cracked game.apk files or something.

The fact that you can root them straight out of the box opens alot of doors for homebrew and I am pro homebrew more than I am anti Digital-Only

[Adamsville]

i was thinking about grabbing either a raspb pi or a android mini pc