Nvidia Officially Prices and Dates (Project) Shield Handheld

[ihog]

Who cares!? Just release the 700 series already!

 

[mapesdhs]

Must admit I'm shocked by the price. Who do they think has that kind
of money to spare these days?
Ian.

 

[Azn Cracker]

so this thing is pretty much useless. You have to be close to your pc to play? WHY? I predict a price drop in 3 months and then its still not going to sell well.

 

[somebodyspecial]

It only cost 10mil to develop this. How much did AMD pay for xbox/ps4/wiiu dev?
Also, it seems nobody understands this gets your PC gpu to a 61in (in my case) tv in another room. You don't have to play on a 5in unless you're out of your house or someone else is hogging the TV. Do all you NV haters just complain without even finding out what the product can do? GAMING ON TV. Jeez, wake up.

 

[somebodyspecial]

Is Nvidia trying to burn through their piles of cash?

They did this for 10mil. I'll be shocked if they don't make that much on these in the next few months. It gets your PC gpu to your TV, and kills the need for a console or handheld. It does the handhelds work when out of the house playing android games.

 

[somebodyspecial]

Must admit I'm shocked by the price. Who do they think has that kind
of money to spare these days?
Ian.

You must have missed the last 2 months of Titan being sold out at $1000. They made 100,000 of those for just the first run and they were going in a day. I can afford this myself but have a radeon 5850 until Q1 when I pick up maxwell on 20nm Just because you're destitute (I guess) doesn't mean the rest of us are. How many in here have a cell phone with ~$70-100 a month contracts? How many will buy a console this xmas for $450-500 (I'll be shocked if they are lower)? How many bought a new cell phone that didn't come free? Get a better job

 

[somebodyspecial]

My phone is good enough for portable gaming, and the next gen Ouya will feature a Tegra 4 and be priced around $100.
I'll pass.

True, but it won't put the PC's gpu on your BIG TV. People seem to keep missing this little detail (or isn't that the biggest detail?).

 

[Steveymoo]

The only practical use I can think of for this is playing PC games in bed. Otherwise, I very much doubt the local games will be any good. Not to mention the price!

 

[somebodyspecial]

Wonder what the 'Killer App' is going to be. Also wonder what any app will be...

Maybe something like this watch and see why Epic is excited about T4, he's pretty clear:
http://www.tegrazone.com/news/gdc13markrein
Unreal 4 games or how about these games already out based on old tech. Remember the next wave will have T4/S600/S800/Octa etc in mind these are for T3 and below basically:

Head to google play and check out some of these games, the 1st two are unreal 3 based check out the movies of the games and up them to 720p or 1080p as most default to 360p:
Demon Score (square enix) - Not advanced enough for you?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.demonsgp&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zcXVhcmVfZW5peC5kZW1vbnNncCJd

Wild Blood
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftWBHM&feature=related_apps

Note the unreal engine 3 is just kicking off, a lot more in the pipe.

Modern Combat 1-4:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftM4HM&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmdhbWVsb2Z0LmFuZHJvaWQuQU5NUC5HbG9mdE00SE0iXQ..
Yeah, these games suck... /sarcasm make sure you up the video to 1080p. It rocks.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftM3HM&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLmdhbWVsb2Z0LmFuZHJvaWQuQU5NUC5HbG9mdE0zSE0iXQ..

Eternity Warriors 2 (1-5mil installs in the last 30 days...wow):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glu.ewarriors2&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmdsdS5ld2FycmlvcnMyIl0.
WOW, no, there will be no good games on tablets/phones etc. Consoles will live forever...ROFL. NOT.

Iron Man 3 (impressive to say the least)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftIMHM&feature=related_apps

Frontline Commando
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glu.flcn_new&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmdsdS5mbGNuX25ldyJd

Nova 3
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftN3HM&feature=more_from_developer

Dark Knight Rises:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftKRHM&feature=more_from_developer

Gangstar Rio
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftG4HM&feature=related_apps

Shadowgun
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.madfingergames.shadowgun_thd&feature=related_apps

Bard's Tale (hey, isn't this a CONSOLE game...LOL)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inxile.BardTale&feature=related_apps

ArmA2: Firing Range (not impressive, but this was 2011...LOL)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bistudio.a2fr&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmJpc3R1ZGlvLmEyZnIiXQ..

Again for Tegra2...Not even made for T3...So what will T4 games look like?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slitherine.gbm&feature=also_installed#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwNCwiY29tLnNsaXRoZXJpbmUuZ2JtIl0.

Renaissance Blood
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Bridea.NC.THD.RenaissanceBlood&feature=related_apps

Zombie Driver THD
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.exor.ZombieDriver&feature=also_installed#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwNCwiY29tLmV4b3IuWm9tYmllRHJpdmVyIl0.

Chaos Rings 1 & 2:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.chaosrings2gp&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLnNxdWFyZV9lbml4LmNoYW9zcmluZ3MyZ3AiXQ..
Please realize it's in english when you buy it...LOL

Blazing Souls Accelate:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hyperdevbox.blazingsouls&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmh5cGVyZGV2Ym94LmJsYXppbmdzb3VscyJd


Final Fantasy 3 in 3d (2006 game but on current handhelds)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFIII_GP&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLnNxdWFyZV9lbml4LmFuZHJvaWRfZ29vZ2xlcGxheS5GRklJSV9HUCJd

Amazing Spiderman:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftAMHM&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLmdhbWVsb2Z0LmFuZHJvaWQuQU5NUC5HbG9mdEFNSE0iXQ..

