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NVIDIA Could Be Developing Super Secret Hardware Planned For Gamers – It’s Not a GPU

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A recent tweet by Mark Rein (Co-Founder of Epic Games) confirms that NVIDIA has much more planned for gamers in hardware projects and those hardware are not related to consumer GPUs.
Earlier this week I saw the most amazing thing made by @NVIDIA – no, it’s not a GPU, but gamers will love it.

While we have no idea except guesses as to what this super secret project from NVIDIA could be, the guys over at Brigthsideofnews confirmed through NVIDIA that the project is definitely related to NVIDIA hardware built only for gamers. This is interesting since it comes only a few days before AMD launches their next generation graphics card codenamed Volcanic Islands with the flagship part being known as Hawaii. Surprising thing is that the launch of AMD’s new cards is also taking place in Hawaii where according to a report by TweakTown, the company has planned to bring aboard an entire cruiser to celebrate the announcement, well it sure sounds great but NVIDIA’s super secret project is equally interesting considering it amazed the Co-Founder of Epic Games.

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Full Article
http://wccftech.com/nvidia-developing-super-secret-hardware-gamers/

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http://www.brightsideofnews.com/new...howing-secret-new-hardware-to-developers.aspx
 
I think i know what it is.

Nvidia to try making money off accessories

Shield hard shell for Appleish $39.99

It looks like Nvidia is trying to make a quick buck on Shield accessories. At this time there is no indication how the first generation Shield consoles will sell and once we asked Nvidia a direct question we got an answer that it’s still too early to talk numbers.

Fair enough, but one thing that caught our eye were the prices of accessories that sometimes exceed even Apple’s ridiculous price tags. Nvidia wants $39.99 for a nicely designed hard shell case for Shield and this is definitely not something most consumers would find appropriate. It doesn’t help that it’s very hard to find any alternative due to the specific design and form factor of the Shield. Nvidia doesn’t offer any alternatives on its own Shield shopping website.

Nvidia tells you that this is not just any carrying case, it comes with accessory storage for USB cable, easy access to the Shield plug without opening the case and a wrist strap. Unless it can do the dishes, we still think it’s way too expensive.

Full Article
http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/32579-nvidia-to-try-making-money-of-accessories
 
http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2013/09/25/steam-rolling-into-your-living-room/

Not so much a surprise but it is nice to have it confirmed. I bolded the last bit because I can :D

Furry muff. :)

No problems from me as long as its not proprietary. Get on with Left 4 Dead 3 please asap!

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More here. http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/60621-nvidia-reveals-one-valves-steamos-partners/

I'll pick this quote out for you Gregston.:p

It would be interesting to know if AMD had some engineers 'embedded' at Valve working on the same kinds of optimisations to make Steam Machines based upon its APUs and GPUs attractive options.
 
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I have never played them but I feel all I will be playing is BF4 as of next week and 'nothing else matters' (Tune). :)

G14 left me slightly disappointed last night but reading bits and bobs today, it paints a better picture. AMD need a new PR team, that is for sure, as they showed that slide of performance in 3D Firestrike and if we are all honest, it didn't look note worthy and then the guy talking about the audio, I had lost complete interest (and the fact I watched YNWA get beat by the mancs) at the same time seriously sent me to sleep.

With the steambox and with mantle, things are looking good for gamers of either brand and we will soon have both brands in a PC :D

The only worry for me would be the only games i think of when i think of valve is Half Life 2 and the Left 4 Dead series. Both were great in their day but are dated now.

What is this going to mean for gamers? Is the steamOS going to run games better than windows 8? Or are we only talking OpenGL games, cos there aren't many of those.

Possibly this isn't the big announcement. I just read this and thought it as a possibility.

And fair play Matt :p

I bet it is Greg, its a pretty big announcement i think. Though i have no idea where its going. I mean its free after all, you rarely get anything good for free. :D
 
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Same for me Matt. I very recently played back through all the HL games including blue shift and loved them but they have been very quiet since. Maybe with the backing of Nv, they will start to push out more games and we may see HL3 but as far as playing HL3 with a controller in front of the TV....No tar, regardless of how good the hardware is.

Greg apparently AMD pledged full out of the box support for the new SteamOS from day 1. It was that Indian guy speaking on stage. Incase the name didn't give it away. :D

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That just says they'll support SteamOS (linux), which they already do because AMD do have drivers for Linux. It doesn't say "full support", which in my mind would be drivers that work and let you play games with optimal performance and no major bugs. Curb your enthusiasm bro! :)

:D

That's your mind though. In your mind the only things that are important are Corporate Weasel Benchmarks, Bungholio points and vitamin C intake.
 
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