NVIDIA managed to rock CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2013 on the opening day by unveiling some impressive new technologies. Company revealed their latest and the world’s fastest mobile processor, Tegra 4 which comes with 72 GU cores. And this chip will power up their new Project SHIELD, an Android-powered hand-held gaming console which can run both Android and PC games very smoothly.
Basically, this devices comes with a 5-inch multi-touch display, hooked up to a full-size console style controller and it gets powered by the latest Android Jelly Bean OS. Additionally it has integrated speakers and Wi-Fi connectivity plus an HDMI output.
Using Project SHIELD you can play PC games via Steam or on PC by connecting the device wirelessly with a PC. This includes Assassins Creed 3, Battlefield 3, Dishonored and many more. Or you can install Android games like Blood Sword or Dead Trigger 2 on the device and play them anywhere you want using the awesome controller on board.
Google’s Android managed to revolutionize the mobile world and now it’s already changing the gaming world as well. This is only the beginning of next-gen portable gaming.
Still no word on the pricing or the release date of NVIDIA Project SHIELD. But I will let you guys know about it as soon I as I hear the news. In the mean time check out the official demo trailer after the break.
[Source: NVIDIA / YouTube]
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Roshan Jerad Perera
