• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

Nvidia Shield Tablet 2016 Model Cancelled

C

cw_sasuke

If all DLC came tied to $13 figurines, I'd consider all DLC to be free
nVidia: "So how many chips do you guys need ?"
Nintendo: "All of them"
 
H

Hasney

Member
Makes sense to be honest since that would be using the X1, which would be old news by the time it came out. I think they'll just skip it and do a Pascal based one in 2017.
 
P

purseowner

Member
RIP.

At least we'll have the GPD WIN and possibly the NX.

(Off-topic but Yahoo Finance are EDIT: wildly speculating today that AMD have the design win for the NX so who knows where that'll land.)
 
G

ggx2ac

Member
cw_sasuke said:
nVidia: "So how many chips do you guys need ?"
Nintendo: "All of them"
Click to expand...

Hehehehe

____________

Quoting this from the article. They'll probably still have something.

If so, then maybe not all hope for an addition to the SHIELD family is lost. We have not heard much on the Bluetooth and WiFi certifications that appeared for the rumored device codenamed “P2523,” believed to be a follow-up to the original Shield Portable, that appeared earlier this year. That filing is still listed as active at the FCC.
Click to expand...

______________

purseowner said:
(Off-topic but Yahoo Finance are claiming today that AMD have the design win for the NX so who knows where that'll land.)
Click to expand...

The article was talking about the semi-custom design wins from the last year or so, you know, those 3 semi-custom wins and then implying that NX is one of them with no source or new info to back it up. Nothing has been confirmed.
 
G

ggx2ac

Member
purseowner said:
Aah - I see. Fixed.
Click to expand...

Here so I can reference it to anyone else that article you mentioned.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/amd-revenues-hit-weakness-semi-130735686.html

Semi-custom business
AMD, which competes with Intel (INTC) and NVIDIA (NVDA) in the CPU (central processing unit) and GPU (graphics processing unit) market, dominates the gaming console market. It’s the sole supplier of semi-custom processors for Japan-based (EWJ) Sony’s (SNE) PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox. It has also won an order for Nintendo’s upcoming console, codenamed “NX.”

New design wins
Recently, AMD came into the limelight with several rumors floating around its gaming console, data center, and licensing business. Kotaku reported that Sony and Microsoft were looking to upgrade their consoles.
Amid these rumors, AMD president and CEO Lisa Su announced that the company had secured three semi-custom processor design wins for new consoles, but she didn’t give any details. She stressed that these wins were over and above the existing gaming consoles and would be available in the market in 2017, with the delivery of one SoC (system-on-chip) starting in 2Q16.
This created confusion as to whether or not these new design wins would be related to the rumored upgrades for Xbox and PlayStation 4.
Click to expand...

As such, the article made the claim and didn't have any sources or new info to back it up.

It's those same announced design wins we heard over a year ago.
 
G

ggx2ac

Member
Muskieratboi said:
First post nailed it, this is definitely Nvidia throwing everything their entire Tegra chip manufacturing capacity at Nintendo.
Click to expand...

Or if you saw what I quoted from the article. They cancelled this model because they will probably have a new one to show off at Hot Chips when they show their new Pascal-based Tegra line.
 
D

Dystify

Member
purseowner said:
RIP.

At least we'll have the GPD WIN and possibly the NX.

(Off-topic but Yahoo Finance are EDIT: wildly speculating today that AMD have the design win for the NX so who knows where that'll land.)
Click to expand...

That Yahoo article is not new at all. It's from May 2.

ggx2ac said:
Or if you saw what I quoted from the article. They cancelled this model because they will probably have a new one to show off at Hot Chips when they show their new Pascal-based Tegra line.
Click to expand...

No dude. Everything Nvidia does from now on is obviously NX related. Don't ignore the truth.

*Insert obvious /s*
 
L

Lucifon

Junior Member
Still use my Shield Tab every day, it's an awesome tablet that gets better with updates. Screen is nice, good sound, runs everything perfectly smoothly. It's my little morning breakfast Youtube/Twitch viewer when sat at the table. Best tablet I've owned.

Slipped out my hand this morning on hard floor and my heart skipped a beat - turned it over and it was perfectly fine with a few very minor grazes on one side. No dents, no proper scratches. Phew!
 
D

Dead_Pixel

Banned
I have to wonder if this was due to a potential Nintendo-Nvidia partnership.

If Eurogamer is correct, the NX is a handheld that can output to a TV. The old Shield tablet had a 'Console mode' that allowed it to connect to a TV and play games there with a controller.

A new Shield tablet might have been stepping on the NX's toes here, and thus Nintendo may have stipulated that it shouldn't be brought to market to compete with NX.

All speculation of course!
 
M

MuchoMalo

Banned
Muskieratboi said:
First post nailed it, this is definitely Nvidia throwing everything their entire Tegra chip manufacturing capacity at Nintendo.
Click to expand...

