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Nvidia Canned Its Shield Tablet Successor Over Rumoured Fear Of Nintendo NX

Technology publication Digital Trends is reporting that Nvidia has decided to cancel the Shield Tablet successor. The reasoning behind the decision is thought it to be down to the forthcoming Ninte…

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BrandanT2811d ago

If Nvidia cancelled there future Shield project, because of the rumors of the NX, then wouldn't that mean that Nvidia has no part in the NX and the eurogamer rumors are false?

TheVigilanteCode2811d ago

It's a bit complicated than that. Nvidia are manufacturing the main SoC inside the NX, the next generation Tegra based off the new Pascal architecture. If both these devices have the same architecture & SoC inside them, it brings some serious FUD and bad PR for Nintendo.

This more relating to Nintendo having a contract signed with Nvidia to NOT release portable devices such as the shield or the shield tablet for them to not look bad, and affect their market, because both of them, NX & a potential next Shield, would fall under the same price bracket, $200-$250.

Nvidia will have to budge here since their investors have been pretty vocal about the console market entirely switching to AMD and them desperately trying to gain a share of the market.

TABSF2810d ago

I don't think Nvidia wanted to be in PS4/XBO anyway. They lost money on PS3 GPU
Furthermore Nvidia don't design x86 CPU so Sony/Microsoft could not get and APU off of Nvidia

I also believe Nvidia didn't want to get an undercut like they did with PS3, they wanted a fair price for their chips

TheVigilanteCode2810d ago

@TABSF

You're pretty misguided on how hardware is outsourced to 3rd party devices from it's vendors.

"They lost money on PS3 GPU"

First off, Nvidia didn't "lose" ANY money on the PS3's RSX. They were just getting minimal increments from that of the previous generation console they supplied the GPU for, the original XBOX. The main reason Microsoft released a next-gen console in 2005, in such a hurry was because Nvidia were ripping them off with their GPU, without giving updated prices on hardware refreshes year over year - in layman's terms, reducing manufacturing costs and screwing Microsoft over by not giving them cheaper prices, by sticking to the same initial deal. Nvidia wanted the same margin on the PS3 as well and SONY showed them the middle finger throughout the lifespan of the PS3, counting 85+ million units sold till date.

Secondly, SONY took losses on EVERY PS3 sold till 2009 where they started to turn it over. Nvidia got out the console ecosystem out of pure greed. Nothing more to say about a shit company which charges it's consumers "NVIDIA TAX" in the PR bullshit name of "FOUNDER'S EDITION" of their products.

AMD on the other hand set up an entire division to R&D and support custom x86 based SoC's, though they have done some stupid thing in the past as well like overpaying ATI to acquire them, spinning off the handset division to Qualcomm etc. which came back and bit them harder and one of the main reasons for their financial drought currently in every hardware market they're in.

Dasteru2810d ago (Edited 2810d ago )

@TheVigilanteCode:

You have that kind of backwards. According to various reports early in the development of the PS4, Sony went to Nvidia and wanted them to start a brand new assembly line for custom SoCs for the PS4. Wanted the chips for only slightly above cost, basically telling Nvidia they should be glad to give the chips away just for the honor of working with Sony. Then on top of all that, they wanted exclusive rights to said chips, telling Nvidia they would not be able to use the chips for anything else, or sell them to other product manufacturers. Nvidia told Sony to take a hike and Sony was stuck with AMD as the leftovers, who at the time were doing badly and were desperate for the business.

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YinYangGaming2810d ago

They'll make more money from their SoC being in the NX than their own Shield tablet and it would be bad PR to have a competing device, I don't think this discourages the rumours about Nvidia supplying the SoC for the NX. After all, those AMD rumours that surfaced recently are 100% fake

Mrveryodd2811d ago

Didn't the last one tank ? If so why would you .

ABizzel12810d ago

The tablet didn't.

The handheld kind of did, the Shield TV I don't know.

