(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/shieldhed619pxwmed.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/14/nvidia-shield-hands-on-final/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) NVIDIA's Project Shield now has an official name (NVIDIA Shield), a release window ("by the end of June") and a price tag ($350). That's a full $100 more than the PlayStation Vita -- arguably the most competent competition for Shield's hardcore skewing demographic -- and even a smidgen over the cost of various full-on game consoles. Despite the high barrier to entry, NVIDIA tells us Shield will follow the same annualized model that its mobile phone counterparts do: a new internal upgrade each year to keep up with the times. And we already know what that future looks like (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/19/nvidia-mobile-roadmap-logan-and-parker/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget). Given all that baggage, we can't help but approach our last hands-on before launch with an eye toward whether or not this is a worthy purchase. Is NVIDIA's Shield worth getting in on early? Gallery: NVIDIA Shield (Hands-on final) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/nvidia-shield-hands-on-final/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc06936_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/nvidia-shield-hands-on-final/5877225?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc06938_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/nvidia-shield-hands-on-final/5877226?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc06939_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/nvidia-shield-hands-on-final/5877227?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc06943_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/nvidia-shield-hands-on-final/5877228?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc06944_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/nvidia-shield-hands-on-final/5877229?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)
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