Nvidia announces portable Android-powered console

The controller is bigger than the screen.

No thanks.

Nvidia should ask Nintendo for help in redesigning their Nvidia handheld console haha

whats the point of portable devices with the panoply of mobile games we got nowadays? Sure you dont get the same titles (like you will never see a zelda game on phone) But what kind of games will Nvidia portable machine offer?? Angry birds v7438748356 ?? Might as well stick to my phone if I want to play one of those

Nvidia Shield looks great (not as portable, i.e. small as a Vita or 3DS), but if Sony accomplish what I hope for Gaikai and are able to incorporate the Vita with the new PS, the Shield would be meaningless. At the same time though, it doesn't take any clear portable gaming market away from Apple, Sony, Nintendo or android devices, but introduces portable gaming to PC gamers and their exclusive games. Price of the device will have a greater impact in the long run.

Hm? I'm going to take a "wait and see" stance on this right now. For this to even be considerable, it would need a WiFi option. I refuse to pay a monthly bill for gaming. Which the more I think about it, already serves as a major drawback competitively.

The fact that it relies on streaming makes it less portable without paying a monthly bill. I can take my 3DS and Vita anywhere and play games...retail and digital.

I must say, I have trouble understanding why developers keep chugging out one portable after another. Can this really be profitable? I mean, i know alot of people in my network who have a ps3 or an xbox, but i dont think i know anyone who has a ds or a vita?? Who buys these things anyway? I dont mean to diss the people who do, im just curious! I have never spent a penny on a portable system and i doubt that i ever will. The reason is simple, with their miniscule screen and low-end capabilities they provide only fraction of the entertainment value that full gaming consoles and pc's do, yet the price tag does not reflect this at all. My point is, how can this be profitable for the companies? Wouldnt it make more sense to invest the money into one full size gaming console and perfect it as much as possible rather than chugging it into lackluster portables?

Looks interesting. But we'll have to see if it's worth the money. They should make this console connect to the TV with no cables though!

one sentence does not make sence in this article?"Nvidia GPUs worth of power, which is equivalent to about 700 Xbox 360s " any ideas anyone?

it looks like a xbox 360 controller attached to a small lcd screen.

I would not pay 2 pence for that.

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l want Nintendo to win the handheld console war as usual :)

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The question people should be asking: How many of these will have to sell for the product to be a success? Let's be realistic here, it's going to have to be 10m+ to garner any interest whatsoever from ANY 3rd parties. And with that sort of mountain to climb, i cannot see something lumpy and fugly like this taking off.

NINTENDO 3DS/DS IS ALREADY KING OF HANDHELD HOW CAN NVIDIA EVEN THINK THEY HAVE A CHANCE IN THE HANDHELD MARKET TO COMPETE AGAINST NINTENDO?

Dead on arrival, me thinks.

what an odd time to release a big bulky handheld. It's only slightly intriguing feature will probably underwhelm because of lag. Tegra 4 will be big for other mobile platforms though, I guess. Who cares. Sorry I just can't get excited about mobile gaming anymore. I have a 3DS. Looking forward to Fire Emblem and the next mobile Zelda game but thats about it. iOS games are 95% junk and Android are about 97% junk. Mobile gaming peaked with the DS, never to return to that glory.

is this a portable game console?

the bad: the gamepad design, the screen, the lack or use outside "gaming", ...

the good: ??? still looking for something

Poor design. You would think a chip maker would be very critical of the design and feel of the device, but they make something from the 90's that failed......

Am I one of the only people that doesn't see a future with Android gaming? I'm just not seeing Android as a console/PC replacement OS right now. It has literally almost zero support, and the little support it has are from studios with meh games. Sure that could change in a year. But who goes out there and buys a portable gaming console, that doesn't have one single must-have game on launch organised?I wish people would stop trying to fragment the gaming industry and just stick to 3DS, PS Vita and tablets for portable gaming fronts.

Streaming? No thanks. Nothing is more annoying then trying to watch a video on online only to have it start lagging because of connection issues, having to restart the buffering because of some error, or having the internet go down and being screwed.

I dont know why they dont run this type of shit through a "focus group" full of people just like us lot first.... obviously the people they showed it too before going ahead with it, were scared they wouldnt get their Nvidea goody bag if they were honest and said "it looks like shit and will fail"....

@blakeney You have GOT to be kidding, you think you'll be able to run PC games on this over 3G/4G networks? Hah! Good luck with that lovely > 300ms input lag...

interesting how it runs android?? are people that pissed off with windows 8? not sure i like the design and i doubt you'll get THAT much battery time out of it 38hours?

OMG this sounds soooo fun... i just leave my pc runnign while i go out somewhere.... sit there on the train w/e playing my fav pc title (not 100% sure how streaming works, but i take it, its actually running on my pc while im playing it on this?), then just as i get to a good bit... my missus comes home and is like "OOshhh its like t'blackpool illuminations in ere" then turns my pc off....

Baiclly i just cant see this being very practical.... and thats without even mentioning the fact that the controller part of it looks like an Xbox pad (my least fav pad of the big two) after getting ran over by a cartoon steam roller......

Stick to GPU's and other fancy GFX stuff Nvidea.... imo this sucks worse then Tulisa from N-dubz!!:P

Not sure if I liked the idea.. the control looks good tho, for using on consoles.