La first Android console on the market, OUYA, went on sale yesterday worldwide. On the same day of its premiere, it has already been sold out on Amazon in the United States among all the stores in which it has been offered in several countries. The expectation that this product has generated is really high given the originality of the approach and its low price.
As we said, Amazon in the United States is already sold out, probably because it is the most popular store to buy online and because the shipping is free unlike other websites including OUYA itself. This made its price of $ 99 grow to approximately $ 115.
In Europe at the moment it is in pre-sale or reserve. The prices are higher than those offered in North America. The sale is almost monopolized by Amazon, although it is expected that Game will also start offering it soon. Those from Seattle punish us with a price clearly distorting the initial offer of OUYA with 122,50 euros in Spain, or 120 in other countries, plus shipping costs that take it to almost 130 euros, it would mean that we go to 169 dollars . Apart from the fact that no one is aware that this is 70% more than in the United States, the idea of having a unique product at a really small price disappears.
In fact, the company's CEO recently stated that OUYA's idea was to make a $ 99 console, no discs to buy, open to developers and affordable for gamers.
The latter wish fades a bit in Europe, although it certainly remains cheaper than conventional consoles. The rest of the proposals are maintained, the developers continue to bring proposals to the console and now has 179 games at this time through its platform, although it is expected that there will be kacks in the future, in the form of alternative ROMs that allow bringing games from other sources.