nVIDIA SHIELD™ ANDROID TV console - OUT NOW!

[Nintendo]

nVIDIA SHIELD™ ANDROID TV (4K Android Home Game Console)

1) Tegra X1 

2) 3GB memory

3) 16GB storage + Micro SD slot for storage expansion

4) USB 3.0 ports, ethernet, HDMI

5) Price is $199 - that includes their low latency Shield Controller which comes standard

6) They rolled out GRID also(out of Beta), which you can also use via Shield, stream games at 1080p and 60fps

Hmm, didn't realise GRID had such huge games on it. Seems they really put a lot of work to beef up GRID with a supercomputer install base

7) Launches in May

https://www.youtube.com/embed/TgphV2WC-Ig?feature=oembed
nVIDIA game console (the world's first 4K Android TV console) = US$199

http://gizmodo.com/nvidia-just-announced-its-own-android-tv-game-console-1689276003

 

[ekianjo]

Meh,,, doom 3 ? 

I guess it's going to be cheap though.

 

[Nintendo]

It runs Crysis

 

[ekianjo]

Yeah, but so what? Playing a FPS with a shitty controller... no thank you

 

[Nintendo]

hehe, all good, mate.

I wonder if this will go up against The Big 3 (Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft)?

 

[ekianjo]

This is obviously a very casual gamer option - a box that does everything, probably will do TV very well, and work "ok" as an old-gen gaming console, kind of. 

I don't think it will impact Sony or Microsoft much, because the ones who are buying these consoles tend to be more involved gamers in teh first place, at least in the first "tail" of purchases. It may impact the consumers at the end of the tail, though.

 

[vcoleiro1]

1) Tegra X1 
2) 3GB memory
3) 16GB storage + Micro SD slot for storage expansion
4) USB 3.0 ports, ethernet, HDMI
5) Price is $199 - that includes their low latency Shield Controller which comes standard + Remote
6) They rolled out GRID also(out of Beta), which you can also use via Shield, stream games at 1080p and 60fps
Hmm, didn't realise GRID had such huge games on it. Seems they really put a lot of work to beef up GRID with a supercomputer install base
7) Launches in May

 

[Nintendo]

I'm going to quote you there, Vic...Got a source, mate?

 

[vcoleiro1]

Various sites for different bits of those specs +  the presentation itself which I watched live.

 

[EvilDragon]

Um... a... game changer. Right. Whatever.

 

[Nintendo]

Yeah, to be honest, I'm very disappointed. It's nothing new or innovative. If thats meant to be a redefinition of the future of gaming, then the future is indeed going to be bleak.

Various sites for different bits of those specs + the presentation

Thanks mate.

 

[ekianjo]

Yeah, to be honest, I'm very disappointed. It's nothing new or innovative. If thats meant to be a redefinition of the future of gaming, then the future is indeed going to be bleak.

To be fair they didnt present it as being innovative in terms of gaming, more as being:

- low power

- budget-friendly (i.e. for the masses)

- capable of doing great TV and OK gaming 

It;s probably not for US (as in target gamers).

 

[vcoleiro1]

One correction SONY, I think the remote control is an optional extra and is not included. Only the Shield Controller comes standard with the console. 

 

[Nintendo]

Thanks, I removed the TV remote control.

Yeah, to be honest, I'm very disappointed. It's nothing new or innovative. If thats meant to be a redefinition of the future of gaming, then the future is indeed going to be bleak.

 To be fair they didnt present it as being innovative in terms of gaming, more as being:

- low power

- budget-friendly (i.e. for the masses)

- capable of doing great TV and OK gaming 

It;s probably not for US (as in target gamers).

Even at a low cost of US$199, it's still crap, imho.

 

[vcoleiro1]

Looks pretty awesome to me, very much so.  Good match for a 4K TV and movie streaming , GRID gaming looks good + the games they announced for it on the Android side look pretty good.  

I can't fault it really, it's won me over.

 

[ekianjo]

Thanks, I removed the TV remote control.

Yeah, to be honest, I'm very disappointed. It's nothing new or innovative. If thats meant to be a redefinition of the future of gaming, then the future is indeed going to be bleak.

 To be fair they didnt present it as being innovative in terms of gaming, more as being:- low power- budget-friendly (i.e. for the masses)- capable of doing great TV and OK gaming  It;s probably not for US (as in target gamers).

Even at a low cost of US$199, it's still crap, imho.

Can you play talos priniple on any other 199 usd harware right now?

 

[Nintendo]

Yeah, probably only @1 fps though.

 

[notaz]

Might be useful as 64bit ARM devboard.

 

[ekianjo]

Might be useful as 64bit ARM devboard.

It does both OpenGL and DX12 right ? Thats the only mobile GPU out there supporting both?

 

[vcoleiro1]

Yeah, probably only @1 fps though.

Below is the Shield Console presentation, they showed it playing Crysis 3, Borderlands and at the 41 minute mark you can see Talos Principle. Looks pretty decent to me

https://www.youtube.com/embed/TgphV2WC-Ig?feature=oembed