Hands On With SHIELD's Remote GameStream Feature: Play Your PC Games From Across The House Or Across The Country

Recently, NVIDIA's SHIELD started receiving its biggest update yet – a slew of new features and the bump to KitKat is currently rolling out to the handheld gaming system. For those who may not have seen the news, here's a quick recap of what's present in the roughly-450MB download:

• Android 4.4.2


• Improved GamePad Mapper


• Improved Tegra Zone


• GameStream support for certain gaming laptops


• Remote GameStream


• The ability to manually add any PC game to your GameStream library


• Bluetooth keyboard and mouse support for GameStream/Console Mode

As you can see, the bulk of the new stuff has to do with GameStream, and it seems that NVIDIA is delivering exactly what SHIELD owners have been asking for, namely with remote GameStream and keyboard/mouse support.

Done With This Post? You Might Also Like These:

• NVIDIA SHIELD KitKat Update Will Add GameStream Anywhere, Mouse And Keyboard Support, Revamped GamePad Mapper, And More On April 2nd


• NVIDIA Pushes Update 65 To SHIELD, Brings Gamepad Mapper Enhancements, 1080p Gamestream Console Mode Support, And More


• Hands-On With Limelight: An Impressive SHIELD Game Streaming Clone In The Pre-Alpha Stage


• TegraZone App Updated To v2.9 With Support For All Devices, Google Play Games Integration, And Better Sorting

Hands On With SHIELD's Remote GameStream Feature: Play Your PC Games From Across The House Or Across The Country was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

by Cameron Summerson via Android Police - Android News, Apps, Games, Phones, Tablets » Reviews