At today's annual developer conference, Google revealed its Nexus 7 tablet, which goes up against Amazon's Kindle Fire and kind of winks at Apple's iPad. The big news is that this 7-inch screen Android (running Jelly Bean) device is priced at only $199. It is available for order on Google Play right now, shipping near the middle of next month. 

On the gaming side of things, the Nexus 7 uses Nvidia's Tegra 3 processor for graphics muscle. New quad-core optimized games for this and other Tegra 3 devices were announced at Google I/O today, including Horn and Dead Trigger.

In our gallery you can check out some really nice looking screenshots of some of the Tegra 3 games, as well as shots of the new tablet itself. I'm digging the looks of ExZeus2 and Bladeslinger.

And while we're on new games for this tablet, Gameloft also announced that 10 of their most popular titles have also been enhanced for the Nexus 7, with 8 of them available today. N.O.V.A. 3 : Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance, Asphalt 7: Heat, and Dungeon Hunter III are among the supported.

Is this the new portable game system? Would you drop $199 just to get your tablet game on?

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betterboulder

Maybe if I had some disposable income

JoeTheProYaKnow

I just wish the Android market got some sweet, sweet lovin'. I know, I know there are so many different versions of the Android OS and then there are so many different variations of phones, but...I just don't want my pizza burning, you know what I mean?

nfm1337

Starting to think I could use one of these for comics and rpg rulebooks (+ scientific articles).

quantumriian

$250 for the 16GB version makes this a real no brainer for me.

And 16 cores!? That laughable rumor about the next Xbox sporting 16 cores suddenly seems a whole lot less laughable.

SoundsLike

I'll get a tablet when they become animated, interactive, disposable newspapers.

naninani

Is this the new portable game system?
On the Android market and ecology?

The Nakedest

My biggest problem with this is the fact that I can't expand the storage capacity. Sure, cloud based storage is neat, but it just doesn't work for what I want to do with this thing.

mix

They dropped the ball on this by not offering expandable memory, though the price point is still desirable. Planning out ahead of time to the T on what movies I REALLY want to watch and what music I REALLY want to listen to on my trip is just brutal.

Maybe I will grab a Galaxy Tab 2.

hardy83

For its price, it'd be a great portable media device, but I don't see it being a gaming device. I've never like gaming on touch screens...Course that's me, clearly millions don't care. lol

BoomingEchoes

Hmm.. I'd like to see reviews of it before I'd ever take the leap, but it sounds promising I guess.. I'm really considering a tablet for use in the living room, since thats where my console set up is and I don't have a PC out there, it'll make things easier to look up instead leaping out of my chair every 3 minutes to go to my PC across the house, or printing shit.. Specially with that stupid Smartglass crap that Microsoft wants to push (I'm way more open to buying a tablet that I'd use for other reasons to enhance my 360 experience, then I am paying 100-150 for a glorified webcam)

@The Nakedest

Yeah, thats my biggest issue with pretty much most tablets too. I don't know, because I'm not really "in the know" about tablets, but if they have USB ports (like the Microsoft one will) then i guess you could use thumb drives and HDD's, maybe, but I don't know.. I feel like these things are missing an SD card slot or something.

Smackybutts

I'll probly buy one for my mom if netbook prices remain unreasonable.

s0lesurviv0r

No USB???

MeanderBot

Sounds nice, but I'm gonna have to stick by my tablet/smartphone/gadget philosophy of "SD slot or GTFO".

bustaballs

How about some buttons.

JQM78

this almost rivals my Asus Transformer Prime....

Kinda wished I had waited for this instead...especially if it gets a keyboard attachment..

Stigmeyer

If I get a tablet it sure as shit won't be for tablet gaming. I'll likely still play games on it, but it will be used for many other things before gaming. That's why I have a Vita and will be getting the BIG 3DS when it releases.

RitualNet

It looks great, but no blue-tooth, SD card slot or USB Host, means I can't use it as a note-taker, I can't use it to view pictures I've taken, and I can't preload cards with movies for long flights. Still think the Ainol Novo 7 Aurora 2 is a better buy.

It does have GPS though! Interesting choice.

monkeyrevenge42

@RitualNet It has blutooth and USB host ability. Only thing there its missing is SD card slot.

qlum

@meanderbot indeed

ctg867

You can make all the jokes you want about this "winking" at the iPad, but 90% of the people who bought an iPad for $500+ can do all the exact same shit they use it for with this $200 device.

In other news, Apple consumers are idiots. Well, except for the iPhone guys. The 4 and 4S are actually pretty quality devices. Maybe a bit overpriced in light of the GS3 and One Series, but quality none the less. The MacBook/iPad sheep, though? Fucking hilarious. They're literally throwing their money away for a name brand.

miketyson986

you can find here tablet pc in near future.