Nvidia delays SHIELD handheld for a month

Andre Yoskowitz
26 Jun 2013 17:51

Just days after dropping the price of their upcoming handheld console and announcing a June launch, the company has delayed its release for a month.
The console, which was initially priced at $349 to much criticism, will cost $299 now when it launches sometimes towards the end of July.

Nvidia says they discovered a mechanical issue, but they would not specify except to say it was with a third-party component.
In their statement, the company says "We want every Shield to be perfect, so we have elected to shift the launch date to July."

NVIDIA SHIELD's specifications:

• Tegra 4 – The world's fastest mobile processor delivers rich graphics and unbeatable performance thanks to 72 GPU cores, four CPU cores and 2GB of RAM
• Console-grade controller – Precise control thanks to dual analog joysticks, a full-sized D-Pad, left and right analog triggers, full-sized bumpers and A/B/X/Y buttons
• Multi-touch display – 5-inch, 720p retinal multi-touch display for high-fidelity visuals
• Integrated speakers – Custom, bass reflex, tuned port audio system – we think this is SHIELD's sleeper feature
• Wi-Fi – 802.11n 2X2 MIMO game-speed Wi-Fi for game streaming
• Pure Android – Latest Android Jelly Bean operating system from Google, for access to Android games and apps
• There's more – NVIDIA put into SHIELD everything we would want in a premium mobile gaming device: 16 GB memory, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, a mini-HDMI output, micro-USB 2.0, a microSD storage slot, a 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack

View a complete spec sheet here.