Well technically, it's just streaming games from the PC. It's not actually able to run the games through android. So even if you could download the games directly, the shield could never run the games without a proper Nvidia based PC. I actually have a pretty cool gaming rig, but I have a ATI graphics card, so streaming's not an option for me either. They do plan to offer tegra 4 specific games and one's that take advantage of the physical controls, so between that and emulation, I'll be good.Why can't you just download STEAM games directly on the Shield without a PC? I own a iMac
Not being able to store games on the micro sd card is a downer. hopefully that will change soon with an update.
I still am excited to get mine delivered.
They say there should be a hack for the micro sd issue in short order, as this is a major flaw, but it has something to do with android and allowing games to be placed there. It's not really a design flaw, so much as it is a rule of the format. If Nvidia wanted to make this device, they had follow the "Android" rules.
With the positive reviews and user comments, this thing seems to be picking up some real "steam"
Over at NeoGaf, there was hardly any love since this thing was announced at CES and now there are a ton of guys talking about how they now want one. It's nice to see a product like this getting some real attention by word of mouth. Nintendo should take some notes(I'm looking at u, WiiU).I'm not sure how many preorders Nvidia had, or how many more over that they produced, but I'm guessing restock should trickle in over days, weeks and months. Hopefully demand will stay high going in to the holidays as well.
Chris
