Nvidia Shield Worth It?

[ShadyAce]

It seems interesting and it is only $200? Right now I have a 3DS and it is literally the worst purchase I have ever made in my life (except for my alienware laptop). So that being said I am very skeptical of handheld gaming. Does it have a lot of games? Is it even comfortable? It looks a bit uncomfortable and that would be a deal breaker.

 

[Invictus321]

I can't imagine streaming PC games over the internet, or even local Wifi, would result in a nice experience. The input lag would be a huge deal breaker for me, as I play FPS games primarily.

If you were playing something like Sim City or Civilization it could be really cool though.

 

[photonboy]

It works quite well, however I think the screen is too small and the resolution too low. You must have a GTX600/700 series graphics card to stream locally to it from your PC.

When not using your PC, the OS is Android so there's lots of games for that of varying quality.

There's a Shield 2 coming but I don't know any details on that.

More info:
http://shield.nvidia.com/

http://www.slashgear.com/remote-gamestream-review-with-nvidia-shield-07323984/

 

[ShadyAce]

It works quite well, however I think the screen is too small and the resolution too low. You must have a GTX600/700 series graphics card to stream locally to it from your PC.

There's a Shield 2 coming but I don't know any details on that.

More info:
http://shield.nvidia.com/

http://www.slashgear.com/remote-gamestream-review-with-nvidia-shield-07323984/

I have a pretty high end PC, but if I can only stream over wifi then why wouldn't I just play on my PC? The reason I was considering it was so I could take it with me on the go and actually play high end games.

 

[Invictus321]

I have a pretty high end PC, but if I can only stream over wifi then why wouldn't I just play on my PC?

Yeah, exactly

 

[Trillo O]

I have a pretty high end PC, but if I can only stream over wifi then why wouldn't I just play on my PC?

Yeah, exactly

You can hook the Shield to monitor or TV with hdmi, that is what I do while on the road. I mostly stream BioShock 2, Splinter Cell Blacklist, Assassins Creed III, Borderlands 2. All of those games work extremely well and I do not notice any input lag but then again I am not competing online. I use a usb to ethernet adapter when stuck in hotel rooms instead of wifi. I do not have a bluetooth keyboard and mouse but supposedly that will let you play games that are not controller enabled such as WoW.

I will game at home over wireless while watching chick flicks with my wife. She is ok with me gaming while she watches those movies as long as I am sitting on the couch with her but is not OK with me sitting on my computer in my man cave. That makes the Shield the absolute best purchase I have ever made.

The shield is my first android device so I really did not know what is available for that platform but figured it would be similar to iOS. When in areas with no internet connectivity or poor wireless, I play retro game ports like Bard's Tale and GTA. I also found a Dead Space and a Mass Effect game that are not ports but stand alone companion games that are well done.

 

[ShadyAce]

I have a pretty high end PC, but if I can only stream over wifi then why wouldn't I just play on my PC?

Yeah, exactly

You can hook the Shield to monitor or TV with hdmi, that is what I do while on the road. I mostly stream BioShock 2, Splinter Cell Blacklist, Assassins Creed III, Borderlands 2. All of those games work extremely well and I do not notice any input lag but then again I am not competing online. I use a usb to ethernet adapter when stuck in hotel rooms instead of wifi. I do not have a bluetooth keyboard and mouse but supposedly that will let you play games that are not controller enabled such as WoW.

I will game at home over wireless while watching chick flicks with my wife. She is ok with me gaming while she watches those movies as long as I am sitting on the couch with her but is not OK with me sitting on my computer in my man cave. That makes the Shield the absolute best purchase I have ever made.

The shield is my first android device so I really did not know what is available for that platform but figured it would be similar to iOS. When in areas with no internet connectivity or poor wireless, I play retro game ports like Bard's Tale and GTA. I also found a Dead Space and a Mass Effect game that are not ports but stand alone companion games that are well done.

I do really like the idea of the shield. Also the fact that it is only $200 is seriously attractive. However, I think I'll wait until the next version comes out to see how much Nvidia is supporting the shield.

 

[Trillo O]

I have a pretty high end PC, but if I can only stream over wifi then why wouldn't I just play on my PC?

Yeah, exactly

You can hook the Shield to monitor or TV with hdmi, that is what I do while on the road. I mostly stream BioShock 2, Splinter Cell Blacklist, Assassins Creed III, Borderlands 2. All of those games work extremely well and I do not notice any input lag but then again I am not competing online. I use a usb to ethernet adapter when stuck in hotel rooms instead of wifi. I do not have a bluetooth keyboard and mouse but supposedly that will let you play games that are not controller enabled such as WoW.

I will game at home over wireless while watching chick flicks with my wife. She is ok with me gaming while she watches those movies as long as I am sitting on the couch with her but is not OK with me sitting on my computer in my man cave. That makes the Shield the absolute best purchase I have ever made.

The shield is my first android device so I really did not know what is available for that platform but figured it would be similar to iOS. When in areas with no internet connectivity or poor wireless, I play retro game ports like Bard's Tale and GTA. I also found a Dead Space and a Mass Effect game that are not ports but stand alone companion games that are well done.

I do really like the idea of the shield. Also the fact that it is only $200 is seriously attractive. However, I think I'll wait until the next version comes out to see how much Nvidia is supporting the shield.

I bought the shield as a 200 experiment when the price dropped and glad I did, and glad I waited for the product to mature.

That being said, I am sure I will pick up a V2 at launch when they are overpriced. As good as the Shield is now, I can not wait to see what the V2 enhancements provide and the K1 chip sounds interesting.