OUYA's New Subscription Model, Gives You "Everything" for $60 a Year

When the Developer of your Platform's Most Popular Game Says, "being the best game on OUYA isn't a huge deal", it Might be Time to Innovate. OUYA is Trying. Earlier this Year it Announced Plans to Bring its Gaming Platform to Smart-TVs and Set-Top Boxes -- Now it's Testing Out a Subscription Model. The Deal Seems Pretty Straightforward: $59.99 Buys a Year's Worth of Access to Every Game on OUYA. Read the Fine Print, however and it's Clear this Isn't Quite the Netflix of Android Gaming. OUYA's All-Access Pass Doesn't Instantly Make Every Titles in the Console's Library Available to you but, it does Drop All of the Game's Prices Down to $0.00 -- Users still Have to Rummage through the Store and "Buy" Titles if they Want to Play. There are Some Restrictions, too: Purchases Made with the OUYA All-Access Pass, Must Fall under $30 a Piece and the Zeroed-Out Prices, Don't Carry Over to In-Game Purchases. It Isn't Clear if these Free "Purchases" will Stay on the User's Account after their 12-Month Subscription Expires. According to an Email Sent to Developers, the All-Access Pass is a Limited Time Offer and Purchases Made by Subscribers will still Contribute to their Regular Earnings. The Message Asserts that, this is a Test to See if a Subscription Model Makes Sense for OUYA in the Long Term.




Is Ouya's Entire Library Worth $5 a Month ? Time will Tell -- but, you Can Let us Know your Own Opinion in the Comments below.




Info Sources:

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/06/ouya-announces-60year-subscription-to-unlock-its-full-games-library

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/219939/Ouya_tests_allyoucaneat_subscription_program.php

http://shop.ouya.tv/products/all-access-3