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Kneel Before Your Android-Based Consoles

Bryan Le writes, "When OUYA was first revealed, it sort of blew everyone's mind. Raising nearly 10x the amount of its fundraising goal, the tiny portable-that-could raised roughly $8.6 million, proving to everyone that the OUYA's existence was very real, and that it had the potential to be more than just a niche, hobby gadget for open-source enthusiasts to tinker with. Could it just be that maybe, just maybe, a new challenger would emerge to compete with the likes of Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo? In a market dominated by three well-established brands, could there be room for a fourth…maybe even more?"

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TheRobotHunter4109d ago

I'm just wondering if their markets will be flooded with free crapware. Has there been any interesting games that started life on Android systems?

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10 Weirdest Game Consoles of All Time

From systems that could keep your beer cool, to oddities trying to get in on the popularity of VHS and laserdisc, you’ve got some very, very weird video game consoles out there.

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darthv7221d ago

I had the LaserActive... it was a nice collectors piece but not very practical. Especially when it came to needing recapping. I think i paid all of about $50 for the floor model from an incredible Universe back in the day. I ended up selling it many years later for $300 at the time due to it needing a new laser and the aforementioned recapping.

An honorable mention not on the list would be the VM Labs Nuon. It basically looked like any regular DVD player but it had ports on it for controllers to play specific games. one of which is still exclusive to it with Tempest 3000. It also offered nuon enhanced DVD movies with extra content not accessible by regular players.

_Decadent_Descent21d ago

Wasn't there some KFC console, or am I mistaken?

CoNn3rB20d ago

It was announced but it never actually came out as far as I know

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GameStream End of Service Notification

Starting in mid-February, a planned update to the NVIDIA Games app will begin rolling out to SHIELD owners. With this update, the GameStream feature will no longer be available. SHIELD users can continue to use GameStream until that time.

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DaReapa495d ago

For sometime, I'd been contemplating getting a Shield to replce my Steam Link hw as the Shield is a more capable 4K/60 device for streaming. Happy they notified us before I finally decided to pull the trigger on getting one.

amazinglover494d ago

You can still stream using the shield just not natively, you'll have download and use the stream link app on the shield.

They likely are not supporting it natively to save money on developing and maintaining the feature and letting valves app do it instead.

AirRevenant494d ago

I hope this doesn't end the Moonlight service functionality

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Nvidia Shield: firmware update brings support for PS5 controllers

The firmware update 8.2.2 for Nvidia Shield with some interesting changes is now available for download. It is now possible to use the controllers of the PS5 and Xbox Series X on the device. Further details can be found in the message.

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RaidenBlack1189d ago

... and yet no support for PS4

Cernunnos1189d ago

PS4 controller works just fine with mine.

Vits1189d ago

It's nice to have the support. But without the unique functions of the DualSense I wouldn't go for it unless you already have a PS5 laying around. As there are many other controllers compatible with the system that will also cost much less.

1nsomniac1189d ago

I don’t think anyone would be planing on buying the PS5 controller for the shield specifically. The idea is that if you have a ps5 with the controller and would prefer to use it on the shield instead of the supplied shield controller, then you can.

Vits1189d ago

Is more of general advice. For PC gaming is exactly the same thing, while the DS4 was a fairly popular option for having a good quality/price ratio the Dual Sense is better to be avoided as you are not going to get anything out of it's special features. But will be paying the premium anyway.

Also only older models and the Gaming Edition of the Shield have a supplied controller. For all the rest including the newer cylindrical and Pro editions you have to supply your own if you plan on doing any gaming at all on it.

1nsomniac1189d ago (Edited 1189d ago )

The cylindrical one doesn’t come with a controller. The rest do, there is no gaming edition. I have one.

Vits1189d ago

Yeah you either got a old model or got the Gaming package and didn't notice. The newest 2019 version of it does not come with a controller.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...
https://www.anandtech.com/s...
https://www.androidheadline...

1nsomniac1189d ago

According to that your right the newest pro version doesn’t come with a controller, which seems ridiculous to remove a bundled item and still charge the same if not more for it.

I have the 2017 version.

Vits1189d ago (Edited 1189d ago )

To be fair. They did also change the SoC of the units.
Both 2019 versions use the X1+ that is a 25% performance bump over the normal X1 of the older versions. And it really makes a difference for some things like GC/Wii emulation.

But it is worth $60 (controller price)? It's very debatable.

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thesoftware7301189d ago

Just ordered my Shield T.V (new tube looking one), coming tomorrow, it should pair nice with my pc. This is great news as I have both PS5 and Xbox controllers no need to buy another controller.