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OUYA promises improved responsiveness, simplified game installs for June retail launch

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" itemprop="text" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="OUYA promises external game storage, simplified game installs for June retail launch" data-src-height="411" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/ouyacont619pxhedimg.jpg" /></div>The OUYA's off to a rough start, with reviewers -- us included  -- encountering button sticking and faceplate issues with the  controller, and a variety of complaints about the $99 game console's OS  software. A variety of backers also received their console in the mail  with the controller's removable faceplates already removed, having  slipped off during shipment. OUYA's addressing at least some of these  concerns by the console's June 4th launch, company CEO Julie Uhrman promises in a letter to backers on OUYA's official site.<br />  "Our software is constantly evolving," Uhrman says. As such, OUYA has  "a host of features" that it's working on adding to the console ahead of  its impending retail launch: "external storage for games, simpler game  install process, more metrics for developers, controller support for  video players, and more payment options." But first, Uhrman says her  team is "focused on optimizing the performance of our software (this  mean responsiveness)," directly addressing criticisms of the console's  seeming lag between input and on-screen response. <span>As for the  controller, OUYA is "considering adding additional magnets" to help with  the faceplate issue -- the controller's faceplates are attached via six  magnets apiece, currently. It's unclear if the controller will change  in any other significant ways ahead of the console's retail  availability, but we're hopeful that the button sticking issue is also  addressed.</span><br />           </div></div>