Xbox One anticipated developments from March

A software update that fixes a number of bugs should be deployed on the Xbox One in March. Microsoft's new console could also be offered in white version without Blu-ray.

Released last November and ensuring satisfactory early career with nearly 4 million copies sold at the end of 2013, the new Xbox One from Microsoft  should be improved from March. This would begin with a major software update improves the Dashboard and fixing a number of bugs in the Xbox Live. it also facilitates the use of the social functions of the console.

 

Xbox One white version

In any case the assertion the Verge, which states that also,  Microsoft provides, at the same time, out to employees working on the console a white version of the Xbox One, at the same time it would launch the game Sunset Overdrive. The ability to also launch a cheaper version, free Blu-ray player, would also be considered.

Then, in April, Xbox One would open new markets such as Japan, South Korea, Russia, Argentina and the Scandinavian countries. From October, are China and European countries such as Poland, Hungary, Greece, Portugal and Turkey would be entitled, accompanied including India, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Then in November, we would expect the output of a 1TB of the Xbox One and the made available of public white version of the console.

The Ouya comes in a special version with more storage space

The Ouya console had a hard launch from the successful financing of its Kickstarter campaign, between reports, shipments problems, problems of the joystick and other setbacks, the firm wishes to forget all this with a new version of its console.

New Ouya 16GB Game Console

If Ouya announced that its home console vocation would make subject to revision each year, announced the new version is more in the special edition that the real review.

So for $ 129.99 it will soon be possible to obtain a limited edition Ouya. The console will be white and the joystick and propose, not 8 GB but 16 GB of storage.

Unfortunately, the rest of the technical details of the console remain unchanged and are therefore find a platform Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad Core, 1 GB of RAM, a USB 2.0 port. Characteristics which still remain largely sufficient to launch applications and games designed for Android, as well as the console exclusives.

If Ouya had a difficult start, it through fine tuning over time. Controllers have changed in there a few months, it is now possible to use external storage to store and launch games, and exclusive tracks appear gradually on the dedicated market.

However, one wonders whether this special edition, charged $ 30 more than the standard version, will resonate with players, especially as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are out ... This new Ouya should not be available until December 8.

WHAT IS OUYA CONSOLE ?

The Ouya is a video game console that appears for the first time on 3 July 2012 on the Internet (especially on gaming sites). It was released during the month of March 2013; the price is to be around $99. Or about 79 €.

The main feature of this console is the fact that it only offers free games to play, that is to say that accessibility is free, although some content may be paid. In addition, it uses the Android operating system, which is an open source, allowing developers to easily access the platform. A development kit comes with it at no cost to acquire, or to publish a game pad with conventional analog sticks, and buttons also come with.

Among those responsible for this project, there is Julie Uhrman, former CEO of IGN section dedicated to digital distribution and Yves Béhar, famous designer Muffin Ghadiali, contributing to the creation of the Amazon Kindle and Ed Fries, responsible for the development of the original Xbox games.

OUYA Console

Funding

Team Ouya project decided to use donations from users through a campaign on the crowd-funding site Kickstarter, as did the video game company Double Fine Productions. The project was given a month from July 9, 2012, to reach the sum of $950,000. After 24 hours, the total donations exceeded $ 2.5 million. At the end of the season on 9 August 2012, the project was able to raise the $8,596,474., which is a record among the projects related to video game Kickstarter. Finally, the participants in the financial year that have contributed enough will receive the console by March 28, 2013, a few weeks before its release at retailers in June 2013. On May 9, 2013 Boxer8 announced it has raised an additional 15 million dollars injected by various investors (Mayfield Fund, NVidia, Shasta Ventures, Occam Partners, Kleiner Perkins ...), but its release date shifted by three weeks, to 25 June 2013.

Services

Upon its release, the console will be officially compatible with the On Line service if it still exists. In partnership with more than 50 publishers, On Line offers a catalog of over 200 games available on demand: they are installed on the servers of the service, and the video stream is sent to the user. No installation is required, therefore, only an efficient Internet connection is required. Demos of 30 minute durations will be available for most games, and once purchased, the player can continue to a part of a game on any platform on which he installed On Line (PC, Mac, tablet, phone).

In addition, the console should not be confined to the video game industry: first partnership was signed with VEVO, a platform for entertainment and music videos, as well as radio platforms like iHeartRadio, TuneIn and Twitch TV. Finally, a partnership between XBMC and Ouya has just been announced and support Plex confirms that the machine could be used as a media center.

Components and Features

Tegra 3 quad core 1.6 GHz T33

1GB of RAM

8GB internal flash memory storage

HDMI connection to the TV, up to 1080p HD

Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n

Bluetooth LE 4.0

USB 2.0 (a)

Micro-USB (a)

Up to 416 wireless controllers with standard controls (two analog sticks, directional pad, eight action buttons, a system button) and a touchpad

Android 4.1 or 4.2

RJ45 Ethernet port

Dimensions: according to Yves Behar, chief designer, the console would be the size of a Rubik's Cube (approximately 6 x 6 x 6 cm).

