Julie Uhrman, CEO of Ouya
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In a ‘love letter to gamers,’ Ouya launches its console at a crowded GDC event (video)

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Ouya has launched its $99 game console for fans who pre-ordered the Android console for the masses. The company has begun shipping final game consoles to tens of thousands of people who supported the company’s $8 million Kickstarter project, which was the largest crowdfunding effort ever on Kickstarter.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.