Nvidia
announced a new addition to its Shield lineup of devices, an
Android-based living room device capable of 4K playback and capture,
during its Game Developers Conference 2015 press event.
“First, it’s based on the most popular OS in the world.
Second, the richness of the Google Play store, with it huge range of
applications,” Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said. “Third, it syncs with all
my other devices. Finally, it has an incredible voice search
capability.”
The "world’s first Android 4K TV" will be able to receive and capture 4K
at up to 60 fps video “very soon.” The living room entertainment device
also packs Android TV functionality so users can access a library of
movies, TV and more.
The Nvidia Shield can run both local, and streamed games via its Nvidia Grid subscription based game streaming service, up to 1080p at 60fps. The gaming-centric device will launch with more than 50 games on the Grid store.
"What we need is a great store," Huang said. "Well, Google Play will have thousands of games. We created a store to curate the best of the best games, the ones designed for Shield."
Notable games mentioned during the event include ports of Doom 3, Crysis 3, Portal, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, The Talos Principle, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, The Witcher 3, Dead Rising 2, Metro Last Light Redux, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Batman: AO and Ultra Street Fighter 4.
The set-top box and console hybrid packs a Tegra X1 processor, which sports a 256-bit Maxwell GPU with 3GB of memory. Its body features a MicroSD slot, a Micro USB 2.0 port, two USB Type-A 3.0 ports, gigabit Ethernet port, and HDMI port.
The Nvidia Shield supports Android Bluetooth 4.1 and dual-band 801.11ac Wi-Fi connections, 7.1 and 5.1 surround sound over HDMI and an IR receiver.
The device will ship bundled with the Shield Controller for USD$199.
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Jenna Pitcher is a freelance journalist writing for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter.
by:GDC 2015: Nvidia Announces the Shield Console
The Nvidia Shield can run both local, and streamed games via its Nvidia Grid subscription based game streaming service, up to 1080p at 60fps. The gaming-centric device will launch with more than 50 games on the Grid store.
"What we need is a great store," Huang said. "Well, Google Play will have thousands of games. We created a store to curate the best of the best games, the ones designed for Shield."
Notable games mentioned during the event include ports of Doom 3, Crysis 3, Portal, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, The Talos Principle, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, The Witcher 3, Dead Rising 2, Metro Last Light Redux, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Batman: AO and Ultra Street Fighter 4.
The set-top box and console hybrid packs a Tegra X1 processor, which sports a 256-bit Maxwell GPU with 3GB of memory. Its body features a MicroSD slot, a Micro USB 2.0 port, two USB Type-A 3.0 ports, gigabit Ethernet port, and HDMI port.
The Nvidia Shield supports Android Bluetooth 4.1 and dual-band 801.11ac Wi-Fi connections, 7.1 and 5.1 surround sound over HDMI and an IR receiver.
The device will ship bundled with the Shield Controller for USD$199.
Developing...
Jenna Pitcher is a freelance journalist writing for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter.
by:GDC 2015: Nvidia Announces the Shield Console
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