Ouya Offers A Purchase Voucher Of $ 13.37 For Internet Investors

Ouya offers a purchase voucher of $ 13.37 for Internet investors To thank all users who have funded his console, Ouya console had promised to offer them. Instead, the company will send them a voucher of $ 13.37.

The real success of the Ouya console took place on Kickstarter, crowdfunding platform that allowed him to collect $ 8 million to develop its game console Android. To thank these generous investors the company executives promised at the time to offer them a console whose retail price has been set at $ 99.

OUYA Console

To date, even though the Ouya console is available on major international online shopping sites (Amazon, BestBuy ...), investors have yet not see this coming. To calm their disappointment, Ouya decided to make a move. Not that by respecting his promise, but by sending them a purchase voucher of $ 13.37 (about 10 euros) they can spend to buy games on the online store Ouya. The message is clear for use it, they must pay the console.

This may be the number of those who believed in the project, 63 416 people, which was to give Ouya to keep his promise. Indeed, if the company had offered a console to each of them, it would have been a revenue shortfall of 6.278 million dollars.

Steam Box the Console of Valve

The studio valve and Xi3 manufacturer took advantage of CES 2013 to unveil Piston, a mini PC show dedicated to video games via the Steam platform. You'll understand that it is a material similar to the mysterious Steam Box.

While many eyes are on the living room PC Steam Box of Valve which has recently been confirmed and will be sold this year, Valve has just learn more, including its code name: Piston. This mini PC fair proves Xi3 built by the company and partly funded by Valve. Unveiled as part of the CES 2013, Piston is primarily dedicated to video games, since it includes the download platform Steam which, coupled with technology Big Picture by Valve, can adapt effectively to the TV screen. The hardware architecture also look under GNU / Linux.

In terms of specifications, we find that the mini PC Piston relies on a range of PC X7A of the manufacturer Xi3, by embedding 1TB storage capacity. The processor is an AMD quad-core 3.2 GHz, between 4 and 8 GB of DDR3 RAM, and an integrated graphics card (details of which are to be revealed). It is said that the configuration can be customized. Level connections, it will take about 4 USB 3.0 ports, 4 USB 2.0 ports, 4 sockets eSATAp, 2 outputs Mini DisplayPort, 1 DisplayPort / HDMI, 1 audio output 1/8 and SPDIF optical audio port. The price of the mini PC Piston, as it will be based on the range X7A, its price will oscillate probably around $ 1000 in its standard configuration, but the manufacturer refused to say more for the moment.

Ouya unboxing and disassembly of the Android console

Here is a video that shows a first unboxing of the famous console open Ouya in its dedicated developers. A brief disassembly is also presented, as well as connecting to a TV.

Ouya console

Certainly one of the most popular in recent months, Ouya looks like a home console open architecture and operating with the Android system. Determined to offer itself as an alternative to other consoles on the market, Ouya could make a difference and attract many players, particularly because of its attractive price announced at $ 99. A few days ago, we learned that the console began to be distributed in its dedicated developers. Pending its entry into the consumer market, Here is a video unboxing of the famous exhibits a material, confirming the small size, compared to a cup.

Two joysticks are arranged in the bundle, each with four buttons, two triggers, two analog sticks and directional pad. A brief removal of the Ouya console is also highlighted, confirming that it is very easy access to the heart of the material using a screwdriver. Editability prove very important. In terms of performance, Ouya console has a processor Tegra 3 quad-core, 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of flash memory storage. Level connections, it takes on a USB port, one micro USB socket (for connection to a computer), an RJ45 Ethernet connector, an HDMI port and an output dedicated to food. The Ouya console also has a Bluetooth LE 4.0 and WiFi 802.11 b / g / n.

The Gamepad The Prototype Of Wii-U In Photo

In the recent interview between developers and the CEO of Nintendo, were given some information about the creation of the gamepad for Wii-U. You have to start somewhere, and Nintendo is not actually gone on to create new bases their Wii-U. Difficult to change at all when you want to provide backward compatibility games between the two generations of consoles, but then to associate a Wiimote screen, it was daring. And yet, the project's initial Gamepad Wii-U was moving rather like a strange combination of two pairs of Wiimote + nunchuck, a screen and a gyroscope.

Wii U Gamepad

Finally the project was tipped for the 3DS, the portable Nintendo console to incorporate a gyroscope in what was originally planned. The development of the 3DS being too advanced to modify the components could not take advantage of it. However, the orientation of the prototype to the 3DS has revived the idea of ​​offering a second screen players, including platforms show. Finally, in view of the first tests, the actual result will have undergone a facelift.