Nvidia Shield Plays Great, but Who Is It For?

Nvidia's Shield is a handheld gaming device that tries to do a lot of things at once. It plays Android games and media like a phone or tablet, but also streams high-quality games from a PC that work with its attached controller.

While the Shield does many things well, it certainly isn't a product with mass-market appeal due to several factors. Between its $299 price, (which puts it out of range of an impulse buy), Android's weakness as a gaming platform, and the work you have to put in to stream PC games, it's a tough sell for all but the most hard-core gamers

If handheld PC gaming is your bag, the Shield is worth investigating. The handheld does a lot very well, though it's not the game-changer Nvidia wants it to be. Read more...