In what can only be interpreted as a pre-emptive strike against the upcoming consoles from Sony and Microsoft, NVIDIA has announced GeForce Experience.

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The console's set to ship in Q2 2013, and it promises stunning graphics for the Android games it's made to run, as well as a direct streaming option employing NVIDIA's GeForce Experience application.

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The console's set to ship in Q2 2012, and it promises stunning graphics for the Android games it's made to run, as well as a direct streaming option employing NVIDIA's GeForce Experience application.

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NVIDIA's "GeForce Experience" application isn't so much an "experience" as it is a software application designed to optimize video game settings for a wide variety of PC setups.

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As they always do, NVIDIA will continue to have Day 1 drivers ready for marquee PC releases, and GeForce Experience (now out of beta) will continue to usher new PC gamers into the flock, removing the need to fiddle with endless graphical settings.

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