Hardcore Gamer - Earlier this week, OUYA’s CEO Julie Uhrman announced that the company’s Discover storefront would be opened up for other devices. The idea of writing an extended piece on that was appealing, but seemed a bit like declaring a fire when only a small puff of smoke was visible. In making this decision, they decided that the devices that get the OUYA’s storefront will have a minimum standard of hardware to meet. She compared this to the Kindle setup where you’ve got a program called a Kindle that can work in many devices, as well as the core Kindle devices that are made with that program in mind. The first announced device that will take advantage of this will be the MadCatz MOJO.
From systems that could keep your beer cool, to oddities trying to get in on the popularity of VHS and laserdisc, you’ve got some very, very weird video game consoles out there.
I had the LaserActive... it was a nice collectors piece but not very practical. Especially when it came to needing recapping. I think i paid all of about $50 for the floor model from an incredible Universe back in the day. I ended up selling it many years later for $300 at the time due to it needing a new laser and the aforementioned recapping.
An honorable mention not on the list would be the VM Labs Nuon. It basically looked like any regular DVD player but it had ports on it for controllers to play specific games. one of which is still exclusive to it with Tempest 3000. It also offered nuon enhanced DVD movies with extra content not accessible by regular players.
Looks like some great stuff here. Mad Catz Global Limited, the leading innovators in gaming hardware, are excited to announce a new gaming mouse, the B.A.T. 6+. Combining the elements of fast and powerful design, the truly ambidextrous gaming mouse offers the ultimate customizability and comfort, allowing every gamer to swap the side skirts as well.
The Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E 4 is a comfortable and responsive mechanical keyboard
It means that now people can not pay attention to the Ouya on every console!
Great article and as an Nvidia Shield owner I am never going back to traditional consoles and handhelds again when android devices offer far more value!
They should have done this from the start. Then at least some of the copycat devices might have ran on the Ouya storefront.