Previously this month Logitech G, the gaming-oriented department of the peripherals maker, announced that it will start a “cloud gaming handheld” afterwards this year in partnership with Tencent Game titles. Very little is known about the handheld and the structure is stored beneath wraps – effectively, it was, until finally Evan Blass bought associated (the pictures speedily obtained removed due to a DMCA complaint).
The layout seems to be very similar to the one particular seen in Tencent patent filings for a “PC console”, but that is no surprise – there are only so a lot of means to design and style a landscape handheld with all the sticks, buttons and triggers necessary for most games.
Crucially, the leaked visuals expose something crucial about the actual product – it runs Android (comprehensive with the Google Participate in Retailer), so it is not a Personal computer like Valve’s Steam Deck.




An unofficial appear at Logitech and Tencent’s cloud gaming handheld
Admittedly, the platform doesn’t matter much too much considering that this device is concentrated on streaming relatively than indigenous game titles. Logitech and Tencent stated they are in talks to characteristic Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce Now on the handheld and each companies by now have Android applications. The picture also shows the Steam icon, so the two corporations may possibly have secured a different critical lover.
Right here the controls (Logitech’s forte) and connectivity are the critical areas. Talking of, the image only demonstrates Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. That doesn’t imply that there will not be a 5G variation of the handheld for on-the-go gaming, but it does make it far more probable (promo visuals generally exhibit the totally stacked styles).
As for gameplay scenarios, you may possibly have seen that there are two Xbox icons. Either that is a mistake or one particular is for the Xbox Cloud Gaming services, the other for Xbox Remote Enjoy. Occur to consider of it, the Steam icon may possibly be for Steam Url (i.e. streaming video games from your Laptop alternatively than the cloud).
