FreeKnight
Well-known member
It's a neat proof of concept, but to me, it's just not worthwhile. I agree with sky about the comfort of console gaming on the couch, but would I pay $300 bucks to do it at 720p? Especially if I need to buy a better router to get half decent streaming? Not when I can put my PC in the living room, spend $20 bucks on an HDMI cable, $50 bucks on a Wireless 360 PC gamepad and game at max graphics. Not to mention this gives you the option of Keyboard and mouse if you've got a decent wireless keyboard and mouse (my MX550 hundred worked fine on the other side of the living room, as did my Razer wireless mouse). I'd even look at going WDMI first if I wanted to keep the PC in the office and game on the big TV.
As an android gaming machine, I'm not overly enthused either. A PSP-3000 can be gotten easily for sub $100, runs way better PSP games and will run SNES and GEN emulators fine (which is about the best games you'll get on android IMO). I'll give the controller set up on the Shield credit, it looks very well laid out and comfortable, but definitely comes at a price of size and portability.
It's certainly a neat idea, and I hope future versions (Shield II, III) really bring this idea to all it could be, but at the moment it's not a sell for me, and I really doubt it will gain much market traction outside of a small niche of the hardcore PC gaming crowd (which is already a small niche). I hope I'm wrong and it's just the vanguard of bigger and better things, as there's promise in the ideas. I just don't think we're there yet.
As an android gaming machine, I'm not overly enthused either. A PSP-3000 can be gotten easily for sub $100, runs way better PSP games and will run SNES and GEN emulators fine (which is about the best games you'll get on android IMO). I'll give the controller set up on the Shield credit, it looks very well laid out and comfortable, but definitely comes at a price of size and portability.
It's certainly a neat idea, and I hope future versions (Shield II, III) really bring this idea to all it could be, but at the moment it's not a sell for me, and I really doubt it will gain much market traction outside of a small niche of the hardcore PC gaming crowd (which is already a small niche). I hope I'm wrong and it's just the vanguard of bigger and better things, as there's promise in the ideas. I just don't think we're there yet.