<s>
The	O
Ouya	B-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
stylized	O
as	O
OUYA	B-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
Android-based	O
microconsole	B-Device
developed	O
by	O
Ouya	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
Julie	O
Uhrman	O
founded	O
the	O
project	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
bringing	O
in	O
designer	O
Yves	O
Béhar	O
to	O
collaborate	O
on	O
its	O
design	O
and	O
Muffi	O
Ghadiali	O
as	O
VP	O
of	O
Product	O
Management	O
to	O
put	O
together	O
the	O
engineering	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
store	O
for	O
applications	O
and	O
games	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
platform	B-Device
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
casual	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
Ouya	B-Application
supports	O
media	O
apps	O
such	O
as	O
Twitch	O
and	O
the	O
Kodi	B-Application
media	I-Application
center	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
,	O
with	O
rooting	B-Application
being	O
officially	O
encouraged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
's	O
hardware	O
design	O
allows	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
easily	O
opened	O
up	O
,	O
requiring	O
only	O
a	O
standard	O
screwdriver	O
for	O
easy	O
modding	B-Device
and	O
possible	O
hardware	O
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
systems	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
development	O
kits	O
,	O
allowing	O
any	O
Ouya	B-Application
owner	O
to	O
also	O
be	O
a	O
developer	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
licensing	O
fees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
successful	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
was	O
criticized	O
after	O
launch	O
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
were	O
lackluster	O
,	O
game	O
developers	O
failed	O
to	O
embrace	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
and	O
incentives	O
offered	O
to	O
promote	O
adoption	O
failed	O
causing	O
financial	O
problems	O
for	O
Ouya	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
forcing	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
wind	O
down	O
the	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Razer	O
continued	O
to	O
provide	O
software	O
support	O
for	O
existing	O
Ouya	B-Application
units	O
until	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
storefront	O
,	O
services	O
and	O
accounts	O
,	O
rendering	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
applications	O
that	O
required	O
a	O
check-in	O
with	O
the	O
store	O
impossible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ouya	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2012	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
home	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Julie	O
Uhrman	O
,	O
the	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
of	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
,	O
California-based	O
Boxer8	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
later	O
rebranded	O
Ouya	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
Ouya	B-Application
started	O
a	O
campaign	O
to	O
gauge	O
how	O
many	O
people	O
were	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxer8	B-Application
confirmed	O
having	O
a	O
working	O
prototype	O
with	O
in-progress	O
software	O
and	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
in	O
reaching	O
its	O
goal	O
,	O
Ouya	B-Application
holds	O
the	O
record	O
for	O
best	O
first-day	O
performance	O
of	O
any	O
project	O
hosted	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ouya	B-Application
became	O
the	O
eighth	O
project	O
in	O
Kickstarter	O
history	O
to	O
raise	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
million	O
dollars	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
quickest	O
project	O
ever	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
Kickstarter	O
the	O
fifth-highest	O
earning	O
in	O
the	O
website	O
's	O
history	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ouya	B-Application
units	O
for	O
Kickstarter	O
funders	O
started	O
to	O
ship	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
for	O
$99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ouya	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
"	O
Free	O
the	O
Games	O
Fund	O
"	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
to	O
support	O
developers	O
making	O
games	O
exclusively	O
for	O
their	O
system	O
with	O
Ouya	B-Application
matching	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
's	O
pledge	O
dollar-for-dollar	O
if	O
a	O
minimum	O
of	O
$	O
50,000	O
is	O
raised	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
if	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
an	O
Ouya	B-Application
exclusive	O
for	O
six	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Uhrman	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
planned	O
on	O
releasing	O
a	O
new	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
console	O
sometime	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
improved	O
controller	O
,	O
double	O
the	O
storage	O
space	O
,	O
and	O
better	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
white	O
Ouya	B-Application
with	O
double	O
the	O
storage	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
controller	O
design	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
pre-order	O
at	O
$129	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
white	O
Ouya	B-Application
went	O
off	O
sale	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
store	O
,	O
nor	O
from	O
any	O
official	O
resellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
black	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
double	O
storage	O
and	O
new	O
controller	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Ouya	B-Application
received	O
an	O
investment	O
of	O
US$10	O
million	O
from	O
Alibaba	O
with	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
incorporating	O
some	O
of	O
Ouya	B-Application
technologies	O
into	O
Alibaba	O
's	O
set-top	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Ouya	B-Application
was	O
