Logitech and Tencent are working together on a handheld

There will likely be a new player in the handheld market, as Logitech and Tencent are currently working on their own mobile consoles. It should be compatible with Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck. However, the focus should be on handheld cloud gaming.

Logitech announced together with Tencent Working on own console. According to the announcement, Tencent should incorporate its own expertise specifically from the software business, while Logitech will bring experience from the hardware sector. Ultimately, cooperation must be one hand in hand Emergence, topic reference Cloud-gaming concentrated

Several cloud gaming service providers viz Xbox Cloud or Nvidia GeForce Now get support A local installation of AAA games is apparently not possible. Only small games such as mobile games can escape this. So far, Logitech has not commented on the technical details of the console. New information may follow soon, however, as the maker is aiming for a release this year.

ARM platform probably

Logitech will likely follow Nintendo’s lead and come up with a console ARM platform Here one can furnish Qualcomm Snapdragon G3X will be used, which was presented last year. So far, the SoC has only been used in a developer kit for the Razer handheld. Unlikely to use in-house development or the Nvidia Tegra chip used in the Nintendo Switch (OLED).

A different approach is followed, e.g Valve with steam deck. Here’s a job AMD Ryzen-APU Inside the console to provide enough power for current games. Since the Logitech handheld is a streaming console, such high performance is not required. Ultimately, this will only affect battery life.

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Arian Krasniki … part of the team since 2021 and mainly works on hardware components and other technological innovations. Current games on PC and consoles are also part of his passion. In addition to his work, Ariane is studying environmental engineering at RWTH Aachen University.