Upcoming Android gaming console from Nvidia: Project Shield

[Si1ver Shad0w]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/patrick...e-to-game-consoles-and-portable-game-devices/

Just chunk in a GSM antenna and we got our Xperia Play successor! ^^

EDIT: Also found a video about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXqmK5a-W1M

 

[ozzmanj1]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/patrick...e-to-game-consoles-and-portable-game-devices/

Just chunk in a GSM antenna and we got our Xperia Play successor! ^^

EDIT: Also found a video about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXqmK5a-W1M

Dang... you beat me to it. Saw this earlier this morning (its 6am right now where I live) and was going to post it just now and saw your thread. Lol..... its all good. Really makes me wonder why with all these gaming peripherals coming out why $ony wont make a Xperia PLAY 2. Oh well, this could be something.


Another article from Nvidia directly:

http://nvisionapp.com/latest/articl...ject-Shield-A-Tegra-4-Android-Gaming-Handheld

 

[Rogue Leader]

yeah try carrying that in your pocket...

Is that your phone or are you just happy to see me???

 

[ILikeTheWayYouMove2]

Is it going to be a phone or just a gaming console/tablet thing?

Sent from my R800i using xda app-developers app

 

[danthe0]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/patrick...e-to-game-consoles-and-portable-game-devices/

Just chunk in a GSM antenna and we got our Xperia Play successor! ^^

EDIT: Also found a video about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXqmK5a-W1M

Someone needs to make a portable device that allows you to insert a SIM and bluetooth out to other devices supporting UART profile[for general GSM commands, SMS, whatnot] & Audio profile(? for voice talk/call).
Bundle with an app to parse these and wuala, you got yourself a generic telephone-bluetooth thingy that pairs with any device(that supports the proper bluetooth profiles) [come to think of it, almost little to no device support these profiles hmm no wonder this kind of device dont exists in the marke *runs for cover*]

 

[BundyR25]

This is gaming huge xbox gamepad with ugly screen, ugly like my ass
I dont like it

Wysłane z mojego R800i za pomocą Tapatalk

 

[Spatinator]

This is gaming huge xbox gamepad with ugly screen, ugly like my ass
I dont like it

Wysłane z mojego R800i za pomocą Tapatalk

+1

 

[Miles Wolf]

Don't begin again with the story of a successor for the Xperia Play please...

This is a console, with Android. Nothing more. Not a phone. So it has nothing to do with the Xperia Play.

Just chunk in a GSM antenna and we got our Xperia Play successor! ^^

Er... Aren't you forgetting something? Yes, you'll need a MICROPHONE to use this device to make calls, and this device doesn't have one.


"Project Shield" is a device like the Ouye, but all inside the controller and with its own screen. It only has wifi, is to be used inside your house.

 

[Si1ver Shad0w]

Don't begin again with the story of a successor for the Xperia Play please...

This is a console, with Android. Nothing more. Not a phone. So it has nothing to do with the Xperia Play.



Er... Aren't you forgetting something? Yes, you'll need a MICROPHONE to use this device to make calls, and this device doesn't have one.


"Project Shield" is a device like the Ouye, but all inside the controller and with its own screen. It only has wifi, is to be used inside your house.

I know it's not a phone, just thought it could be worth sharing with you guys. No need to be so touchy.

 

[D.Spirit]

Hahhahaa I wanted to post this but I didn't because I know the members would attack me

 

[TLRtheory]

Is it just me, or do these xperia play "replacements" come up every week, packin a MAXIMUM of 10% of xperia play's library and none of it's perks?

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[eksasol]

Regarding its TV connecting feature, it seem alternatively you can just connect your PC or Game Console to the TV and use a bluetooth/wireless gamepad. It said it has the feature like OnLive, but you need to have an nVidia video card (which mean also a running PC), and even if it can stream the game over 3G/4G network and use it outside your home, would the latency be better than OnLive? I think yes actually. But really I don't see a compelling reason to get this unless you want Tegra exclusive games, since you can just use a highend Android phone or tablet and a bluetooth gamepad, which can still be more pocket-able than this device: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1703567677/icontrolpad-2-the-open-source-controller

 

[LegionTHEFecalExcretion]

Is it just me, or do these xperia play "replacements" come up every week, packin a MAXIMUM of 10% of xperia play's library and none of it's perks?

This thing is nothing like those wannabes, this is the first real contender for a succesor that we've ever seen. We always joke about how the Play 2 would have a Tegra 3, 2 gigs of ram, hdmi out, play pc games, and so forth, but this thing is a godamn Tegra 4 launch device with EVERY feature on all of our fantasy checklists and then some! I mean really, what else does it have to do to convince you? Cook breakfast?

 

[danthe0]

This thing is nothing like those wannabes, this is the first real contender for a succesor that we've ever seen. We always joke about how the Play 2 would have a Tegra 3, 2 gigs of ram, hdmi out, play pc games, and so forth, but this thing is a godamn Tegra 4 launch device with EVERY feature on all of our fantasy checklists and then some! I mean really, what else does it have to do to convince you? Cook breakfast?

Be able to call. It ain't a successor if it ain't able to call. And fit in my pants for that matter.

 

[Xperia Player]

Is 2013 the year for Android home gaming consoles or something? First the OUYA now this? I respect the fact they're trying to give people more variety over tradition game consoles. But I mean... are Android games REALLY that good? I mean if your on the go, you pull out your phone and play MC3 or whatever, when your home wouldn't you much rather play xbox or something? Or even connect your phone via HDMI (excluding XP obviously) to your TV? I just don't think android games are THAT good to have home consoles dedicated to them.

 

[rgrover]

If they made a smaller version that incorporates a phone then I'd definitely be interested.

 

[danthe0]

If they made a smaller version that incorporates a phone then I'd definitely be interested.

Like the N-gage?

Sent from my Xperia Play using xda app-developers app

 

[yekasangredevago]

The Streaming system is like having kainy App. But more perfect.
What intrigues me is how you configure the controls? have its own mapping system too??
As I see console games perfect.
But for uses such as messages and calls I doubt,
It depends on the point of view,
But as I said, as a console, would be perfect.

 

[crazymonkey05]

I hope they are not using there own chipsets because android apps don't run the best on tegra chipsets they have been shown to run the best on snapdragon

sent from my Sony Ericsson Xperia Play™(r800x) Running Slimbean 3.0 using Tapatalk 2™

 

[Thewonderboy]

Again, pointless to compare this to Xplay.

This is one big bulky controller with integrated screen.

Xperia Play is essentialy phone and has very convenient desing when it comes to gamepad, you can "hide" it if you want.


And again, Sony didnt say "we wont be making Xperia Play 2"
The anwser was something along the lines "we currently are not making Xperia Play" which rather means they were not working on new model, not that they ditched the whole idea.

I already argued in one of the threads that Sony WILL make new Play. They have everything they need right now or under development like new, mature hardware/technology (reason #1 N-GAGE and N-GAGE2 failed), Software which is not all supported by one model (#2 why N-GAGE failed) and a position to get enough regonizion for their device.

Playstation Mobile is still under development so I guess we can start waiting for XP2 after they get PSM fully geared and proper hardware (for that time) ready. Give it year or two.