Just last week Nvidia announced a June 27th release date for its $299 Nvidia Shield gaming handheld, but that date didn't last for long. Today, the company informed us that it's discovered a mechanical issue with the Steam-streaming,. After NVIDIA confirmed the quad-core Tegra 4 powered game console would ship tomorrow, for a newly lowered price of $299 (from $349) today they’ve had to push back their initial plans.
According to Nvidia, “a mechanical issue that relates to a third-party component” is to blame—Engadget was told the offending component is internal.
After opening pre-orders May 20th, many were excited to get their hands on the console, then were equally excited to hear about the price drop. Sadly it looks like all those gaming Aficionados will have to wait until some time in July to enjoy SHIELD.
NVIDIA made an important decision to delay the initial launch of their NVIDIA SHIELD, as they aim for perfection, and want to deliver the best product for their customers. Apparently a 3rd party mechanical part isn’t 100% up to par, in NVIDIA’s eyes, so they’ll be working out a few more kinks.
During our final QA process, we discovered a mechanical issue that relates to a 3rd party component. We want every SHIELD to be perfect, so we have elected to shift the launch date to July. We’ll update you as soon as we have an exact date.” – NVIDIA
“We want Shield to be perfect, so we have elected to shift the launch date to July,” NVIDIA said. It’s definitely good the company is striving for perfection, but seeing as the device has been on our radars since the beginning of this year, we’re getting a little anxious to get our hands back on the gaming device. Once we know about the precise launch date, we’ll let you guys know.
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