Uploaded September 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This was a neat little feature that we found out by mistake when we were testing The Cross Plane with the OUYA.
For those who don't know what The Cross Plane is, please see the video at the link below.
youtube.com/watch?v=YEL6wPime3s
But basically what's happening here is The Cross Plane is powering the OUYA from its internal battery supply. Then, using the HDMI transmitter for our Cross Plane system that is plugged into the back of the OUYA, we took a short USB to Mini USB cable, plugged it into the 5V USB port on the back of the OUYA and powered the transmitter that way. The transmitter then sends the signal back to The Cross Plane!
To be clear, The Cross Plane is a fully wireless system and the only reason there is a wire going from The Cross Plane to the OUYA is to power it. Basically this just makes it portable!
As for the controller, The Cross Plane in this instance is using a PS3 controller pak to control the OUYA, but does have a OUYA specific controller in development.
We also have a KickStarter going on right now to try and bring these to market so if you'd like to help make that happen, than please make a pledge!
kickstarter.com/projects/1575970207/the-cross-plane-your-system-your-game-your-play?ref=home_location
This was a neat little feature that we found out by mistake when we were testing The Cross Plane with the OUYA.
For those who don't know what The Cross Plane is, please see the video at the link below.
youtube.com/watch?v=YEL6wPime3s
But basically what's happening here is The Cross Plane is powering the OUYA from its internal battery supply. Then, using the HDMI transmitter for our Cross Plane system that is plugged into the back of the OUYA, we took a short USB to Mini USB cable, plugged it into the 5V USB port on the back of the OUYA and powered the transmitter that way. The transmitter then sends the signal back to The Cross Plane!
To be clear, The Cross Plane is a fully wireless system and the only reason there is a wire going from The Cross Plane to the OUYA is to power it. Basically this just makes it portable!
As for the controller, The Cross Plane in this instance is using a PS3 controller pak to control the OUYA, but does have a OUYA specific controller in development.
We also have a KickStarter going on right now to try and bring these to market so if you'd like to help make that happen, than please make a pledge!
kickstarter.com/projects/1575970207/the-cross-plane-your-system-your-game-your-play?ref=home_location
