NVIDIA Portable Game Console announced at CES

[Foxi4]

True that. But I might be really interested in this device if it wasn't designed so badly.

They really should've gone with the Tegra Phone from... what, 2 years ago? That thing looked awesome. This? Not so much.

 

[Satangel]

The more the merrier really. Let them come, always welcome!

 

[FAST6191]

Because NVidia designs chips, not devices, and should focus on what they do best, really.

I would argue their having to make a board design alongside their chips would mean they should not be entirely without conventional design people.

I am reminded of the Wii U tablet redesigns, the PS3 banana/boomerang and the list could go on for all the various e3/CES/GDC vs what eventually happened examples.

 

[Foxi4]

I would argue their having to make a board design alongside their chips would mean they should not be entirely without conventional design people.

I am reminded of the Wii U tablet redesigns, the PS3 banana/boomerang and the list could go on for all the various e3/CES/GDC vs what eventually happened examples.

What I actually had in mind was "Computer components and the designs around them", but yeah, in that case, I agree with you. When you make a chip, you sort of need to build and infrastructure around it as well.

 

[Wintrale]

I don't see the point. Nobody that plays PC games enough to warrant purchasing a device like that is going to want to play their games on a screen at least four times smaller than what they're already using - and even if they did want to, the majority of people who play games on the PC often prefer to use a keyboard and mouse over a controller.

Plus, since there isn't enough wrong with this concept already, Engadget says they showed off how you can stream from your PC to the Shield and then to your HDTV... Why not just plug your PC directly into your TV? You'd get no lag at all that way...

 

[The Catboy]

This seems interesting and at the same time not interesting enough for me to want it, nor do I see it really being a big hit :/

 

[kristianity77]

That is some seriously impressive graphics though on the video on the first page I have to say. Hopefully it will get a redesign before it gets released but the power of this machine looks immense!

 

[Foxi4]

Plus, since there isn't enough wrong with this concept already, Engadget says they showed off how you can stream from your PC to the Shield and then to your HDTV... Why not just plug your PC directly into your TV? You'd get no lag at all that way...

This I can explain. It's (supposed) to be a portable, so you can take it to your friend's house and play it there or something.

 

[Valwin]

talk about uglyyyyyyyy

 

[Bryon15]

Hey guys, do you think this thing could emulate gamecube isos? That would so awesome.

 

[Veho]

This I can explain. It's (supposed) to be a portable, so you can take it to your friend's house and play it there or something.

I think the streaming is more like Wii U's video streaming to the tablet, it only works locally (says so in the article as well). The HDMI-out is so you can play Shield games on your TV, and when they streamed the games from the PC to the console and then displayed them on a big screen TV, it was so that the audience could see what was going on.

 

[Foxi4]

I think the streaming is more like Wii U's video streaming to the tablet, it only works locally (says so in the article as well). The HDMI-out is so you can play Shield games on your TV, and when they streamed the games from the PC to the console and then displayed them on a big screen TV, it was so that the audience could see what was going on.

In that case, it's a pretty "derp" feature. A lenght of cable is cheaper than a new device altogether and it's 99,9% lag-free (dem miliseconds/nanoseconds...).

 

[Veho]

In that case, it's a pretty "derp" feature. A lenght of cable is cheaper than a new device altogether and it's 99,9% lag-free (dem miliseconds/nanoseconds...).

It's two completely separate features that you can run at the same time. For now, at least; this is a prototype, the end product might be different.

 

[Foxi4]

It's two completely separate features that you can run at the same time. For now, at least; this is a prototype, the end product might be different.

'Amma just sayan... streaming to your own TV is derp... On a device that's supposed to be portable. If I want some Ass(Creed), I want it on the bus, dang it! The thing has LTE, that's enough transfer methinks.

 

[Veho]

'Amma just sayan... streaming to your own TV is derp... On a device that's supposed to be portable.

You mean the HDMI-out? Or streaming games from your PC to the console?

 

[Foxi4]

You mean the HDMI-out? Or streaming games from your PC to the console?

The HDMI-Out makes sense for Android games which you obviously don't stream from the PC. What I meant was that if NVidia's making a portable that's capable of playing via streaming from your PC, it should be able to accept streams over the Internet. Sony's Remote Play says "Hi, welcome to 7 years ago".

 

[Guild McCommunist]

'Amma just sayan... streaming to your own TV is derp... On a device that's supposed to be portable. If I want some Ass(Creed), I want it on the bus, dang it! The thing has LTE, that's enough transfer methinks.

You mean Assassin's Creed: Liberation?

The device seems interesting, although I wouldn't really invest in another Android device rather than some snap-on controller for my phone.

 

[Foxi4]

You mean Assassin's Creed: Liberation?

The device seems interesting, although I wouldn't really invest in another Android device rather than some snap-on controller for my phone.

I have a PSVita Guild, I know it has Liberation. I meant the full-scale ones, but if Ass (Creed) bothers you, how's about... hmm... Half-Life 3? It should be available by the time this is released.

 

[Veho]

What I meant was that if NVidia's making a portable that's capable of playing via streaming from your PC, it should be able to accept streams over the Internet. Sony's Remote Play says "Hi, welcome to 7 years ago".

It might support services like OnLive, but you can't get the required upload speeds to have games streamed over the internet from your home PC at any acceptable framerate/resolution.

 

[AlanJohn]

It's over, the 3DS is finished!