First Look at the NVidia Shield TV
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Looks very nice, might look into this instead of getting a gaming PC
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@hobbit666 said in First Look at the NVidia Shield TV:
Looks very nice, might look into this instead of getting a gaming PC
It's a nice box but pretty limited as a singular device. You have to pretty much want it for Grand Theft Auto third gen games (XBOX era), classic Final Fantasy (3-6, 9) and KOTOR if it is going to be your only gaming rig. There is not a huge game selection and while it is growing, it is growing slowly.
Be sure to check the website for the list of all available games for it. Go to the link below, be sure to filter by Shield TV and in ten minutes you can see all currently available games. Some decent, modern titles... mostly platformers.
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Played KOTOR last night on the Shield TV and have to say that it does great. I think that it looks and feels better than KOTOR on the PC via Steam, even. The graphics have been slightly updated, the controls are rock solid and everything has been tweaked to be native for the Android TV. Only put in ten minutes or so but it is great. This appears to be the way to play KOTOR.
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Some highlights from the Shield TV gaming lineup if someone is interested in it:
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- Resident Evil 5
- Oddword: Munch's Odyssey
- Lost Echo
- XPlane 10
- Talos Principle
- Portal
- Half Life 2
- Half Life 2 Episode 1
- Half Life 2 Episode 2
- Final Fantasy III
- Final Fantasy IV
- Final Fantasy V
- Final Fantasy IV
- Final Fantasy IX
- Adventurers of Mana
- Qube
- Ys I
- Ys II
- A Wolf Among Us
- Walking Dead: Season One
- Walking Dead: Season Two
- Leo's Fortune
- Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
- Valiant Hearts: The Great War
- The Bridge
- Game of Thrones (Telltale)
- Minecraft Story Mode
- Badlands
- NBA Jam
- Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
- Anomaly 2
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch
- Dead Effect 2
- Never Alone
- Juju
- Whispering Willows
- Windward
- The Beggar's Ride
- Doom 3
- Grand Theft Auto 3
- Walking Dead: Michonne
- Goat Simulator
- GoatZ
- Goat Simulator MMO
- Red Ball 4
- This War of Mine
- Machinarium
- Tales from the Borderlands
- Borderlands 2
- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- The Bard's Tale
- ......
Probably tons that are good that I've never heard of. Check the list when you have time.
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Goat Simulator MMO, really? I mean, I did buy Goat Simulator when it went on sale, but does it really entertain for more than 20 minutes?
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KOTOR runs great on my Galaxy S6. I just finished beating it yesterday. It took me about 40 hours ( I took my time). It seems like that is just a list of android games.
Does the Nvidia Shield TV come with the full Google Play Store?
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@IRJ said in First Look at the NVidia Shield TV:
Does the Nvidia Shield TV come with the full Google Play Store?
Yes, but it is Android TV not Android. So the Google Play Store list for it is tiny. Literally just the things on the NVidia page that I linked.
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@IRJ said in First Look at the NVidia Shield TV:
It seems like that is just a list of android games.
There are a handful of Android TV only titles, but nearly everything that runs on Android TV also runs on Android, but not the other way around.
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@travisdh1 said in First Look at the NVidia Shield TV:
Goat Simulator MMO, really? I mean, I did buy Goat Simulator when it went on sale, but does it really entertain for more than 20 minutes?
My kids love that game for some reason. But they don't like the MMO DLC.
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@scottalanmiller said in First Look at the NVidia Shield TV:
@IRJ said in First Look at the NVidia Shield TV:
It seems like that is just a list of android games.
There are a handful of Android TV only titles, but nearly everything that runs on Android TV also runs on Android, but not the other way around.
Well not all Android apps run on Adroid TV, but actually most of them do work if you sideload them. Sometimes the controls can get lost if the apps only work for touch screen devices. I have sideloaded alot of apps and most android apps do work on Android TV.
