Another Android-based cloud gaming handheld has entered the fray. Following the reveal of Logitech's G Cloud Handheld, Razer has given more details on its previously teased portable device, now called the Razer Edge. It offers a 6.8 inch 144Hz 2400x1080 AMOLED display, with a 3Ghx Snapdragon G3x CPU, and looks like a tablet that is docked into the Razer Kishi Pro V2 controller. Razer is marketing the Edge as a primarily cloud-based gaming handheld, and while it'll initially launch with only a WiFi version, a 5G version will be available, with further details to come at a later date. The WiFi version of the Edge will retail for $399.99, and will launch in early 2023.

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[grootus]

So many new products. Cloud gaming is really taking off.

 

[Pickle_Rick]

Logitech: Allow me to introduce my $350 cloud gaming handheld.

Razer: Hold my beer.

 

[Dontuuch17]

It looks nice but I'd go with a steam deck. Much more programs work with it and fiddling I can do.

Besides, I don't mess with Verizon.

 

[Viri]

Why would someone buy this over a Switch or a Steam Deck? Steam Deck can do both, and is pretty much the same price.

 

[subcon959]

So, they basically made a phone and took out some features and slapped their controller addon to it and called it a gaming console?

 

[Veho]

So, they basically made a phone and took out some features and slapped their controller addon to it and called it a gaming console?

Yes and no.
It's the first platform to implement their new Snapdragon 3X SOC, a powerful new all-singing all-dancing piece of tech, with a powerful CPU, GPU, 5G connectivity, ports galore, inputs/outputs galore, basically all-in-one solution for portable gaming, just add controller. It's supposed to showcase the new chipset.

The developer kit for this handheld was released last year and it looked like a standard handheld. Hands-on reviews were impressed by the graphics capabilities and performance. The "cloud gaming" aspect was mentioned in passing (duh, it's an Android device, of course it supports cloud gaming / streaming, and even on the go where 5G network is available) but it is a powerhouse in its own right.

https://www.ign.com/articles/razer-snapdragon-g3x-hands-on
"I wish more handhelds felt like the G3x" https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/snapdragon-g3x-hands-on-impressions/
https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/01/snapdragon-g3x-gaming/
https://www.theregister.com/2021/12/01/qualcomm_mobile_gaming_windows_11_chips/


I guess Razer figured a phone + controller would sell better than a dedicated gaming handheld so the final version will come in parts.

Why they want to push the "cloud gaming" thing, I don't know.

 

[AnimeIsDead]

No go away

 

[SMNFXCN]

design wise this looks awful lmao
they really aren't hiding it. it just looks like a phone with the kishi. the kishi itself looks ugly too

 

[DeadSkullzJr]

Fantastic, I'll have a Logitech branded door stopper and a Razer branded seat warmer. Keep 'em coming corporate idiots.

 

[Stwert]

I wonder if this could be modded to do something other than cloud gaming...

It runs Android, so it can do anything you’d do with any other Android device. They’re just pushing the cloud gaming aspect because, I don’t know, it’s the latest thing for hardware manufacturers to push, rather than going full-on Windows/Linux handhelds with higher specs to run typical PC games.

Nothing wrong with that, cloud gaming is almost certainly a better option than building a gaming rig for a lot of people. Myself included I suppose, I gave up building dedicated gaming rigs years ago because it was getting ridiculous to keep it at the bleeding edge - I know, you don’t have to keep it at the bleeding edge, but when you’re getting rid of an addiction, it’s best to go cold turkey

 

[Jayro]

Howany of these failures are they gonna pump out?

 

[TheSpearGuy]

I honestly don't know what that hate is all about.
This is much more powerful and actually competitively priced than the AYN Odin or Retroid Pocket 3

 

[Veho]

I honestly don't know what that hate is all about.
This is much more powerful and actually competitively priced than the AYN Odin or Retroid Pocket 3

Isn't Retroid Pocket 3 $120? The AYN Odin is a good comparison, the Pro version is around $300, this is $400 but is more powerful.

And I think you will be able to boot Windows 11 ARM edition on this (speculation based solely on the fact this is a next gen Snapdragon).

 

[jesus96]

I can already see some idiots calling this "the switch killer" like with literally anything that looks like a handheld righ now

 

[kevin corms]

Why is anyone making these products? Nobody wanted it.

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It runs Android, so it can do anything you’d do with any other Android device. They’re just pushing the cloud gaming aspect because, I don’t know, it’s the latest thing for hardware manufacturers to push, rather than going full-on Windows/Linux handhelds with higher specs to run typical PC games.

Nothing wrong with that, cloud gaming is almost certainly a better option than building a gaming rig for a lot of people. Myself included I suppose, I gave up building dedicated gaming rigs years ago because it was getting ridiculous to keep it at the bleeding edge - I know, you don’t have to keep it at the bleeding edge, but when you’re getting rid of an addiction, it’s best to go cold turkey

Just buy a damn console instead of either then. Heck get a steamdeck.

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Howany of these failures are they gonna pump out?

I wonder if Microsoft or anyone else is paying for companies to push cloud gaming? If so, waste of money.

 

[Ericzander]

I'm sure that this product will be highly successful and totally won't flop immediately. We've reached the peak of technology.

 

[HellGhast]

$299 Steam Deck VS $400 cash-grab streaming bauble, lmfao

 

[Halbour]

I see two issues with this.

1) It's Razer. Fuck Razer.
2) Cloud gaming.

Why fuck razer though....

 

[sombrerosonic]

I get more usability out of a dell laptop from 2008 than i could with this

 

[Kioku]

Why fuck razer though....

Wondering this myself. I've got a disdain because of the promised toaster.. but I love their peripherals.