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I don't think I get one. My Tvbox already suit my needs, and the exclusive games for Tegra X1 I can play them in PC, so.....

I don't think I get one. My Tvbox already suit my needs, and the exclusive games for Tegra X1 I can play them in PC, so.....

Yup. I have been playing most of these games (not Crysis 3 though) on my cheap 11" laptop for ages now, not much incentive to buy a presumably expensive Android box.

If it was a handheld then I would be much more interested. It's pretty good progress although like DeenOX said it doesn't mean a great deal until it is universal across the Android platform.

for now, they confirm 50 games from pc ported to android. this is a very good first step.

hope we get titles such Crysis 3 and other newest on android platform...

<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190316071930/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VO-m3D79TQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VO-m3D79TQ</a>

I'm gonna be all over this when its released.  Sold my S7800 a while back and was looking to wait for an all singing and dancing device I could hook up to the television and this looks like it.

This should do emulation of pretty much anything that exists currently.  I'd be surprised if PPSSPP didn't run flawlessly with the power this thing has.  Also Dreamcast (if it gets updated) should be no bother for this and perhaps even Dolphin isn't totally out of reach when you compare the power of this to the Tegra K1.  Add support for 4K video and the fact that it "should" run anything android without a hitch and with a controller, there is a alot going for this for the price!

Price isn't too bad though, it's just a strange product IMO. Anybody who has a PS4/XB1 is going to wonder why they should spend $200 on something else which isn't as well suited to the task of TV gaming and has a comparatively tiny library of decent games.

The Android TV Box has always been a strange market, because it relied heavily of ports of either mobile or console games without any real development teams dedicated to it. It isn't really a game console, per se.

But it's all about the point of view. In a free market when you have access to a high end PC or any of the new consoles, it's far better to just buy one of those rather than buying an underpowered device for a low price. However, many places around the world do not have that privilege - the South American market is facing import restrictions and heavy taxing, for example, and there are many communities around the world which are poor and getting a proper console is simply out of the question.

It is a bit strange that nVidia is marketing a TV Box for everyone, but they are contributing immensely to the amount of quality ports of PC games, so I don't know. Maybe they're readying the market for "1 generation late"-mobile gaming, which is a huge step forward from the current "2 generation late"-mobile gaming.

I honestly feel that these mobile OS boxes are where the casual gaming market is heading, although I suspect most casual gamers will gravitate more toward the 100 dollar price range. If Apple ever releases an updated Apple TV with some kind of focus on gaming, watch this market explode. Most casual gamers don't want or need the horsepower of a current gen console, especially as mobile platforms get more and more capable.

Yeah I seriously doubt it will be doing 4k gaming!

Like Skelton said PC games are cheap, incredibly cheap if you wait for the Steam sales. Also anybody interested in PC gaming will have a decent Steam account (and Origin, GoG etc.) full of their favourite games they have already paid for. Why would you buy a $200 console, pay for your games again and even then only be able to run a very limited selection of the games you like?

Also it probably won't boot faster than Windows 8.1, especially on an SSD. One thing I noticed when I bought a Win 8.1 tablet is that it boots faster than my old Android ones.

It's a good idea I think and they look to be making good progress with it. Personally although Android is great for so many things I have no desire to use it as a console platform. I'd be much more interested in something like a Fitlet PC if they ever come down in price - and AMD A10 and Radeon R6 in a tiny box which fixes to the back of your TV.

Well, Steam titles go low price quite fast, so no a big deal. Price in PC games are incredibly low from some time ago.
Mainly because there are a lot of web pages when you can buy them cheap, no need to buy officially in Steam. For instance:
https://www.g2a.com/borderlands-the-pre-sequel-steam-cd-key-global.html
Sure, android titles maybe even a bit cheaper, but don't expect the same quality for sure. And it's not very clear how many games from PC will be ported to Shield TV.

Anyhow, it all depends on people needs. I am not on the target that Nvidia planned about this device. If this device was a portable device, like a new shield portable, it would be a different story, because portability would make a great difference.

I thought I'd expand more on why I think this is a decent device (and why I will be getting one)

I said over on another thread this has gone straight to the top of my "wants" list for this year. For me it just solves all the problems of having everything "in one box" and for a pretty decent price as well.

For starters, its a 4K video player, which for now, doesn't really mean an awful lot as the content isn't out there and also, I don't even own a 4K telly. But when I DO own one, this will stream anything I throw at it in 4K resolution. That's one box ticked.

I have smart TV on my current TV but to be honest, its slow, and its crap. This box, having access to the play store will sort out all my needs for Netflix, Sky Go, Internet Radio, Youtube and all other media apps, in one box and at near enough instant speed.

