Nvidia’s Shield has been announced for the price of $349 and has been confirmed for a launch in June 2013. Pre-orders for the portable device will start on May 20.
The Shield will come with a 5-inch 720p multi-touch display attached to a console-style controller with a custom Nvidia Tegra 4 mobile processor. Running Android Jelly Bean 4.2.1, the device will support games from Google Play and Nvidia’s TegraZone, with a beta service for streaming through Steam’s Big Picture mode available on launch day.
