NVIDIA has presented at tonight’s GDC new version of Shield . This time is a console Android that allow you to play titles ported to OS Google and games with streaming , either locally or across the Internet.
NVIDIA Shield is the third attempt by the manufacturer to enter the video game market. First he tried a notebook that, like Console same name, based its efforts on Android phones and using streaming via a PC with NVIDIA technology. Last year, the second gadget of the company was a powerful tablet, also Android, which together with a gamepad became a game-oriented device, also focused on the titles for Android and by streaming .
For the third device, NVIDIA has created powerful set-top box It connected to the TV will become a multimedia center with video games not only support but also offer videos in 4K without much trouble thanks to its Tegra X1 chip. The operating system will take the machine is Android TV, so that effectively the device is oriented multimedia world.
The Shield chip allow the machine to run video and games with great power. They have announced the titles that will be ported to Android in launching the system, among which include Crysis 3 , Portal , Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic , Half-Life 2: Episode 1 , Doom 3: BFG Edition , The Talos Principle , Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Metal Gear Revengeance .
But the undisputed stamp of the brand created by Nvidia is offering video games streaming , so it has been since the beginning, and for the occasion has updated its service Grid + , which with two different subscriptions will give players the opportunity to enjoy the most powerful gaming PC with no obligation to look point about the technical requirements of your computer.
NVIDIA promises that the news will come when a Grid + and that these will run at 1080p and 60 fps (previously did 720p and 30 fps). The free subscription (to be given by the console) offer several games on demand , while The payment will open all catalog for the player to choose which want to play anytime. The manufacturer has promised that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Batman: Arkham Knight will be within its line of games as these are launched
. Shield will be available in US stores on May ; cost $ 199 and include a controller with 40 hours of autonomy. How about the new NVIDIA Android console?
Victor Ayora is editor of News of IGN Spain . You can find it on Twitter for almost anything you want.
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