Nvidia SHIELD Gaming Console Gets Price Cut To $299, Launching Soon

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Nvidia announced Shield - its first portable gaming console based on Android back in January. It announced that the console will start shipping in June with a price tag of $349.



Now Nvidia has released a press release announcing that Shield will be launched on 27 June and will come with a reduced price tag of $299.

Nvidia SHIELD specifications :-
  • nVidia Tegra 4 chipset with 72 core ULP GeForce GPU
  • Quad Core 1.9GHz Cortex A15 processor
  • 2GB LPDDR3 RAM, 16GB NAND storage, microSD card slot
  • 5″ HD (1280*720) multi-touch 'Retinal' display
  • Stock Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS
  • PC display streaming
  • 802.11n 2x2 Mimo Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS
  • Integrated Stereo Speakers with Built-in Microphone
  • 28.8 Wh battery, 5 to 10 hours of gameplay

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The Nvidia SHIELD gaming console can now be pre-ordered for $299 and will start shipping in last week of June.



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Gannu said:
Got a price cut even before the device was launched? :eek:
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Shows how immature public response is. From my perspective this is a useless device.
Neither its a tablet, nor a phone and nor it has subscription based model which allows free games per month like Gamepop.

Android gaming is infancy atm with lower sized games not optimized for high res display and high end games are either too costly or tooo big for an android game.

I just don't see a point of this device. The Geforce Streaming solution requires high end router else there will be streaming glitch and delays.

Not sure how well it'll sell for.
 
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A good read here: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2042583/is-nvidias-shield-worth-300-we-debate-the-math.html

It's a tough device to sell at this point
 
Well this is new, never seen a product price cut before it was even launched.
Really hard to see any serious takers for this.

Gaming console is a word used pretty easily nowadays it seems.
 
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