Verizon teases a “5G gaming handheld” made by Razer

Verizon is teasing that it’s engaged on a 5G gaming handheld with Razer and Qualcomm, which is ready to be totally introduced on October fifteenth at RazerCon. The provider talked just a little in regards to the machine, which will probably be referred to as the Razer Edge 5G, at a keynote at MWC Las Vegas, saying that it’ll run Android and provide you with entry to cloud gaming companies like Xbox Cloud Gaming. Unlike units like Logitech’s just lately introduced G Cloud, nonetheless, it does appear to be it’ll have the ability to play video games saved regionally on the machine as nicely.

While particulars are comparatively sparse, now we have heard of the same machine earlier than: Qualcomm’s Snapdragon G3x Handheld Gaming Developer Kit. That machine, which was proven off late final 12 months, was made to showcase the corporate’s G3x platform, which is what Verizon and Razer’s handheld will probably be utilizing. According to Qualcomm, its G3x chipset helps exterior shows as much as 4K and has a GPU able to operating video games at as much as 144 frames per second.

Based on the teaser video, it looks as if the Edge 5G could have some type of adaptive set off system. Design-wise, it seems like the corporate’s Kishi V2 controller — besides as an alternative of a spot to fit your telephone into, the pc and display are built-in.

Obviously, the elephant within the room is the Steam Deck, which might each stream video games and play PC video games very competently by itself. Letting you entry a great chunk of the Steam library is a giant benefit of Valve’s handheld, one which Razer’s doubtless received’t have on condition that it’s operating Android as an alternative of SteamOS. However, the Steam Deck begins at $399 and might solely do Wi-Fi, not 5G, so there’s some room for Razer and Verizon to play with right here; if the hand-held is available in round $250, it could possibly be compelling to the identical varieties of people that purchased the Nvidia Shield handheld.

Verizon’s client chief working officer, Krista Bourne, mentioned she wasn’t allowed to present me extra element than what was teased onstage — that meant particulars about pricing or what precisely Verizon’s position within the handheld was. We comprehend it’ll have the ability to entry 5G extremely wideband indirectly, which may present for quick downloads and even allow you to stream extra informal video games, but it surely’s unclear whether or not it’ll be unique to Verizon’s community. It’s doubtless we’ll have to attend for Razer’s official announcement for extra particulars.