Need for Speed Most Wanted:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ea.games.nfs13_row&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLmVhLmdhbWVzLm5mczEzX3JvdyJd

Asphalt 7
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftA7HM&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmdhbWVsb2Z0LmFuZHJvaWQuQU5NUC5HbG9mdEE3SE0iXQ..

COD Black Ops Zombie game...Who knew?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atv.blackops&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLmF0di5ibGFja29wcyJd

I could go on listing them. These are just the ones I'm looking forward to when I get a T4 tablet soon. Hopefully all the links worked, if not just search the game name at googleplay from one that does. All very cool games for just the beginning of mobile gaming. I can't wait to see next xmas stuff with 100mil GS4's out there, who knows how many S600/s800/T4 devices in the wild (not this xmas, but the next-though this xmas should be good too). All great gpu's and with that many people can start making games aimed purely at the cream of the crop and ignore the tegra2/3's etc (insert old chip name here). You don't need more than an audience of say 300mil top end devices (iphone6, gs4 etc..that's probably going to be 200mil right there) to have a successful game even at 5% of that sized market. I mean 5% is 15mil x say $10 even gets you 150mil. Even witcher/witcher 2 only cost 7mil to make. So clearly you can aim high and make a ton! consoles can't compare to these sales #s. They sell 35mil per year total for 7 years (this current gen has). You have to sell 2.5mil copies at $60, and dev cost is much higher here because you write it for 2-3 consoles. It will be more PC like this time but you get the point. It's easier to sell a $10 game than a $60 one by far.

What's coming? Battlefield on T5, up and running already (nice to know the T5 is pretty done):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxlpkY6nTG8

 

[somebodyspecial]

The only practical use I can think of for this is playing PC games in bed. Otherwise, I very much doubt the local games will be any good. Not to mention the price!

See the games list I just posted then say that again 😉 That list is by no means complete. Just stuff I found while looking for my dad's nexus 10 entertainment and the best looking IMHO. I didn't make an exhaustive search and saw many more (like a few dozen) I'd like to play that look like really good rpg/strategy games. But those were not quite as graphical just what looked like a TON of fun and value for the bucks paid. No game on the list is over $20 and most are under $10. All are playable on shield directly or on your TV! The PC games from your GPU will ALSO be playable DIRECTLY on shield, or again, ON your TV. Steam account games will likely be first, but then whatever else as they get the process down (whatever that entails).

People seem to miss this goes on your TV. Just like a REAL console. I believe you can do this via Miracast (if the Tv supports it or you have a device plugged in, like a usb wifi etc - many TV's can do this already) or via an HDMI cable. How long that cable has to be depends on how far you need to be away from the TV I guess...LOL. My 10ft cables cost less than $7 at amazon. There are dozens of 25ft with 3D and Audio return (so the latest out) for $15 or under! Raise your hand if your TV is more than 25ft from your couch. Nobody...Just as I thought. So at most $15 for 25ft But I prefer the miracast way and rigging the TV to get the signal (usb likely) or just buying a TV with it inside. But Miracast isn't quite certified on much yet. But it's getting there. It's kind of like draft-N was. Lots of devices have the tech inside, they just have to get certification of the standard. Nexus 4 has it already etc. All of the next gen phones/tablets should have this as the chips coming in them support it (T4 etc).

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/21/feature_wtf_is_miracast/page2.html

All you need is jellybean 4.2 and in this case shield. I'm not sure why you couldn't get it to ANY internet TV on your network. Miracast to a certified router, then it's sent to your TV over either a cable or wifi-N. I haven't looked into this but can't see why you can't ship the vid to an IP. Maybe latency is an issue there, but we'll see.

"Nvidia’s upcoming Project Shield handheld games console, being a wireless Android device, will offer Miracast-based dual-screen gaming. CES was a launch not only for Shield, but for dozens of other devices, from TV adaptors on up, that are currently or will shortly be seeking Miracast certification."

Dual screen, so you can either watch on your 5in or on your TV etc. I hope they release on with no screen or a smaller one to cut cost or subsidize it with a T4i in a model so it can work as a phone and be on contract giving the device much wider appeal and free. Easier for a company to subsidize a $300 T4i shield than a $600 GS4 right? Remember T4i is 60mm vs. 80mm for T4 so cheaper and is aimed at $200 asia phones, which ironically is hurting Qcom now...LOL. Wait till T4i gets in there, I'm guessing Asia hurts Qcom more at that point. It supposedly already dragged them down last Q.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/24/us-qualcomm-results-idUSBRE93N18T20130424
This is where T4i's LTE works fine

 

[Fulgurant]

Guys, this thing has a lot of features modern(more expensive) phones have, it's got some features that they don't have, and doesn't have some that they do have, it is more powerful and comes with a controller. If you honestly expected this to ship at a lower price than $300, you're asking for quite a lot. $350 is a bit high for it IMO, but it's a product without much competition.

Haha, after reading this post I keep thinking about some dude trying to use the Shield as a phone, with that giant honking controller pressed to his face.

Thanks for that.