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the Nvidia shield is an extremely well-made device performance that pretty much obliterates any mobile product for it but like most new game system launches there's currently a lack of available games worth your time if you took an Xbox 360 controller and slapped a 5 inch 720p screen on top of it shield is pretty much what you'd have she'll cost $300 for 16 gigabytes of storage on the back is a micro SD card slot mini HDMI micro USB headphone jack as well as triggers and shoulder buttons on the front our dual analog sticks a d-pad four face buttons two very powerful speakers as well as home back volume and start buttons the NVIDIA button takes you to the shield interface hub shield felt a bit heavy to hold initially but after a while I got used to its weight and that feels pretty natural as controllers go I'd say of the ones I've tried it's second only to the Xbox 360 controller in comfort the screen folds down when not in use and can fold back 180 degrees the ideal position for playing touch only games like Angry Birds which space games like Nova 3 are a lot more difficult to control and the ability to fold the screen back in full 360 degrees like a little bow tablet but made playing such games as well as typing a lot easier if you have a PC with a GeForce 600 series or later and a fast enough router you can stream full PC games on shield a streaming service is only in beta it locks so it's still sometimes requires that you access your PC directly to get some games working even then not all games are fully compatible even if they include native controller support thankfully most of the games I try work pretty well provided I stayed pretty close to the router and didn't have too many walls between shield and it it's a promising feature but in its current form it requires a true within Wi-Fi range of your PC it won't work if you're in a hotel or on a plane and really right now only benefits hardcore gamers who want to play their high-end games in every room of their home without buying several pcs shield is compatible with all Google Play apps but only about 100 games at launch work with its physical controls and only a handful of those are worth your time or money despite their relatively low prices however there are a few gems like Riptide gp2 and core t2 that seem to take advantage of both Shields controls and horsepower non-game apps like Netflix and Hulu Plus work with no problems Android games performance on shield is really second to none and games like Riptide gp2 and the beta version of dead trigger 2 look incredible for mobile games feature lots of effects while running at high frame rates there just needs to be more of them typing through the interface was always smooth and quick and Wi-Fi performance was fast and in most cases consistent shield is also compatible with the parrot ar.drone app which allowed me to have experiences like this shield is a high quality device with stellar performance and while most of what it currently offers will first and foremost appeal to hardcore gamers I'm looking forward to more compatible games to see release casual gamers should be satisfied by the cheaper Nexus 7 however hardcore gamers will appreciate shield superior performance and tactile controls as long as they're willing to wait for more games that take advantage of them for more information check out my full review at cnet.com I'm Eric Franklin and this has been a first look at the Nvidia shield you