Is Ouya really the future of gaming?

'Disruptive' Ouya console launches http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21954641
Is this the future of gaming and entertainment? Unlikely. Why? As it stands it is too simplistic. But what is interesting is the idea of gaming being outside of an activity tethered to a single box in one room, and instead something accessible from a plethora of devices, one of which is the TV.
So far, this is a pipe dream, but just think how exciting gaming could be when it starts fully taking advantage of this new ecosystem. What about a zombie survival game requiring your pc to search for secret medical files, your tablet to keep track of progress and make things happen, augmented reality glasses to show the hoards in the real world, tracking your running, evading, moving between bases to access geolocated information. The game is no longer in the console, but the console is allowing access to one part of the game you are living in real time and space.

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