Nvidia is releasing their own portable console this year. This is not just your average portable though, this is a full hand held gaming experience that will be able to play your PC games from Steam AND play any android game as well. This is something that has never really been done. This is pure awesome.
"The intent was to build something that we wanted to use ourselves. We just wanted to build a great product" - Nvidia Vice President Ujesh Desai.
The control setup will look familiar to you, dual analog sticks, 4 action buttons, a D pad, shoulder buttons, and a few extras; it looks like an XBOX 360 controller at first glance. From watching the CNET video below, the interviewer seems to be very comfortable and at home on the controller. I can't wait to feel it.
This beast is powered by Nvidia's brand new mobile processor, Tegra 4, a quad core A15CPU. It has a 72-core NVIDIA GeForce® GPU alongside it (good god). The screen is a 5 inch 720p retinal multi-touch display; it also boasts 802.11n 2x2 MIMO "game-speed" Wi-Fi.
Project SHIELD is stocked with the latest Android Jelly Bean operating system from Google. This means that pretty much anything you can do on an android tablet or phone, you can do here (except prank call the Pope). Actually, you probably can use Skype for that.
The big thing that hooked me though is that you can play your Steam library while relaxing in bed, or on the pooper. The downside is that you will have to own a pretty beefy Nvidia video card in your PC for this to work.
"Project SHIELD gives you the power to wirelessly access your GeForce® GTX-powered computer from the comfort of your couch. Play your favorite PC games, including great titles from Steam, on a full-size game controller with ultra-low latency thanks to Project SHIELD's game-speed Wi-Fi and the fast performance of GeForce GTX 600 GPUs."
Project Shield will be available Q2 of this year, for a yet to be announced price. I am salivating. Stay informed on the latest by visiting Nvidia's website: http://shield.nvidia.com/
Go ahead and take a look at the video below for more details.
The control setup will look familiar to you, dual analog sticks, 4 action buttons, a D pad, shoulder buttons, and a few extras; it looks like an XBOX 360 controller at first glance. From watching the CNET video below, the interviewer seems to be very comfortable and at home on the controller. I can't wait to feel it.
This beast is powered by Nvidia's brand new mobile processor, Tegra 4, a quad core A15CPU. It has a 72-core NVIDIA GeForce® GPU alongside it (good god). The screen is a 5 inch 720p retinal multi-touch display; it also boasts 802.11n 2x2 MIMO "game-speed" Wi-Fi.
Project SHIELD is stocked with the latest Android Jelly Bean operating system from Google. This means that pretty much anything you can do on an android tablet or phone, you can do here (except prank call the Pope). Actually, you probably can use Skype for that.
The big thing that hooked me though is that you can play your Steam library while relaxing in bed, or on the pooper. The downside is that you will have to own a pretty beefy Nvidia video card in your PC for this to work.
"Project SHIELD gives you the power to wirelessly access your GeForce® GTX-powered computer from the comfort of your couch. Play your favorite PC games, including great titles from Steam, on a full-size game controller with ultra-low latency thanks to Project SHIELD's game-speed Wi-Fi and the fast performance of GeForce GTX 600 GPUs."
Project Shield will be available Q2 of this year, for a yet to be announced price. I am salivating. Stay informed on the latest by visiting Nvidia's website: http://shield.nvidia.com/
Go ahead and take a look at the video below for more details.
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----SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS----
- GPU: NVIDIA® Kepler™-based GeForce GTX 650 (Desktop) or
GTX 660M (Notebook) or higher - CPU: Intel Core i5 or equivalent or higher
- System Memory: 4 GB or higher
- Software: GeForce Experience™ application and latest GeForce drivers
- OS: Windows 7 or higher
- Router: Router: 802.11a/g/n
(Recommended: 802.11n Dual Band / MIMO Router)
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