trying	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
company	O
because	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
renegotiate	O
its	O
debt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Razer	O
Inc	O
.	O
had	O
acquired	O
Ouya	B-Application
's	O
employees	O
and	O
content	O
library	O
and	O
that	O
Ouya	B-Application
hardware	O
was	O
now	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deal	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
Ouya	B-Application
's	O
hardware	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
were	O
encouraged	O
to	O
migrate	O
to	O
Razer	O
's	O
own	O
Forge	O
microconsole	B-Device
;	O
Ouya	B-Application
's	O
content	O
library	O
will	O
be	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
Forge	O
ecosystem	O
,	O
and	O
"[the]	O
Ouya	B-Application
brand	O
name	O
will	O
live	O
on	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
gaming	O
publisher	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
and	O
Android-based	O
TV	B-Operating_System
consoles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
Uhrman	O
stepped	O
down	O
as	O
Ouya	B-Application
's	O
CEO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technical	O
team	O
and	O
developer	O
relations	O
personnel	O
behind	O
Ouya	B-Application
joined	O
the	O
software	O
team	O
of	O
Razer	O
,	O
which	O
developed	O
its	O
own	O
game	O
platform	B-Device
called	O
the	O
Forge	O
TV	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Forge	O
TV	B-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Razer	O
,	O
most	O
apps	O
will	O
become	O
unusable	O
on	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
many	O
relying	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
accounts	O
to	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Razer	O
suggests	O
that	O
users	O
may	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
transfer	O
purchases	O
to	O
other	O
storefront	O
platforms	B-Device
like	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
if	O
developers	O
and	O
publishers	O
agree	O
to	O
such	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ouya	B-Application
is	O
a	O
cube	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
a	O
TV	B-Operating_System
as	O
the	O
display	O
via	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
connection	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
are	O
available	O
via	O
digital	O
distribution	O
or	O
can	O
be	O
side-loaded	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardware	O
1080p	O
MPEG-4	B-Application
AVC/h.264	I-Application
40	O
Mbit/s	O
High-Profile	O
,	O
VC1-AP	O
,	O
and	O
DivX	O
5/6	O
video	O
decode	O
Memory	O
(	O
RAM	B-Architecture
)	O
:	O
1	O
GiB	O
DDR3-1600	O
SDRAM	B-Architecture
(	O
shared	O
between	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
USB	O
ports	O
:	O
1	O
USB	O
2.0	O
,	O
1	O
microUSB	O
Video	O
output	O
:	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
1.4	O
;	O
1080p	O
or	O
720p	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
output	O
:	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
(	O
ARC	O
)	O
,	O
2.0	O
channel	O
Internal	O
storage	O
:	O
8	O
GB	O
eMMC	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
(	O
expandable	O
via	O
USB	O
)	O
Networking	O
and	O
Wireless	O
:	O
100BASE-TX	O
(	O
Fast	O
Ethernet	O
)	O
802.11	O
b/g/nBluetooth	O
4.0	O
LE	O
(	O
Low	O
Energy	O
)	O
Power	O
consumption	O
:	O
4.5	O
watt	O
(	O
gaming	O
)	O
,	O
1	O
watt	O
(	O
standby	O
)	O
Power	O
source	O
:	O
12	O
volt	O
DC	O
,	O
1.5	O
ampere	B-General_Concept
max	O
via	O
coaxial	O
power	O
connector	O
(	O
OD	O
5.50	O
mm	O
,	O
ID	O
2.10	O
mm	O
,	O
center	O
positive	O
)	O
Dimensions	O
:	O
75×75×82	O
mm	O
(	O
2.95	O
×	O
2.95	O
×	O
3.23	O
in	O
)	O
Weight	O
:	O
Operating	O
system	O
:	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
(	O
Jelly	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
)	O
with	O
custom	O
Ouya	B-Application
launcher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardware	O
video	O
decode	O
supported	O
by	O
experimental	O
XBMC	B-Application
using	O
libstagefright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ouya	B-Application
controller	O
is	O
a	O
typical	O
gamepad	O
with	O
dual	O
analog	O
sticks	O
,	O
a	O
directional	O
pad	O
,	O
4	O
face	O
buttons	O
(	O
labeled	O
O	O
,	O
U	O
,	O
Y	O
,	O
and	O
A	O
)	O
and	O
pairs	O
of	O
back	O
bumpers	O
and	O
triggers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ouya	B-Application
controller	O
also	O
has	O
magnetically	O
attached	O
faceplates	O
which	O
enclose	O
the	O
2	O
AA	O
batteries	O
,	O
one	O
on	O
each	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
removable	O
plates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternate	O
controllers	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
(	O
including	O
those	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
)	O
but	O
only	O
for	O
compatible	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
initial	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
was	O
positive	O
,	O
raising	O
$3.7	O
million	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
days	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
vocal	O
critics	O
who	O
were	O
skeptical	O
of	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
the	O
fledgling	O
company	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
product	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazines	O
Sascha	O
Segan	O
ran	O
an	O
op-ed	O
entitled	O
"	O
Why	O
Kickstarter	O
's	O
Ouya	B-Application
Looks	O
Like	O
a	O
Scam	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
critical	O
not	O
only	O
of	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
but	O
of	O
all	O
Kickstarter-funded	O
hardware	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unreality	O
Magazine	O
defended	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
"	O
A	O
scam	O
implies	O
some	O
sort	O
of	O
intentionally	O
illegal	O
deceit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
reviewed	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
pre-release	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
hacking	O
and	O
openness	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
device	O
