Ouya has announced that it is pushing back its launchdate to allow the company to manufacture more hardware after securing a fresh round of VC funding.
Ouya founder and CEO Julie Uhrman stated: “This is a really important step towards being around for the long haul.”
Ouya has already been shipping units to early backers, and expects to have completed that process by the end of May. Greater than expected demand from games players and retailers means that the official public launch date will now be June 25.
Uhrman said of the investment: “It means we’ve got additional resources to make Ouya everything it can be. It means that we can increase production to meet our demand and continue to support game developers who are building innovative and exclusive games for Ouya.”
Investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the same firm that originally backed Electronic Arts, Mayfield Fund, Nvidia, Shasta Ventures and Occam Partners.
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