Ouya removes free-to-play requirement to gain more high-quality games

The Android-based microconsole Ouya used to require game developers to include a demo component or make the game entirely free. However, some developers did not have a budget to offer demos or believed the requirement didn’t match some games. Now, Ouya seems to have a change of heart and will let developers offer free-to-play or paid model for the console starting April.

“We’re clearing another roadblock in the pathway to publishing on the TV, and that means more great games will make it to Ouya,” the company said in a blog post.

Huawei unveils Android-powered Tron game console

Huawei seems keen to take on the Android-powered Ouya console with the Tron. The Android 4.2.3-powered device is powered by a Tegra 4 processor, which is used by the Microsoft Surface 2, Asus Transformer Pad Infinity, and NVIDIA Shield. It can project 1080p HD graphics, has 2GB RAM, Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity for control pad, Wi-Fi, 16GB or 32GB storage, and a USB 3.0 port. The micro-console is said to carry a $120 price tag.

Source: The Verge

First look at the Sony PlayStation 4

Sony has kept the PlayStation 4’s form factor under wraps since they first introduced it in February. Now, we finally get to see how it looks like. The very angular PS4 is said to be coming this “holiday 2013” but no official word yet when it is coming. It is, however, $100 cheaper than the Microsoft Xbox One at $399 and maintains that single player disc-based games are still freely sellable and tradeable even without connection to the internet.

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