NEWS
by Mark Barley
Ouya Android-based console to ship with Jelly Bean OS
It's been revealed that the Android-based Ouya video game console will be shipping with the Android Jelly Bean operating system.
Apparently the announcement was made over on the Ouya website;
“I’m happy to announce OUYA will run on Android Jelly Bean, the newest version of the Android operating system.”
“We’re making the jump from the old version, Ice Cream Sandwich, to ensure that we’re running on the most up-to-date software available. You asked if it could be done, we looked into it, and we made it happen.”
An announcement was also made on the system's status; “We’re making the jump from the old version, Ice Cream Sandwich, to ensure that we’re running on the most up-to-date software available. You asked if it could be done, we looked into it, and we made it happen.”
We’re still going full-steam ahead. We’ve been refining OUYA’s hardware design (cosmetics, mechanicals, electricals, thermals etc.)”
“We’ve spent most of this time in the design phase, as getting it right up front saves us a lot of redesign and iteration later. We’ve had some of the best engineers and designers take a look at every design element and fine tune it.”
The website also made mention that the dev kits for the console for would also be shipping shortly.
“We’ve spent most of this time in the design phase, as getting it right up front saves us a lot of redesign and iteration later. We’ve had some of the best engineers and designers take a look at every design element and fine tune it.”