But that doesn't make sense. There wouldn't have been an overlap because they wouldn't be using the same chip or fab! The tablet was going to use the 20nm Tegra X1 while NX will use a custom Pascal-based 16nmFF chip, right?

Right?

Please? :(

Don't use a fucking X1 Ninty...

ggx2ac said:
Here so I can reference it to anyone else that article you mentioned.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/amd-revenues-hit-weakness-semi-130735686.html



As such, the article made the claim and didn't have any sources or new info to back it up.

It's those same announced design wins we heard over a year ago.
Click to expand...

I'm pretty sure they just copy-pasted from an old article.
 
C

cw_sasuke

If all DLC came tied to $13 figurines, I'd consider all DLC to be free
DieH@rd said:
Nvidia is a fabless company, they just do the designs and testing.
Click to expand...

It was obv a joke - Nintendo, Sony and Co. only licenses the design from AMD/nVidia and contract Foxconn and co. for the actual production.
 
M

MuchoMalo

Banned
cw_sasuke said:
It was obv a joke - Nintendo, Sony and Co. only licenses the design from AMD/nVidia and contract Foxconn and co. for the actual production.
Click to expand...

Foxconn doesn't fab chips either lol. The main fabs are TSMC (which Nintendo will most likely end up using), GlobalFoundries, and Samsung (and Intel but they only make their own chips). All that Foxconn does is put the already made pieces together.
 
K

KAL2006

Banned
It's cancelled because they will show their Pascal chip at the Hot Chips event in August 22nd. I'm sure NVIDIA will have a host of new decided based on Pascal. A new tablet, a new Shield TV and of course the next Nintendo system.
 
O

Oregano

Member
I imagine the purpose of the Shield devices was to advertise the ability of Tegra to companies. If they've got Tegra in Nintendo's next system they no longer need the Shield.
 
R

Renekton

Member
KAL2006 said:
It's cancelled because they will show their Pascal chip at the Hot Chips event in August 22nd. I'm sure NVIDIA will have a host of new decided based on Pascal. A new tablet, a new Shield TV and of course the next Nintendo system.
Click to expand...
Wow that's fittingly ambitious.
 
K

KAL2006

Banned
Possumowner said:
Now that I would like.I love my Shield TVs,perfect for media streaming and the odd game,or gamestream
Click to expand...

I am also waiting for a new Shield TV to be announced but not to buy it nut for the old one to drop in price as I moved my current one downstairs and would like to buy another for the bedroom. Shield TV was overpriwered in the first pace not sure what I would need extra power for. I only use mine as a Kodi and emulator box.
 
Croatoan

Croatoan

They/Them A-10 Warthog
Speculation derived from information on Shield Portable forums say that nvidia may be about to announce the Shield Portable 2.
 
R

Renekton

Member
D

Durante

Member
Renekton said:
I guess the ARM CPUs are no slouch either so Nvidia bet on the right horse, Blu is a big fan too.
Click to expand...
If this is a reply to me, I'm not talking about compute capability, or architectural efficiency, or anything like that.

I'm talking about my use for such a device, which is infinitely greater if it is x86 because of software. (Which is why I'll probably buy a GPD Win)
 
T

thefro

Member
Oregano said:
I imagine the purpose of the Shield devices was to advertise the ability of Tegra to companies. If they've got Tegra in Nintendo's next system they no longer need the Shield.
Click to expand...

One would think so but that depends on the feature-set for the NX.

I think there's still a market for the Shield as a set-top Android box if NX isn't running an Android fork for the OS.
 
O

Oregano

Member
MuchoMalo said:
But Gamestream and GeForce NOW. :(
Click to expand...

thefro said:
One would think so but that depends on the feature-set for the NX.

I think there's still a market for the Shield as a set-top Android box if NX isn't running an Android fork for the OS.
Click to expand...

It really depends how much they value those things. Considering how many units the Shields have shifted(which is a shame because it's the best tablet I've owned) it doesn't look overly lucrative. I'll guess we will see.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Nintendo Switch 2 rumors revived by Nvidia job listing for next-gen console developer tools engineer
2
70
7K
Deerock71 replied
[VGC] Cancelled Hyenas was ‘Sega’s biggest budget game ever’, it’s claimed
News Game Dev 2
93
6K
DaGwaphics replied
  • Locked
Microsoft to sell off Activision cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft in bid for UK approval
News Business 2 3 4
154
14K
Spyxos replied
IGN: Phil Spencer Has Now Been Head of Xbox for 10 Years; We Look Back at His First Decade
Opinion Analysis 2 3
130
8K
ZehDon replied
[IGN] Seriously, Nintendo, It’s Time to Release a Switch Pro
2 3 4 5 6
296
20K
Knightime_X replied
Top Bottom