Next up, emulation. Currently for emulation needs its either hook my laptop up which is just a chore and a ball ache because my laptop isn't great for anything above and beyond 16 bit (even though its an i3!), fire up the Wii which annoys me because it look garbage on a HDTV or play on the PSP (no complaints here however apart from the limited power it has). This device will literally play 8 bit and 16 bit to perfection and is powerful enough to run the most sophisticated filters to get the most out of HD TVs. This thing will also fly flawlessly through PSX and should hit full speed with every title with PPSSPP and Dreamcast (when the emulators are completely up to snuff).

If the K1 can "almost" reach decent speeds with Dolphin then the X1 is even better placed to obtain playable framerates as and when the emulator improves for Android.

Then you have all the other things in one place that this will breeze through. Any android title currently and in the future will likely to be maxed out in terms of performance, and most games will be compatible with the controller also.  This isn't me saying android titles on the most part aren't shovelware, more saying that it will run anything that isn't pretty much maxxed out.

And lastly, if I see fit, it will also allow me to use this GRID thing for streaming top end PC games if I want to. I don't have an expensive PC and would likely never buy one. But to play top end games on a $200 system? That's a nice extra option to have. Granted, you would expect this streaming service to not be great with anything twitch based because of lag, but anything else should be more than serviceable and better than any option out there currently shy of owning an all singing and all dancing PC.

I have a laptop currently which is nice for all things work based and piddling about on the net and downloading whatever I see fit and I have a console (PS4) to see me through this generation of games. But for everything else I want to do, whether it be emulation, media etc, its currently for me a  mish mash of different boxes, cables and setups at the moment which is just a hassle. This is just a console, with a controller.  Connect a hard drive or SD card and an air mouse, and your done.

Granted, this won't do the dishes, it won't make me tea, but for $200, it does a hell of a lot of things all under one roof and it will do them better than anything else for the price and will be relevant for a longer period of time.  Its niche granted, but whats not to love for the price you pay?

kristianity77, no one is denying that this is an amazing device for Android. I have no doubt it will be the benchmark for the next generation of portable devices, whether it be phones or tablets.
However, this is only considering the Android scene, and that's the catch. The $200 price point is kind of interesting because it's basically the entry point for PCs - so at that price you can get ridiculously underpowered PC, but it will still trump the X1 at every point.
For more deliberation on this topic, I refer you to
http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/2r16qa/2015_buget_200_gaming_pc/

For example, you've mentioned Dolphin. On my 7 year old computer, I could run Dolphin very good, almost flawlessly in some games, while on Android it can run SOME games at an ALMOST playable rate. Games like Legend of Zelda are out of the question at this point, and will be for some time - let's be optimistic and say 2 years.
If you were to spend $200 every 2 years, you could take that basic configuration and upgrade it with a GPU, faster RAM and an SSD, because its CPU is sufficient. That will also enable you to watch 4K videos - because the GPU is the primary factor for that. With any TV Box, you'd have to replace it whole for another, literally dumping money and perfectly usable components. On a side note, that's why Project Ara is so much exciting, even though it will never be as powerful as a conventional configuration device.

However, this is still a bad deal, even though it still trumps the TV Box one. Economically, it's better to buy an outdated crap machine for less - even getting a second hand machine, if you aren't planning on using it for gaming. The other option is to buy a powerful (but not extreme) PC for much more, circa $800, and that will last for almost a decade of high performance.
Upgrading an outdated base isn't very wise, and so is getting a mid-end solution because it will likely fall into the low-end spectrum quite quickly. However, they are almost equivalent to getting a powerful TV Box economically, so it raises some red flags.

When you say that its "only considering the Android scene", what exactly do you mean?  What does a $200 PC do that this wont and cost roughly 4-5X the electricity in the process? 

Don't say PC games natively because thats not what the Android device caters for so its not really a valid argument.  You cant argue that a car is no good because its not a bike can you.

Basically, this $200 box will do everything media wise and emulation wise that the equivalent PC will do connected up to a TV for a tiny fraction of the running costs (if the 5Watt - 20Watt power requirements are indeed true).  The only thing it won't do is play high end PC games natively (I dont need it to, I own a PS4 where probably 90% of the games either reside or will do anyway)

I also don't think that the specs of that PC (and particular, onboard GPU) carry anywhere near the same power as the X1 does in terms of what it can produce.  Crysis 3 on the demo may be slightly stripped down on the Shield console, but I'm willing to bet anything that it still outperforms the $200 PC on the same game.

For the option of wanting a device to store countless movies etc all the way up to 4K, play emulation all the way up to and probably including Dolphin and using countless other media apps for almost zero running costs, I'm sorry, I just dont see how a $200 PC beats it, that has about 5x the running costs to boot.