Nvidia Announces "Project SHIELD" Portable Gaming Device

[Carrots_macduff]

Also would be cool if they could make a deal with Steam. If I could take my Steam library with me on the run, I'll almost certainly get one.

Well it wouldn't do much good because the OS is Android Jelly Bean, so at best this will support local streaming and Android games, at worst not even those.

i dont see why it wouldnt support android games, it says standalone games will be served via google play, and im sure that nvidia will endeavor to make at least some of google plays library compatible, they would be silly not to. this would be great for emulators for example.

 

[AlwaysPractical]

I'm really interested to see how this pans out. Also interesting is that it allows you to stream games wirelessly from your pc if you have an nvidia card, letting your comp do the actual processing. So, like the Wii U kinda I guess? The ability for someone else to use your comp while you enjoy crysis 3 at a decent fps in 720p? I can appreciate that.

What will make or break this thing for me is the battery life. Also, the article is a bit wrong, the GPU will be 72-core, the CPU will be quad core Tegra 4.

 

[Souplex]

So, in the 8th Generation, Alone, we have the WiiU and 3DS from Nintendo, the Eventual PS4 and the PSVita from Sony, the eventual Xbox 720 from Microsoft, 2 Android Consoles, the Steam Box, and now a Nvidia console? It feels like my fears are coming true: We're entering a new "Everyone can enter the Console race!" era. We all know how well that worked out [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_game_consoles_(second_generation)] the last time... [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_crash_of_1983]

To be fair, that also happened in the early 90s. We had the SNES and Genesis, but we also had whatever Atari shat out, the TurboGrafX, the CDI, and a few others.

 

[Mr.Mattress]

To be fair, that also happened in the early 90s. We had the SNES and Genesis, but we also had whatever Atari shat out, the TurboGrafX, the CDI, and a few others.

True, but unlike the 90's, there were only 2/3 companies who could actually compete and most of these other consoles weren't really expected to be big sellers.

Unlike the 90's, every console I just listed is a real contender: The Ouya, that Controller Android Console, the Steam Box, and this are serious. With everyone's love of Valve, and the fact that the Ouya and CAC have proven themselves via Kickstarter, this is not in comparison to the 90's as it is a comparison to the 80's. Yes, Atari was on top in the 80's, but it still faced formidable foes from every company with a video game console (So much so that Atari launched a 2nd console to compete with these consoles as well as they're own). The 8th Generation Flood of Consoles could really be damaging to the Video Game Industry...

 

[plainlake]

I think it could be cool, got to know what it can Actually do first for me to get really hyped though.

 

[likalaruku]

Option A: Curl up in bed & lose a few minutes of sleep playing a few before-bedtime casual games.

Option B: Get this & curl up in bed & lose hours of sleep with a few before-bedtime hardcore games.

 

[MetalMagpie]

Ouch! Sorry OUYA. Looks like someone else is bring an android console to market. And this one can both plug into your TV and is portable.