TheColbertinator2810d ago (Edited 2810d ago )

Big fan of the Nvidia Shield but lets be honest that it had a whole host of problems. If Nintendo plans to use a successor or a similar model,I wonder how much software they truly plan to accommodate in both the console and tablet market.

Perhaps not just Nintendo games but also Apps or even Android gaming.

Food for thought. I'm sure in the end Nintendo will deliver greatness this time.

Ark_2810d ago

That's what I am hoping for as well. Full android support.
And maybe even Nvidias "GameStream". If they feature the latter, that would also be a big win for Nvidia, since you need a Nvidia graficscard in your PC for it to work.

It would be a smart move, but I am sceptical about Nintendo opening up their ecosystem.

OtakuDJK1NG-Rory2810d ago

Well since it's a handheld. No doubt The 3DS Japanese Third Party Support will be on board.

TheColbertinator2810d ago

That's always a plus. Publishers like Capcom,Tecmo Koei,Namco Bandai,Square Enix and Sega have always delivered strong support to Nintendo portables.

spoonard2810d ago

Yeah...nVidia has everything to fear from Nintendo...

TABSF2810d ago

This is most defiantly a fanboy statement, Nvidia always challenge competition!

From what the rumours are saying, the NX will feature Nvidia next gen Tegra platform, it is only division that Nvidia has struggled with compared to its over arms (they've destroyed AMD in GPUs for 5 years now)

Tegra has never captured the Mobile/ Tablet market so putting in a Nintendo console would help drive this weak part of Nvidia business. Also looking at performance of X1 and looking at Pascal I don't this it would be a stretch to argue that NX could compete with PS4/XBO even as a portable.

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Squad Busters is a New Action Game from Supercell Soft Launched in Selected Countries

Supercell has released its new squad-building action game Squad Busters in Spain, Mexico, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Canada, and Singapore. This game features characters from different Supercell titles, such as Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars, Hay Day, Clash Royale, and Boom Beach.

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Microsoft Seemingly Closes Bethesda France

As part of its plans to cut 1,900 jobs, Microsoft has reportedly shut down operations at Bethesda France, letting go roughly 15 people

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Hereandthere13h ago

Microsoft should have left them stay 3rd party

GamerRN10h ago

If they are let go, they can be whatever they want. They ARE 3rd party now... 🤦

Barlos8h ago

Yeah, they're also jobless.

GamerRN1h ago

They can form a company if they want, they are just as jobless as if "Microsoft had left them as 3rd party".

peppeaccardo2h ago

"MIcrosoft leaves Bethesda do what they know how to do best" ... close! Oh the irony ....
(Citation from a week old article)

PassNextquestion12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

Bethesda France was made up of roughly 15 people... they couldn't of being doing much

Bethesda France mainly did publishing and marketing within the region

blacktiger10h ago

that's a shame for you to say that, i'm sure Elite loves hearing what you just said.

Profchaos12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

Bethesda France focused on publishing and marketing in the region. And 15 people lost their jobs as part of the closure.

I wonder if this is part of Microsoft's strategy to abandoned physical media or possibly gamepass advertising makes their roles redundant you don't need to market a game as hard when the majority of players get the game as part of a sub which already promoted upcoming games

Tacoboto12h ago

It's France too, there's a high likelihood only 1-2 people on the team even had an Xbox.

Profchaos12h ago

Possibly guven all the leaks we know the Xbox brand is really struggling in the region.

Yi-Long9h ago

Well, if your consoles and games are barely found in any stores any more, of course you're gonna struggle finding consumers ...

XiNatsuDragnel11h ago

Tbh Microsoft I think Bethesda being 3rd party same with Activision would probably more competitive than thus scenario imo

Profchaos9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

I think it would have been better for all parties really especially gamers

TheColbertinator10h ago

The recently purchased Activision French offices might take over all the licensing and marketing for Microsoft in France from now on.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

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jznrpg14h ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos13h ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola8h ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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