with	O
lots	O
of	O
potential	O
and	O
few	O
true	O
limitations	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
review	O
was	O
mostly	O
negative	O
and	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
interface	O
and	O
game	O
launch	O
choice	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Ouya	B-Application
is	O
n't	O
a	O
viable	O
gaming	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
or	O
a	O
good	O
console	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
a	O
nice	O
TV	B-Operating_System
interface.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
's	O
Hardware	O
summarized	O
early	O
media	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
as	O
"	O
lukewarm	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
reviewed	O
the	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
,	O
and	O
noted	O
a	O
largely	O
improved	O
experience	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
what	O
they	O
found	O
with	O
their	O
pre-release	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
concluded	O
that	O
their	O
"	O
latest	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
Android-based	O
gaming	O
device	O
[	O
left	O
them ]	O
feeling	O
optimistic	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
"	O
taking	O
customer	O
feedback	O
seriously	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mostly	O
positive	O
review	O
cited	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
potential	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
tempered	O
by	O
noting	O
deficiencies	O
in	O
performance	O
(	O
"	O
as	O
powerful	O
as	O
many	O
current	O
smartphones	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
big	O
three	O
"	O
console	O
makers	O
on	O
performance	O
,	O
but	O
must	O
rely	O
on	O
carving	O
out	O
a	O
niche	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ExtremeTech	O
found	O
that	O
Ouya	B-Application
"	O
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
serious	O
faults	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Market	O
analyst	O
NPD	O
Group	O
described	O
Ouya	B-Application
sales	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
as	O
"	O
relatively	O
light	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
several	O
outlets	O
noted	O
low	O
sales	O
of	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
in	O
initial	O
reports	O
from	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
developer	O
Maddy	O
Thorson	O
stated	O
that	O
their	O
title	O
TowerFall	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
's	O
most	O
popular	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
had	O
only	O
sold	O
7,000	O
copies	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ouya	B-Application
in	O
total	O
sold	O
around	O
200,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
Ouya	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
"	O
Free	O
the	O
Games	O
Fund	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
scheme	O
to	O
help	O
fund	O
developers	O
,	O
where	O
Ouya	B-Application
would	O
match	O
any	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
if	O
a	O
minimum	O
target	O
of	O
$	O
50,000	O
was	O
reached	O
,	O
and	O
provided	O
the	O
game	O
remained	O
Ouya	B-Application
exclusive	O
for	O
six	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
some	O
to	O
suggest	O
that	O
the	O
projects	O
were	O
artificially	O
inflating	O
their	O
project	O
's	O
backing	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
receive	O
extra	O
money	O
from	O
Ouya	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Ouya	B-Application
rejected	O
any	O
suspicion	O
regarding	O
the	O
backing	O
of	O
the	O
projects	O
,	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
continue	O
with	O
providing	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
removed	O
by	O
Ouya	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Free	O
the	O
Games	O
fund	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
developers	O
removing	O
the	O
project	O
from	O
Kickstarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sophie	O
Houlden	O
removed	O
her	O
game	O
,	O
Rose	B-Application
and	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
from	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
marketplace	O
in	O
protest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Gilgenbach	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
finance	O
his	O
game	O
Neverending	B-Application
Nightmares	I-Application
with	O
help	O
from	O
the	O
fund	O
,	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
would	O
kill	O
me	O
if	O
due	O
to	O
other	O
projects	O
abusing	O
the	O
Free	O
the	O
Games	O
Fund	O
,	O
people	O
lost	O
confidence	O
in	O
our	O
project	O
and	O
what	O
we	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
do	O
...	O
While	O
I	O
believe	O
in	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
Free	O
the	O
Games	O
Fund	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
it	O
definitely	O
could	O
use	O
some	O
reform	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
the	O
potential	O
avenues	O
for	O
abuse.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
later	O
,	O
Sophie	O
revealed	O
that	O
she	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
developers	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
Ouya	B-Application
boss	O
Julie	O
Uhrman	O
,	O
who	O
accepted	O
their	O
criticism	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Developers	O
were	O
telling	O
us	O
over	O
and	O
over	O
,	O
'	O
You	O
're	O
being	O
too	O
idealistic	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
're	O
being	O
too	O
naive.	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
Ouya	B-Application
changed	O
the	O
fund	O
rules	O
,	O
including	O
adding	O
a	O
dollar-per-backer	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satisfied	O
the	O
matter	O
was	O
resolved	O
,	O
Rose	B-Application
and	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
marketplace	O
,	O
and	O
Neverending	B-Application
Nightmares	I-Application
qualified	O
for	O
funding	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Ouya	B-Application
modified	O
the	O
exclusivity	O
clause	O
of	O
the	O
fund	O
.	O
</s>
