LOL. Good one.
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Nvidia Shield Thread
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LOL. Good one.
GitarooMan
Member
I hope they add mobile support quickly (I have a 680m); I'd be intrigued with a little cheaper price
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
Some people don't want to be hold up like a troll in front of the pc all day, they would rather ignore people like a troll while sitting on the couch
Really only reason I would want one is Skyrim on the Crapper.
JakkuFurosu
Member
I would consider this if it had full or even most steam library support and worked with AMD.
Being it does neither im out.....Shame cause id enjoy playing a good portion of my library from bed hidden from the world. Oh well
Being it does neither im out.....Shame cause id enjoy playing a good portion of my library from bed hidden from the world. Oh well
GrizzledGrump
Banned
I wouldn't call the kids I see with 3DS "core gamers". They are like Apple customers, in a category of their own. Vita is a core gaming machine.
clay_ghost
Member
You are living in denial, both 3ds and vita are core gaming machine.
JakkuFurosu
Member
Fantastical
Death Prophet
What universe are you from? Everyone is playing Animal Crossing. Tons of people in the industry played FE:A. 3DS is a core gaming machine for sure.
……forgetit
Member
Keep living under that rock, more power to you bro.
Christ people how many times do we have to go over this? Nvidia doesn't care if it flops. It's a showcase for the brand and their Tegra technology. Earlier in the thread it was claimed they've only invested $10 million in it - I suspect it's more than that, but at $10 million it's worth it for the headlines generated alone.
What headlines?
No one has talked about this thing since it was announced.
I guess if words like "Nvidia" and "Flop" are what they want they'll get them soon.
Unknown Soldier
Member
See, I want Nvidia's stock to go UP not DOWN. "Nvidia Shield flops" headlines are not going to improve their stock price.
Definitely post pics!
genitailia
Neo Member
I hope that it being a shield it will deflect a lot of the flack its going to receive one it releases
SheikRattleEnroll
Banned
If the game support widens, I'm totally in.
PC games cost basically nothing compared to handheld games, and being able to pick up where I left off with cloud saves and play the game in bed with this, or at my desk, or on my HTPC is pretty compelling.
And if emulators work through it too, being able to play PSX or PS2 games all nice and upscaled....
PC games cost basically nothing compared to handheld games, and being able to pick up where I left off with cloud saves and play the game in bed with this, or at my desk, or on my HTPC is pretty compelling.
And if emulators work through it too, being able to play PSX or PS2 games all nice and upscaled....
Shit, hope mine gets shipped soon as well!
If they expand the supported games quite a lot and it plays well, I'll probably get one when I get my new pc sometime down the line.
TBH I really wish it just ran all the games.
The games that are supported seem decent but it's not quite enough for me.
It supports Half-Life 2, but no TF2 then?
Some more from Civ, Sim City, batmans, trackmanias, mirrors edge, zeno clash 2, payday 2, sonic generations, total war shogun 2, l4d2, saints row 4.
But I am interested, especially if I hear positive impressions about latency and that they'll continue to expand supported games for at least 4-5 years or made it possible for users to do it.
TBH I really wish it just ran all the games.
The games that are supported seem decent but it's not quite enough for me.
It supports Half-Life 2, but no TF2 then?
Some more from Civ, Sim City, batmans, trackmanias, mirrors edge, zeno clash 2, payday 2, sonic generations, total war shogun 2, l4d2, saints row 4.
But I am interested, especially if I hear positive impressions about latency and that they'll continue to expand supported games for at least 4-5 years or made it possible for users to do it.
Winterfang
Banned
It looks great but, there's absolutely no need for me to get one.
I am
It has an internal battery.
Best Buy isn't carrying it.
Yeah because I'm sure investors see the Shield as a serious foray into the handheld gaming market.
Plus aren't they only selling it through their website? Good luck getting hold of those sales figures.
CrunchyFrog
Member
Hah, wow. This thing is dead in the water.
Newegg and Bestbuy as well as other vendors.
Well, you get your pc in a controller.
None of the noise, glaring lights, uncomfortable position, clutter etc
It's a Vita but for PC. I'm interested of course but need to hear sweet talk about support for the system long-term in terms of game compatibility because that's all I'm interested in.
It launched while that aspect is in beta? :S
Fornaximus
Member
I just don't see the point of it. If you have to be tethered to your PC to stream in the first place, why don't you just play at your PC?
Same reason that some people like the Wii U's off screen play feature.
It's like words of Yoda. And true they will be.
You can do that right now with Splashtop 2. Works with andriod or iOS. It's the main reason I'm not interested in a Shield.
I love playing Far Cry 3 on my MacBook Air in bed, running in ultra streamed from my desktop PC, with an xbox 360 controller.
Singularity42
Member
Nvidia is going to sell literally TENS of these things!
Sure it's kind of cool for the tech geeks (like myself) but who asked for this, aren't there enough handhelds, tablets, and smartphones on the market already?
Sure it's kind of cool for the tech geeks (like myself) but who asked for this, aren't there enough handhelds, tablets, and smartphones on the market already?
Engadget and Verge reviews:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/31/nvidia-shield-review/
http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/31/4573596/nvidia-shield-review (7.8)
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/31/nvidia-shield-review/
http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/31/4573596/nvidia-shield-review (7.8)
I played around with the reviewer unit a month or two ago. You can play any PC games on the shield as long as you add it to your steam.
I tried playing FTL on it and it "works". The lag was too unbearable for me and control/touch screen can be a bit iffy sometimes.
Winterfang
Banned
I though this played Android games, (by great, I meant design wise) that actually bumps it a little.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
If necessity is the mother of invention, then the Nvidia Shield is a parentless enigma.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/31/nvidia-shield-review/
Agree with the gist of it. I'm not really sure who this device is aimed at.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/31/nvidia-shield-review/
Agree with the gist of it. I'm not really sure who this device is aimed at.
alexandros
Banned
Indeed, these are some solid first reviews. As soon as the PC streaming feature is out of beta I will seriously consider buying.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
But will I be able to walk into a store and buy one?
alexandros
Banned
I get the feeling that this is a sort of meme, but I'm not familiar with it
Anyway, I've had the chance to read some more reviews and most of them are really positive, I'm glad to see that Nvidia did a good job. Practically everyone is praising the build quality and the screen, so with that in mind the price becomes more reasonable. Also, the fact that you can play most controller-enabled Steam games even though they're not officially supported is good news.
If anyone from Nvidia is still reading this, here's a suggestion for future revisions of the hardware: try to make the screen detachable and usable on its own as a small android tablet. Would it be possible to stream Android from the base (the controller) to the (detachable) screen using the same streaming technology that you're using for PC streaming?