UPDATED 10:10 EDT / MAY 15 2013

LIVE: Nvidia Shield Hits Shelves May 20th : Is PC Game Streaming Enough to Tip the Market?

Update: full video embed below.

On today’s Live NewsDesk Show, (see embed feed below or visit youtube.com/siliconangle to watch on-demand), we’ll be discussing the availability of Nvidia Shield, one of the more noteworthy demos from the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year.

Details have finally emerged on when Shield will hit store shelves.  The five-inch, portable Android game console that can also stream PC games from a nearby machine will cost $349 at Newegg, GameStop, Micro Center, Canada Computers and Nvidia’s website.  Pre-orders begin next week on May 20th and will ship by the end of June.

See our review of Nvidia Shield here

So why is the Nvidia Shield such an exciting release?  Here to discuss the latest Android gaming gadget is NewsDesk Director of Production, Mark Zamora, touching on the unique features that could help Shield differentiate itself in a market that has yet to topple standalone game consoles.  Will the game streaming be enough to tip the market? 

See the live broadcast, embed below ~ if you missed today’s live topic, check our YouTube channel for archived clips.


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