10-21-2016, 01:27 AM
Right on.
The thing about the Shield tablets though is the PC is doing the majority of the grunt work while the Shield is basically just streaming a video feed to you, so it doesn't need much power on its own. I'm using this same tech to stream PC games to my iPad via Nvidia Game Stream and it is pretty great.
However, the thing that intrigues me about this new Nintendo is the potential game lineup on a mobile platform. The problem with the iPad is it doesn't have enough quality games of its own (there are a few gems, no doubt, but too much dumb-downed, casual shit in the App Store), so if you want something truly deep, you're kinda screwed unless you have the option to stream stuff from your PC.
Being able to play top-notch games anywhere without needing to stream would be fantastic.
In a perfect world, the dock would amp up the graphics when you're playing on a TV, but I guess that's asking a lot.
The thing about the Shield tablets though is the PC is doing the majority of the grunt work while the Shield is basically just streaming a video feed to you, so it doesn't need much power on its own. I'm using this same tech to stream PC games to my iPad via Nvidia Game Stream and it is pretty great.
However, the thing that intrigues me about this new Nintendo is the potential game lineup on a mobile platform. The problem with the iPad is it doesn't have enough quality games of its own (there are a few gems, no doubt, but too much dumb-downed, casual shit in the App Store), so if you want something truly deep, you're kinda screwed unless you have the option to stream stuff from your PC.
Being able to play top-notch games anywhere without needing to stream would be fantastic.
In a perfect world, the dock would amp up the graphics when you're playing on a TV, but I guess that's asking a lot.