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Nvidia Shield released

PostPosted:Wed Jul 31, 2013 1:17 pm
by Oracle
http://shield.nvidia.com/

Anyone interested in getting one? $300 for an Android device, imbedded into a controller with a screen, that can also stream (certian, still looking for details) PC titles from your PC to this device (real time play).

Sounds like a neat toy.

Re: Nvidia Shield released

PostPosted:Wed Jul 31, 2013 1:22 pm
by Flip
I had a phone, once, that was Android and had a controller.

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While it was actually a great phone and super fast, there just arent that many games optimized for a controller on the Android market. I downloaded like 5 or 6 and that was fun for a while, but i dont think i'll buy another android portable device.

Re: Nvidia Shield released

PostPosted:Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:45 pm
by Shrinweck
Looks neat but I'd still rather get a 3DS if I was going for handheld gaming.

Re: Nvidia Shield released

PostPosted:Wed Jul 31, 2013 5:47 pm
by Zeus
Pretty bulky for mobile, no?

Re: Nvidia Shield released

PostPosted:Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:23 am
by Oracle
I thought that at initial first glance, but seems the form factor and feel of an Xbox controller was one of the big reqirements for this thing.

Re: Nvidia Shield released

PostPosted:Thu Aug 01, 2013 4:09 pm
by Flip
Again, i dont think its a hardware issue, but just the games available on Android at the moment.

Hell, even when i browse for just cell phone games most of them are big yawners nowadays. Its all endless run, tetris type puzzle, and click fests like Farmville/Simpsons.

Re: Nvidia Shield released

PostPosted:Fri Aug 02, 2013 8:56 am
by SineSwiper
Items like these are cool, and hopefully it will chip away at Nintendo's near monopoly. This stuff really needs to be combined into one unit. It just seems like it's going to be a slow process.