Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox Software, was at PAX East to discuss his feelings on the future of the industry. Specifically, he discussed his feelings about the new wave of consoles that are expected to come out later this year. He made special mention of the Ouya, the Kickstarter-funded console set for release in June. Pitchford revealed that, while he personally supports the Ouya, he is not sure if his company will able able to contribute to the console.
"I think Ouya is great. I contributed to it on Kickstarter; I have a dev kit. Some people are playing with the kits around the studio," Pitchford said. "I'm not sure how much effort to put towards that because...I don't how large that audience is going to be yet. And we have to be responsible."
It looks as though Gearbox and Pitchford are taking the cautiously optimistic approach when it comes to the Ouya. While Ouya seems to have lots of support, it is moving into a crowded console market, as the PlayStation 4, next-gen Xbox, The Xi3 Piston, and Valve's "Steam Box" are all set to release this upcoming year.
Pitchford did indicate that certain members of Gearbox have dev kits for the system, so we may see something on the system by the company. Whether these projects see the light of day or not, Pitchford is certain somebody will use the Ouya wisely.
"I'm interested in the platform and I love efforts like that. And I'm certain that some industrious, clever, up-and-comers will take advantage of emerging platforms."
The Ouya is a brand-new home console that seeks to emulate the Steam digital distribution model, while offering that experience on a television instead of a PC. The new system was able to raise record breaking (at the time) pledges on Kickstarter, and is coming close to its official release. The system will cost $99 and every game on it will have some sort of free-to-play component.
(Source: Gamespot)
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