NVIDIA has just announced its first foray into the home video game console market with the Shield console. Detail s are slim at present, but we have learned that the machine will be able to stream output at 4k resolution.

We will bring you more as it develops, but it’s nice to see another player in the console market, especially one with such a strong backing in both tech (NVIDIA has supplied graphics chips to consoles in the past) and power.

UPDATE:

In addition to its relatively powerful 256-core Maxwell-based GPU, the SoC is capable of full 10-bit, 4K encode and decode at up to 60Hz. The combination of the Tegra X1’s multiple ARM cores, Maxwell-based GPU, and video engine, make the device about twice as powerful and an Xbox 360, while consuming only about 1/5 of the power.

Thanks to (HotHardware.com) for the update.

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