Nvidia Shield Tablet review: the ultimate gamers' tablet?

Nvidia has launched what it calls the first truly gaming-focussed tablet. But does it deliver on its promise?

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The original Nvidia Shield was a hybrid device that attempted to fuse a mobile phone-sized screen with an Xbox-style games controller. The result was "truly strange", Engadget said, but it received surprisingly positive reviews – although not strong enough to convince the company to launch the Shield outside the US.

Instead, Nvidia is has come up with a new gizmo to send to foreign shores – the Nvidia Shield Tablet – which separates the screen from the controller, to create a more traditional standalone tablet and gamepad. So does it work?

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