Ouya exploring the Chinese market

[froggyboy604]

Android console maker Ouya is considering entering the Chinese market as part of its expansion into Asia. China recently ended a 14-year-old ban on foreign-made game consoles, opening the door for companies to tap the market, Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman said Monday. -

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I think a $99 console with good games would do well in China where many people can't afford $400-500 consoles.

Also, a lot of places in China has fast internet, so downloading, and buying games from Ouya would be fast. Online Multiplayer will be fast as well. 

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I fear ouya lacks the needed power to be big in the chinese market where I'm sure even the worst PC is much stronger than this console.

 

[froggyboy604]

It may not have a lot of power, but I think some poorer Chinese may want a cheap console which uses very little electricity. I read a post that the Xbox One, and PS4 uses a lot of electricity where it uses many dollars of electricity a month, and most of the electricity is wasted in standby mode, on the dashboard, streaming video from Netflix, and other non-gaming activities.

The Ouya uses less power than the Wii, and Wii U, and the Ouya now has some pretty good games. The best part about the Ouya is that any developer can make games for it without as many restrictions like buying a developer special console which are very expensive, so Chinese Ouya owners who know how to make games can publish Chinese games for the Ouya.

The Chinese are very good at coding, photoshop, and using different programs.

The Ouya is also one of the few consoles which can play emulators on a TV. Emulators are pretty popular in China, and I expect many Chinese would want to play older games from the PSX-PS2, Dreamcast, Gamecube, and N64 because of the 14 year console ban which prevented them from playing older console games from older consoles.