> Shield (and its concept) isn't that great anyway. Products that use the phone as an > actual screen (while doubling as a standard screenless controller) without relying on > streaming at all are far more interesting, at least to me. Products like this but > with a more open ecosystem.
Nvidia must be doing a terrible job explaining this, because you're the third person who thinks Shield is only for streaming. Not true - it's a full-fledged Tegra 4 Android system with full Google approval running stock Jelly Bean 4.2. The Google Play market is there, all Android games and apps will work, you can side-load APKs, the whole nine yards. The only thing "missing" relative to a top-of-the-line Android phone is that it's WiFi-only. Think of it as an iPod Touch with real buttons.