![]() ![]() We have discussed and tested Game Stream many times, and the experience continues to improve and impress. This is the ability to stream your PC games (over both local network and outside the home) to your SHIELD device, allowing you to access essentially your entire Steam library from anywhere. If Portal and Trine 2 are any indication that NVIDIA has the ability to create another "console" for the marketplace, the company has a shot.Īnother feature that makes the SHIELD Tablet the best tablet for gamers is NVIDIA Game Stream. My talks with gaming media in the last week indicate there is a lot of doubt around the capability for NVIDIA to push the Android gaming ecosystem forward fast enough to make the SHIELD family successful. The problem is that there just aren't enough of them yet! Yes, Trine 2 and Portal were great during my testing period and I am super excited to try out War Thunder, but NVIDIA needs MORE developers to sign and more games to be available that can both show the power of the Tegra K1 SoC but also validate Android as a source of quality gaming. There are other games available as well – Trine 2, Half-Life 2, War Thunder, The Talos Principle. NVIDIA still has the control mapping software for the SHIELD Tablet (and it works quite well) but for Android gaming to take off, it needs to work out of the box, and NVIDIA is trying to promote that and work with developers to stream line it. Accessed by hitting the SHIELD button on the controller, or through the dedicated icon on the tablet itself, this portal attempts to filter games that have a bit higher quality standard and gives you an idea about the controller support as well. The quality of games in the Android market is a big problem and NVIDIA is trying to address that with the SHIELD Hub (previously TegraZone). The SHIELD Controller also holds a place above basically every Bluetooth controller I have used on a PC or mobile device.īut a quick look at the Google Play Store's games section shows a bunch of copies, too many Minecraft clones, and more zombies than you know what to do with. Tegra K1 is clearly the fastest mobile GPU available today and any game that can bottleneck the GPU on today's SoCs will find the K1 a welcome addition to the market. Well first, the controller and performance are second to none. If we look at this tablet as a gaming device for Android specifically, what does NVIDIA offer? Yes, Android gaming is gaining in popularity, but all of our indications show that the ability for software makers to turn a profit is even tougher than it is on iOS. NVIDIA bills the SHIELD Tablet as the "tablet for gamers" and that can be a tough stance to take if you just glance at the world of Android gaming today. ![]() The NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet and Controller make their official debut. ![]()
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