OUYA is reportedly up for sale due to being unable to sort out debt into a manageable form. CEO Julie Uhrman sent out an email to staff earlier this month, and that message has leaked out. According to the email Uhrman believes there is still a future for the company, with the OUYA now having 1000 apps available for it, and apparently a bigger library of Android content designed for TV than Amazon.
“Our focus now is trying to recover as much investor capital as possible. We believe we’ve built something real and valuable. I continue to read the tweets and emails of our fans who play OUYA every day, and our catalog is now over 1,000 apps and 40,000 developers. We have the largest library of Android content for the TV (still more than Amazon) — hells ya!”
Just a couple of months ago Chinese firm Alibaba invested $10 million into microconsole company. However OUYA is looking to find interest by the end of April and early May. There is yet to be word from the company at large of where it is in the process, or whether anyone is yet interested in financing a future for OUYA. Once more is known we will post updates.
Source: Fortune.com
Kennykazey
It was an interesting idea, the OUYA. It’s just a shame that the execution wasn’t up to scratch.
I mean, the system was made with an aluminum case, which blocked the signals from its controllers! You’d get better range and stability if you laid the system on the side, with the top facing towards you. And it struggled to handle two players simultaneously.
I should probably fire it up again one day to see what’s new, but I’m just not expecting much worthwhile.
RudeAwakening
To be honest im not at all surprised by OUYA failing, i just don’t see the draw in playing mobile games on the big screen.
bunimomike
Same here. It wasn’t a good idea, from my perspective. It was doomed to fail if you ask me.