PC hardware company Razer purchased a significant stake in micro-console firm Ouya last month and now the firm has opened up about why.
Speaking to Polygon, Razer co-founder and CEO Min-Liang Tan said the acquisition is aimed at furthering Razer's long-term aspirations for Android TV and Forge TV, its own Android-based console.
"Android TV was already something we were interested in, or rather Android gaming in the living room," Tan said. "It's something we've been hyper focused on. When this opportunity came about to bring the entire suite of content from Ouya to Android TV it seemed like a phenomenal opportunity."
Forge TV now has around 1,500 Android TV optimised games thanks to Ouya, and the deal allows Razer to offer those games on ther Android TV platforms.
The company has big hopes for China's massive but largely untapped Android market and plans to offer games which were previously locked to Ouya's system more widely.
"We're going to amp it up," he commented, "open all Ouya games to Google Play and the boxes in China."
Ouya founder Julie Uhrman reacted to the news on her Twitter account:
.@Razer Can't wait to see what you do. Take care of my incredible team and community…I know you will.
— Julie Uhrman (@juhrman) July 27, 2015
Tan confirmed that while Uhrman is helping with the transition, she will not be joining Razer.
