Ouya to get sweeter at launch with Jelly Bean

Kickstarter-backed console Ouya will run on Android v4.1, Jelly Bean, according to an announcement on the official Ouya blog. The company had earlier stated that Ouya would run on Android v4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, but it yesterday revealed that it has been successful in making Jelly Bean run on Ouya.The blog post doesn’t give out any more details of the Jelly Bean experience on the $99 console, but it does outline the system’s capabilities. So, game developers can start developing before the dev kits and the SDK for the console are released in December. The post gives a general overview of the game’s hardware, interface, display, payments, software settings, and game art.Ouya will have a controller that’s similar to a standard gamepad in terms of the number and configuration of action buttons. It will also have a single-touch touchpad that will work like a mousepad does on laptops. The post states that games should use controller buttons for all input. Ouya will not have any back, menu, or volume buttons, but will instead have a system button on the controller, which will bring up a standard pause menu. Ouya will also have a soft keyboard for text input. The controller will be used for entering text with the soft keyboard, though. Click here for full story