News - Nvidia Shield tablet and controller slides are leaked

[HEXUS]

Tablet, priced from $299, and controller, $59, will be available by the end of July.

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[Jowsey]

Front facing speakers are good to see. Micro-SD slot is good to see. Option for LTE model is good to see.

That controller looks brutally uncomfortable though and the lack of AC wifi is an annoyance. Completely wasted money on the camera's IMHO.

Though the power of the chip looks compelling I'll wait till I see third party benchmarks and reviews and battery life summaries. I don't think this thing will last long away from a wall.

I want it to though, as I'd love to grab one. But if this isn't an obvious improvement over the nVidia Shield I know which I'll be getting.

[wyte_w0lf]

Personally i prefer the all in one controller with a protected screen format than two items detached.

[DemonHighwayman]

Personally i prefer the all in one controller with a protected screen format than two items detached.

My thoughts exactly, given that its aimed at gamers! to use this as a games machine properly you need to spend an extra $98 for a controller and stand.

[Spud1]

Interesting - will have to see how it plays out.

Steaming PC games to your tablet is old news of course, and personally I will stick with SplashTop as the latency is low enough as I am happy to lose out on image quality - but can see this as being excellent for keeping that HD quality and outputting to a large TV.

The controller does look rather naff though, I'd be carrying about a bluetooth keyboard/mouse tbh

If the price genuinely is as low as £210-£220 ($299+tax = $360, converted to GBP) it could be a really great buy, if you have a supported card..

[CampGareth]

Personally i prefer the all in one controller with a protected screen format than two items detached.

Except the shield 1 didn't actually sell very well, hence the form factor change. I nearly bought one myself but with that design you couldn't really use it for watching videos comfortably, and you couldn't touch the screen that easily to do things like browse the web or chat with people, it was purely a machine for gaming, and I'm not sure a handheld games machine has been a viable purchase since smartphones became popular.

[Brewster0101]

I think these CPU's/GPU's need to be on par with Xbox 360 or Ps3 and run same quality games before people will really consider them for serious gaming.

[wyte_w0lf]

Well, make it more affordable, slight bump in screen size (res at 720p min to keep costs down) larger controller to be more comfortable and add battery to the front to counter balance a larger hinge for the screen to tilt at better angles. Would be my perfect device then. Wireless ac wouldnt go a miss but costs would be issue at the end.

Oh and send me one free cause i cant afford them lol

[maverik-sg1]

Camera is a nice touch for those that want it more for a decent tab and a gaming console - agree with others about the controller - would of been better integrated into some sort of armour for the tab itself than a separate item.

But in all honesty - this looks great overall.

[Promeboi]

Id like to have a tablet like this, but i feel like that cover should be in the pack

[naturbo2000]

Except the shield 1 didn't actually sell very well, hence the form factor change. I nearly bought one myself but with that design you couldn't really use it for watching videos comfortably, and you couldn't touch the screen that easily to do things like browse the web or chat with people, it was purely a machine for gaming, and I'm not sure a handheld games machine has been a viable purchase since smartphones became popular.

I'm all for gaming on the original Shield. My mobile gaming has gone from Galaxy S2 -> iPad mini -> Shield. Whilst the S2-to-iPad jump was all about graphical prowess and game availability, the jump to Shield was all about form factor.

For me, there are a bunch of games I play that I don't want to play on a tablet (mostly PC streamed). Some touch-screen stuff is awesome, but racing and FPS games are awful. A tablet with a separate controller doesn't suit my needs (and a D-pad stuck on the side isn't it either).

I know the original Shield was a financial flop (the market for a tablet is way bigger than for a gaming handheld), but tbh the only thing I want from mine is a bump in screen size.