Why I think people should care about OUYA

I first heard about the OUYA Console in the summer of 2012. I think it was through a tweet by Kotaku, the gaming news blog. It sparked my interest, and being an avid lover of art and games I had to learn more. It soon became very apparent that this was something I wanted. I linked a few friends, talked about it with coworkers, and not long after that, I had backed the OUYA project on Kickstarter and was an official supporter of this groundbreaking new console. I've been reading and hearing about OUYA ever since, and I'm even more driven to talk about it now that I've recently received my shipping notice. My OUYA is coming!

Now, while OUYA completely surpassed its expectations for funding and support, there are still skeptics and non-believers out there. I've read about how people think the hardware will be obsolete within a year, the system won't be supported by AAA games, the graphics won't compare to the big consoles, and that developers simply won't create games for the system. But while I understand the initial reasons for these doubts, if you really think about it and look into what the OUYA represents, and what it is capable of... well then all of these criticisms are unfounded.

Why I think people should care about the OUYA; not just purchase one, but care about what OUYA is and what it stands for, is because I think it's going to revolutionize the console/TV gaming genre. I'm not saying it's going to affect the major consoles or AAA games, but it's going to do to "home gaming" what smartphones did for social gaming. It's going to open new doors and new opportunities for the people that really care about games and creating meaningful titles. It means we won't be subjected to big publishers pushing Call of Duty down our throats, and it means diversity will flood back into the industry. Titles and ideas that would normally never see the light of day in the shadow of AAA companies, will find their way into our family rooms with OUYA. Gaming will be unique and fun and surprising again. People will make the games they WANT to play, games they are passionate about. Not games publishers demand from them.
With the right people, the truly passionate ones, we'll see OUYA bring home a revolution in gaming. Being unrestricted by publisher demands and not having to knock at the door of the major consoles for approval, developers will be able to bring their dreams to life, and offer up a new world, an independent world of gaming to the real gamers of the world.