Nvidia has finally revealed its Shield Android TV console.
The device is Nvidia’s first “living-room” gaming offering, and uses the company’s Tegra X1 processor and the Grid game streaming service to push out 4K video and Full HD, 60fps gameplay.
For those of you unfamiliar with Grid, it is a cloud-based gaming service backed by Nvidia Grid supercomputers worldwide and can stream games in “half a blink of an eye”.
Besides a controller, the Shield also comes with compatibility for over 50 games ported for the Android operating system which are available to download, including: Crysis 3, Doom 3: BFG Edition and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Pricing for the console starts at $199, and is expected to launch in the US in May 2015.
The consoles specifications are detailed in the table below.
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Nvidia Shield Console
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| Processor | Nvidia Tegra X1 processor with 256-core Maxwell GPU with 3GB RAM |
| Video Features | 4K Ultra-HD Ready with 4K playback and capture up to 60fps (VP9, H265, H264) |
| Audio Features | 7.1 and 5.1 surround sound |
| Storage | 16GB |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi. Bluetooth |
| Interfaces | Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI 2.0, USB 3.0, Micro-USB 2.0, MicroSD slot, IR Receiver |
| Gaming Features | Nvidia Grid streaming service. Nvidia GameStream |
| Weight | 654g |
| Dimensions | 130 x 210mm x 25mm |
| Power | 40W |
| OS | Android |
Nvidia’s “makes gaming seem super awesome and powerful” promotional video for the Shield is embedded below.
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Ohkayyyy… thats a rather mundane entrance, not impressed by it. Theres potential here though, I think Android is much better than what PS & Xbox are running in terms of flexibility and the thought of a high hardware powered Android is quite exciting. I’ll sit back and watch how round1 progresses, if enough games cross over and if nvidia puts more effort in making an impressive round2 entry (hardware-wise) then they would’ve won me over (and possibly take over the console industry)