When CES comes around you know the PC gaming companies are gonna come through and show off what they have cooking in the near future and of course, the good folks over at Acer popped up and showed off their newest entries into the PC and mobile gaming space.
The NITRO BLAZE PC GAMING HANDHELD is the big news for Acer in this ever growing space within gaming. They have two versions of this handheld one at 8″ and another at a massive and that’s not hyperbole, massive 11″ of screen real estate. Acer also did NOT skimp on power for these handhelds. The two Nitro Blaze handhelds are powered by AMD Ryzen™ 7 8840HS processors, 16 GB of LPDDR5X memory, and up to 2 TB of storage with WQXGA touch panels (8.8-inch or 10.95-inch) featuring Radeon ™ Super Resolution and AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution technology with up to 144Hz refresh rates with AMD Radeon 780M graphics.
Pricing for the 8″ version of the Nitro Blaze in the US as of right now is $899 with the 11″ version starting at $1099
THE NITRO BLAZE MOBILE CONTROLLER
Acer did not limit themselves to just the PC gaming handheld they also showed off the Nitro Blaze controller for mobile. Competing with the Backbone and the Razer Kishi alike, the Nitro Blaze controller offers an alternative that supports mobile phones up to 8.3″ with or without a case. It also offers pass-through 18w charging support via USB-Type C for uninterrupted gameplay. Rubber grips for added support and a foldable design for easy put away storage. If you were in the market for a mobile controller, Acer has a good option here for in the future with pricing so far in North America at $69.99
Acer brought the heat for CES without a doubt. Those that are fans of Acer have something to look forward too this year in gaming. Now we wait to see what Acer Predator has in store. You excited yet? We’ll bring you more coverage from all things CES and gaming. Stay tuned
