Showing posts with label Project SHIELD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Project SHIELD. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Nvidia Project SHIELD, a handheld capable of running PC games

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With this there is no doubt that Nvidia has declared war on Nintendo and Sony. Nvidia, known for its powerful graphics cards, has introduced his own handheld console, the Nvidia Project SHIELD, which is a kind of combination of a 5-inch screen and a control game . What makes it great? Well you can run PC games via WiFi, supports the Unreal Engine 4, which is currently the most advanced and we can also provide a great 4K resolution via a TV. It seems that processors phones have become as powerful as the PCs from a couple of years ago.
The chip in particular is leading the new Nvidia Tegra 4, the world's best mobile processor. It is a quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 architecture and able to give us a 4K resolution when connected to a display that support. Moreover, the Tegra 4 consumes 45% less energy than a Tegra 3. The SHIELD Project also includes several ports such as USB 3.0 , HDMI, headphone jack and even has a microSD card reader.
The 5-inch screen of the console has HD resolution and provides us with a density of 294 pixels per inch. The battery will last us about 10 hours of play or about 24 hours of HD video playback.
Regarding the buttons, is the standard: two analog, 4 main, a couple on the sides and address controls.
Incidentally, Project SHIELD is based on Android 4.1, so we also have a lot of extra applications and games to enjoy. And by the way, the console already has the support of two major industry companies gamer: Ubisoft and Epic Games.