In a Friday update posted to the Kickstarter page of the much-anticipated Ouya Android-based gaming console, the developers of the console have revealed that they are on track to ship the early versions of the console by December end.

Disclosing that the first development consoles are presently in the production stage, the Ouya developers said in the updated Kickstarter post that the consoles will be shipped from the factory on December 28.

The `on time' shipping of the developer's versions of the Ouya consoles implies that the devices - which will retail for $99, plus shipping, once they become commercially available - will chiefly be going to the coders who pledged $699 or more to the Ouya Kickstarter project.

According to the projections of the Ouya developers, the consoles will probably be delivered within two days of their shipping; thus hinting that most of the developers will receive the consoles around the New Year time. However, the Ouya crew also mentioned that the delivery at the addresses in Russia and Turkey may take a few days more.

With Ouya having clearly pointed out that all the early versions of the consoles will actually be developer' kits, the catch for developers is that that they have to ensure `free' availability of at least some part of the game play; something like a demo!