Project Shield

Sådan lyder kodenavnet for Nvidias seneste projekt, som i bund og grund er en håndholdt spillemaskine, hvor spillere altså kan spille computerspil importeret fra både Google Play samt Steam. Android-baserede spillemaskiner er intet nyt under solen, men Nvidia har imidlertid et es i ærmet: Tegra 4-processoren.

Denne processor siges at være hele seks gange hurtigere end Tegra 3, og Nvidia siger ydermere, at den kan levere op til 14 timers HD-gameplay. Med den slags saft i processoren har Shield allerede her en klar fordel, men enheden er endnu ikke helt færdig med at vise sine styrker. Enheden har et multi-touch display med mulighed for at vise i 720p, og den indeholder ligeledes Grid Cloud Gaming Platform, som i følge Nvidia er på mange måder mere overlegen end tidligere forsøg på cloud-baseret gaming. Spørgsmålet er nu: Hvornår bliver bæstet udgivet, og vil det blive en succes? Det vil tiden vise!


English version:

That's the name for the latest Nvidia project, which basically is a handheld console where you'll be able to play games imported from both Google Play and Steam. Consoles running on Android is definitely nothing new but Nvidia does have something up their sleeve: the Tegra 4 processor.

This processor is said to be six times more powerful than the Tegra 3 processor, and Nvidia furthermore claims that it will be able to deliver 14 hours of HD gameplay on full battery. With that kind of juice in the processor Shield already has an advantage but the unit isn't quite done showing off its powers. Shield has a multi touch display capable of running games in pure 720p and it also contains the Grid Cloud Gaming Platform, which Nvidia says is superior than previous attempts at cloud based gaming. The question now is: when will this beast be unleashed, and will it be successful? Only time will tell!