$800 OUYA Development Kit Is Available for Pre-Order

As the OUYA is slowly (but surely?) nearing its launch in March 2013, the OUYA Dev Kit can be pre-ordered for delivery in January 2013. The kit costs $800 and includes an OUYA console, 2 controllers and the ODK ( OUYA Software Development Kit). This devkit is targeted at game developers (Users better just wait the $99 version) who will be able to test their games and apps on OUYA hardware before the official release. The ODK should be available for download and the developer portal launched in December,

As a reminder, here are OUYA (updated) specifications:

Nvidia Tegra3 quad-core cortex A9 processor
1 GB RAM
8 GB of internal flash storage
HDMI port (up to 1080p HD)
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth LE 4.0
Ethernet
USB 2.0 port
Wireless controller with standard controls (two analog sticks, d-pad, eight action buttons, a system button), a touchpad
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

If you are interested, you can order a devkit, and read some basics information about getting started on OUYA blog. If you’re an independent developer, and $800 is a steep price, you could start developing and testing your games on Tegra 3 devices such as the Asus Transformer Prime or one of the Acer Iconia tablets.

Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.