This is thanks to the battery compartments being placed under the controller’s two gray front panels, both of which are held in place by magnets. Physically the two look fairly similar, but the Ouya’s controller has a smooth back.

In terms of aesthetics though, it is smartly designed.Ī gaming system wouldn’t be much without a controller, and the Ouya’s is modeled after the Xbox 360 controller – with a few key differences. Of course, that smaller size is possible because it has much less power behind it. It almost smirks while quietly sitting next to the louder and bulkier Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The plastic silver and black design is simple, understated, and elegant. Jawbone headset creator Yves Behar as designed a sleek and attractive device that weighs just over half a pound, and measures 3x3x3.2 inches. So can the little console that could carve out a niche for itself? Maybe, but it has a long way to go yet.

The first among those is where does the Android-powered Ouya belong? It will never compete with the more powerful devices of current gen (or even last-gen) consoles, and tablets and smartphones seem to occupy the same wheelhouse. … if you have a new smartphone, you may already carry a more powerful gaming device in your pocket.But moxie only goes so far, and now that the console has graduated from the hands of its Kickstarter backers to the wild world of retail, the shine has worn off and the difficult questions begin.

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