Ouya Delays Launch and Receives $15 Million in Additional Funding

[Shawn Zipay]

The early release of the Ouya was met with some less than stellar reviews from the press. The Android based $99 device was planned for launch to the general public on June 25, that date has since been pushed back a bit while development continues on the platform and a controller defect.

In addition, Ouya revealed that they have secured another $15 million in funding, no top of the roughly $8 million raised during their Kickstarter campaign. The additional funding comes from contributions from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Nvidia, Shasta Ventures, and Occam Partners.

The controller defect in question involved an issue where the buttons would sometimes get stuck under the button hole sides. The company says they have already fixed this issue by making the holes a slight bit larger and are now increasing production.