14 DAY TRIAL // Ed Fries, one of the developers who was behind the launch of the Xbox series of home consoles, says that it’s much too early for the industry to judge whether the recently introduced Ouya Android-based console is a success or not.
The developer is now an advisor for the company that makes the new device.
He tells VentureBeat that “Among the criticisms is that ‘only’ one out of three Ouya owners have purchased at least one game. While the folks at Ouya are incredibly proud of this early outcome, some have chosen to interpret this as a glass that’s two-thirds empty.”
Fries believes that the new business model of the Ouya cannot be compared to that of the current generation of hardware from Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft.
The Ouya has run out of consoles to sell during its first month on the market and the company has long term plans for it.