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Open-source heaven.
It's not long until Ouya's Kickstarter comes to an end. But for all the game announcements in recent weeks – from OnLive to Robert Bowling's Human Element – there's been little info on what else the little open-platform box will contain.
Today it's been announced that Ouya will run XBMC, the award-winning, open source media player. The XBMC team was positive about the deal, with its Community Manager's Nathan Betzen saying, "Maybe it was inevitable. Maybe it was because of the hundreds, if not thousands, of demands on Twitter, in blogs, on Facebook, in Reddit, and in Kickstarter comments. Maybe it's because many of Team OUYA support XBMC, and nearly a third of Team XBMC members are OUYA backers.
"Regardless, we are delighted to announce that XBMC will be working with OUYA to ensure that XBMC works well on the OUYA platform. OUYA's Android underpinnings and XBMC's work on Android (soon to be merged into master, pending final sign-offs!) will dramatically speed up that effort, as will early XBMC dev access to OUYA prototypes.
"The conversation between our two teams is young, but talk is ongoing and positive. We look forward to providing more exciting news on this front as it develops."
Ouya also announced that it will carry TuneIn – a digital radio service that carries over 70,000 stations and two million on-demand programs.
Currently, there are 39 hours until the Ouya Kickstarter closes, and the total funds pledged now stands at $6,934,184. The console is expected to launch March, 2013.
