Editing Handheld game console (section)

==== Nvidia Shield ====
[[File:NvidiaShieldPortable.jpg|left|thumb|Nvidia Shield Portable]]
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Project Shield is a handheld system developed by [[Nvidia]] announced at CES 2013. It runs on Android 4.2 and uses Nvidia [[Tegra 4]] SoC. The hardware includes a 5-inches multitouch screen with support for HD graphics (720p). The console allows for the streaming of games running on a compatible desktop PC, or laptop.

Nvidia Shield Portable has received mixed reception from critics. Generally, reviewers praised the performance of the device, but criticized the cost and lack of worthwhile games. [[Engadget]]'s review noted the system's "extremely impressive PC gaming", but also that due to its high price, the device was "a hard sell as a portable game console", especially when compared to similar handhelds on the market.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/07/31/nvidia-shield-review/|title=NVIDIA Shield review|last=Gilbert|first=Ben|publisher=[[Engadget]]|date=July 31, 2013|access-date=July 31, 2013}}</ref> [[CNET]]'s Eric Franklin states in his review of the device that "The Nvidia Shield is an extremely well made device, with performance that pretty much obliterates any mobile product before it; but like most new console launches, there is currently a lack of available games worth your time."<ref>{{cite web|last=Franklin |first=Eric |url=http://reviews.cnet.com/consoles/nvidia-shield/4505-10109_7-35566996.html |title=Nvidia Shield Review |publisher=Reviews.cnet.com |access-date=2013-08-02}}</ref> [[Eurogamer]]'s comprehensive review of the device provides a detailed account of the device and its features; concluded by saying: "In the here and now, the first-gen Shield Portable is a gloriously niche, luxury product - the most powerful Android system on the market by a clear stretch and possessing a unique link to PC gaming that's seriously impressive in beta form, and can only get better."<ref>{{cite web|last=Leadbetter |first=Richard |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-nvidia-shield-review |title=Nvidia Shield review |date=August 11, 2013 |publisher=Eurogamer.net |access-date=2013-08-12}}</ref>

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