Nvidia announces portable Android-powered console

@GamerMani I'd say you are American, just by that sentence.

Anyway, then why don't you tell me something in Apple and Google that's better than my current device?(Nokia N8)

Aside from faster connection speed, which is only natural since the N8 came out a couple years ago, it is expected for the iPhone that comes out every year to get improvements in the connection speed with every iteration.

@GamerMani And proud. Been using Nokias since the 3330, had about 10 different Nokias, never once had any problem ^^. And I'm not only, still only 21.

And aside from that, there is nothing special about iPhones, nothing that I don't have in my Nokias, why change?

@BestJinjo Yes, it is, now we'll see it if succeeds.

@DiamondDM13 My point was that different devices exist because consumers have different priorities/needs. As you said, since you have a laptop, you do not feel that you need these other devices. Counter to your point is people who might have a smartphone + desktop PC and no gaming laptop.

Think about this: If you had a kid, you can get him a handheld console that also can stream PC games from my desktop PC to the living room TV. When I am not gaming on the PC, he can game in the living room. The desktop PC is not located in the living room. This devices bridges that gap.

I am not implying it will be successful per say, but the concept is interesting imo.

@BestJinjo Funny how you mentioned iPhone, I've got a Nokia N8 (Plus a N95 and N96), and I never once felt the need to get an iPhone. It just doesn't have anything special over my cellphone.

I also feel like tablets and mini tablets are just a waste of money, but that is because I've got a great cellphone and laptop, and I don't see why get anything in between them...

But people have they're own needs, so...

@DiamondDM13 Ya, I don't want to drag you into the technical mess discussion :) I agree with you that if you already have a gaming laptop, this device is not as attractive to you. It would be similar if someone who has an iPhone 5 and an iPad 4 saying that the 5.5 inch Samsung Note II is a redundant device. The way I see it is this handheld console bridges the gap between a desktop PC and a handheld console. It functions as both.

Titles will be playable through its own flip-up screen or streamed to a larger television or monitor with the help of a desktop powered PC. Project Shield also touts a micro-USB port for accessories, a microSD port and an HDMI video output port.

@BestJinjo I don't understand much of those GPU things. But I did forgot to mention, I play AC3 with all settings maxed except for Anti-Aliasing. Same for FC3. I play DX11 but there is one or 2 settings that I use in Normal, the rest is at Ultra. But I'm pretty sure AC3 runs at higher than 15 fps. I can't recall at the moment, but I believe the game has a setting for that. And I go with 60.

@DiamondDM13 The latest model of the M14x with a quad-core CPU, 1600x900 monitor and GT650M is $1330:

http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-m14x-r2/pd.aspx

That GPU only has 384 cores, 128-bit memory bus with only 80GB / sec bandwidth. To get playable performance on a 1080P HDTV in FC3, you need GTX660Ti with just 2xMSAA. That's not even maxing out the game:

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/12/17/far_cry_3_video_card_performance_iq_review/5

GTX660Ti has 1344 CUDA cores. So how exactly are you maxing out FC3 on your 384 CUDA core GPU?

Assassin's Creed 3 gets just 15 fps at 1920x1080 VHQ on a GT650M.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Assassin-s-Creed-III-Benchmarked.84628.0.html

That's what I mean. A $1,300 laptop is crazy underpowered for modern games. That's why for a lot of PC gamers with desktops, the choice of going with a powerful desktop + a device that allows to stream PC games a TV in a separate room/floor is cheaper for gaming, and has way more performance.

@BestJinjo I don't know about that. It runs AC3 and Far Cry 3 at Max settings perfectly.

But yeah, that is true, not everyone buys high end laptops. But buying a Gaming PC plus this controller might come more expensive than just buying a PS4/720. And you don't have the inconvinience of the HDMI cable, which is my main problem with the laptop.

@DiamondDM13 Right but what about people who don't have gaming laptops but have a desktop gaming PC? I think the point is it's a portable console that doubles as a controller for streaming PC games from your desktop to your TV. For instance, my gaming desktop is on the 2nd floor of my house. I am not going to build a dedicated HTPC and get another $400-500 GPU in it just to have a PC to access my living room TV. Getting a laptop with HD7970GE / GTX680 level of performance will cost more than $2 grand. My desktop has 2 HD7970GEs. So really you are talking about a device that lets you access your desktop wirelessly and stream games to the TV in another room of your house and retains the full performance of a large desktop tower that most people don't want in their living room for aesthetics/inconvenience reasons. Your laptop is a good compromise, but it's not powerful enough for latest games, especially not Crysis 3, Metro LL, and so on coming out.