The second Nvidia Shield resurfaces as one of the video game consoles to come up in 2017. Now experts are saying its new features are giving its competitors, specifically Nintendo Switch, a good run for its money. But it could be a rival the world will never see.
FCC filings recently showed off the features of Nvidia Shield 2. In July last year, the company filed a confidentiality request but it has expired so FCC revealed all that's inside it. It gave the world a first look of what a flip-up portable Android based console looks like.
But it appears that the company backed out shortly after its FCC filing. This leaves experts perplexed whether or not the Nvidia Shield 2 will ever put into market or not, The Verge reported. It's a big shame since the device also houses a custom Tegra processor; the very same processor that the Switch has.
The updated Shield could've been an interesting rival for Switch. It's especially interesting that FCC just released its contents at the heels of Nintendo Switch's upcoming release. But the Tegra aspect of it could be the very reason why it was discontinued.
There were wild speculations about this matter. Some of it include that Nintendo paid off Nvidia to back out so that they can focus more on their chip manufacturing agreement as Nintendo introduces their most ambitious console to date. Of course Nvidia can still plan a launch date of their Shield update, but not until Switch can get a hold of the hybrid console market.
On the other hand, the uncovered details of the device include an 802.11ac 5 GHz Wi-Fi radio. It also features Bluetooth Low Energy Standard. Other than that, there are HDMI and Headphone ports and a card slot for MicroSD, which is what the old version has, Fudzilla reported.
As to its physical look, it's shorter, thicker, and has a larger display - it's 107.5 mm taller, 138.6mm wider, and 60.4mm thicker. Its first version was launched in 2013 and it hasn't received an update ever since. It would seem like the world will never see it, ever.
