:: Named Shield (codename: Thor)
:: Runs on pure android (no bloat-ware or skins)
:: Games are download from: "NVIDIA TegraZone" and "Google's app store"
:: No retail games
:: No exclusive games were announced yet.
:: Tegra 4 (72 cores)
:: Has a bloody heatstink of some sort in a portable
:: Most powerful mobile console (atleast that what he said)
:: It can play 4k videos and "drive" 4k TV sets (that what he said)
:: Shaped like a controller
:: 5-inch, 720p Retinal multitouch display with 294ppi pixel density
:: The 5 inch touchscreen has a customizable plate
:: Custom bass reflex system with tuned ports for sound.
:: Controls are all the controls a gamer would expect (pressure sesitve triggers, clickable sticks etc.)
:: Micro SD support.
:: Audio out, Hdmi Out, USB support.
:: Battery lasts from 5-10 hours while gaming or 24 hours of HD video playback (according to verge)
:: Can stream from PC (like WiiuTab from Wiiu), and then can stream that same image to your TV (PC streaming requires a router)
:: Could also to cloud gaming (much like any other mobile/tablet)
:: Does local multiplayer wireless.
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Hmmm wonder how much better it could be than the vita.... Vita didn't reallllyyyyy catch on cause of lack of dedicated games... And that's Sony... So why would this be different.
This would run Android games. You decide if these are better than Vita games. I say "No" because other than few, there are no mobile (iOS/Android) games that can be compared to proper games.
U can't have "better" games as long as they are designed purely for phones... Controls will be limited and graphics and size needs to be tamed to work on a bunch of phones to maximize profits. That's y vita and shield make sense but they need serious investment in game development.
Looks OK, need better games to push the tegra4 i reckon though.
A hand held Ouya or whatever it's called could be good if priced right with all those free/cheap games available.. sick of paying silly prices on 3ds games for my son.
It will fail pretty hard, like the NGage back then.
WTF would one buy this shit, if there are only a handful of games where you would need gamepad-like controls?
And the price =
For around the same price you could get a Nexus 4, a PS3/X360 Controller and a holder. Which is much more useful, than a gimmick phone to play 4 games.
Actually, there are an enormous amount of Android titles that are better suited to physical controls - you can simply map them with any number of keyboard/controller mapping suites, such as KeyToTouch or Tincore Input, etcetera, not to mention a lot of developers now include "physical buttons" mapping as standard. Once you've played Real Racing 2, Galaxy on Fire or Dungeon Hunter on a controller - you'll never go back to touchscreen again. What will kill this handheld the quickest is the insane price and the fact that its key selling point - streaming PC titles - is only available to a fraction of the PC populace; those that own GTX650 and above GPUs. Take away the streaming capability and you're left with a grossly overpriced Android gaming console.
It will fail pretty hard, like the NGage back then.
WTF would one buy this shit, if there are only a handful of games where you would need gamepad-like controls?
And the price =
For around the same price you could get a Nexus 4, a PS3/X360 Controller and a holder. Which is much more useful, than a gimmick phone to play 4 games.
The point of it is to buy PC games from your bed.
Android games =
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I didn't know we could do that! Wtf! I might buy a note instead of a surface pro then
