Razer has a new solution for handheld gaming, and it's excellent. But it might not stand up to the growing market of handheld gaming PCs.
Razer has been oddly quiet in the burgeoning world of handheld gaming PCs. When I met up with the company at the Game Developers Conference to learn about its new products, I was happy to hear it had an answer to the success of the Steam Deck .Recommended Videos It’s the Razer Kishi Ultra . Similar to the Kishi, it’s a telescopic controller — that’s a controller that wraps around your phone and turns a mobile screen into a handheld gaming device.
In the demo, Razer showed me the Kishi Ultra set up with an iPad Mini — and I have to admit, even playing basic mobile games on an 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display was stunning. You’re not contending with fan noise, heat, and a couple of hours of battery life either, which are elements of a handheld gaming PC that I’ve become acutely familiar with.
I’m skeptical The Kishi Ultra is $150, which is a steep price no matter how you slice it considering this is, at its core, just a controller. Add on top of that the $500 you’ll spend on the cheapest iPad Mini, and you’re already spending more than what you’d spend on a Steam Deck OLED or ROG Ally. If this is the future of mobile gaming, it’s an expensive one. You can just use your phone or a cheaper Android tablet, but that really doesn’t make the Kishi Ultra shine.
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