If the Atari VCS is patterned more like
the Ouya microconsole, then it could serve as a platform for new and experimental content of all kinds, especially from indie developers.
Ascension is actually an enhanced port of what used to be an exclusive title for the ill - fated
OUYA microconsole (originally just called Towerfall).
Not exact matches
OUYA originally launched as a crowdfunded «
microconsole» for gaming, but quickly struggled to find buyers.
Indeed, the Fire TV controller is a separate purchase, which helps the retailer create a higher - value
microconsole proposition than entrants such as the crowddfunded
OUYA (now retreating from hardware) and GameStick.
Ouya is an Android
microconsole (formerly BOXER8).
The
Ouya is a
microconsole running its own version of the Android operating system, developed by Boxer8.
With big console launches around the bend for the fall and Steam looming in the background, with Apple adding controller support to iOS 7 and other
microconsoles and controller solutions knocking at
Ouya's door, it's anyone's guess what really will happen.
The first is about publishing as a service (delivered jointly with Eric Goldberg) and the second is about
microconsoles,
OUYA and the future.