This was one I forgot to toss in my Generation 8 Warfare Outlook post. SHIELD looks like an Xbox One had hard sex with a Gameboy Advance SP and the end product was this massive, Xbox controller like device with a flip up screen. SHIELD is Android based and apparently can run most high end PC games, Battlefield 3 and Hawken being some on that list. The problem with Android is that it tends to be quite temperamental compared to other mobile OS types, but its very open and it actually makes sense on a handheld compared to Ouya who tried the same thing but with your TV. I think that these releases will be dedicated to this so unlike high end handhelds, well there's only really one at the moment, the Razer Edge which can actually run any PC game with ease thanks to it running Windows 8(Which is only good on tablets anyways) It's a bit of a tricky decision, and playing these games on a handheld is really neat but it's also like telling your wallet to take a dive off a cliff. SHIELD is $300 USD while Edge is $1000-$1200 depending on if you get the Standard or the Pro. I don't think anybody is ready to shell out that kind of cash just to play console and PC titles on a handheld. Most people are fine off with their 3DS's and Vitas and those toolbags who still think Temple Run is a good game(Thats to you too Ouya!) I would give it more time before we begin pushing high end handhelds into the market, and I would leave it to Sony and Nintendo to figure that out for the moment. It's neat but nobody wants to pay that kind of money yet.
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