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UPDATE: The Nvidia Shield is now available for pre-order, three days early

article published on 17 May, 2013

Last week we reported that the NVIDIA SHIELD "console" would be available for pre-orders through multiple retail partners starting on May 20. Today, Nvidia has fast-tracked the launch, starting pre-orders three days early. The 'console-grade' controller features a 720p display, powered by Tegra 4 and running Android. "SHIELD is the one device that taps into the planet's largest ecosystem ... [ read the full article ]

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DarthMopar
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_ 		17. May 2013 @ 21:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The Holy Grail for long airline flights, no doubt; but at that price, it's a little hard to justify.
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Morreale
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_ 		17. May 2013 @ 21:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hopefully it'll flop and I can get one on the cheap afterwards... Looks like it'd be great for emulators.
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blueboy09
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_ 		17. May 2013 @ 22:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hell no I'm not getting one at that price! Should be priced at least $100 less if it wants to remain competitive. Hell, we've got some tablets out there with a bigger screen size with the same amount of ram and have more memory at this price level. The only thing I see it going for it is the access to Steam and Google's ecosystem and other features that has nothing to do with gaming..
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Jemborg
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_ 		18. May 2013 @ 11:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The specs are great but the price!
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1nsan3
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_ 		18. May 2013 @ 16:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yea you will soon see the price drop dramatically. since you wont see alot of people playing it lol. Hell i can see this chewing up a battery in less than 2 hours.

but yea i wont touch one.
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Jemborg
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_ 		19. May 2013 @ 01:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That seems to be the general consensus... 'it's great... but who will bother?' It doesn't seem to fit any particular niche very well, it will allow you to remotely play your PC games over your home WiFi but how many care about that?... and the price!

Maybe it will take off.

Nvidia have bought into OUYA also... let's hope they improve for it's retail release what seems to be a poorly made controller by early accounts. (I haven't received mine yet btw.) Ah well, at least it's cheap.
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Acid_Rain
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_ 		24. May 2013 @ 10:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Completely unnecessary.. Grab yourself a nexus 7 and a Bluetooth controller and you will pretty much have the same thing for about $225 without the limitations. I have been gaming with a BT controller on my transformer prime now for a minute and it is pretty sweet for mobile gaming. Perhaps this piece of crap will push more developers to add gamepad support for their games since some of the best games like Modern Combat 4 need it....
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