The joysticks are springy, the buttons have this fantastic clickiness to them, and Razer’s included this “Nexus” app that allows you to remap the Kishi’s input and even assign its buttons to games that have touch-only controls (crazy!).Īs much as I have enjoyed this kooky little tablet-plus-controller combo (and believe me, I’ve lost two weekends and counting to this thing), I can understand the divide in the community. The tablet itself was wide, but the way it sits inside the upgraded Kishi feels great. Speaking of smooth, the Razer Kishi v2 controller which comes included with the Edge (available separately for $99), is hands-down one of the comfiest gamepads I’ve ever laid my hands on.
That’s about as smooth as you can get right now (and you can do it over Verizon's Ultra Wideband network if you're spring the 5g version).
I mean, 144Hz streaming is available via Steam Link.
HANDHELD PC GAME PORTABLE
At last, we have a portable device here that can do them justice. You're looking at console-sized titles that deserve big, shiny visuals. Since the Edge comes packed streaming with apps like Steam Link, Nvidia GeForce Now, Parsec, and Xbox GamePass, you’re going to be playing a lot of BIG games on this device.
HANDHELD PC GAME 720P
Now that most phone screens are giving you 4k, it’s hard to look at the screens of the Steam Deck or the Nintendo Switch, both of which are still stuck around the pitiful 720p resolution. But I’ve not seen one as powerful, as portable, and as good-looking, as the Edge. Sure, for a while now, these sort of devices have been available (check out Retro Dodo or Retro Game Corps if you're looking to get into this scene). This is the kind of stuff you can only do on third-party devices like the Razer Edge-Nintendo would never! It’s like organizing your own digital bookshelf.
HANDHELD PC GAME INSTALL
I love to tinker! I love to needle through the nitty-gritty of an operating system, install my own frontends, hang out on some Discords, poke through Github for community-built apps, and put in the effort to assemble all my games in one nifty place.
Out of the box, the Edge takes a bit of work to get going, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, if you're willing to give this thing the time.įor me? It wasn't a problem at all. Hardware-speaking, it may blow the Nintendo Switch out of the water, but it’s not like you’re going to be playing Breath of the Wild on this thing. The Google Play store-vast as it is-doesn't get a ton of love from publishers the way, say, Apple Arcade does. Now, I’ll acknowledge the obvious here: By running on Android, the Edge is in a weird spot. Yeah, at $399 for the Wi-Fi model, and even more for the 5G version, it’s pricey as hell. More esoteric options like the Ayn Odin and Retroid Pocket don't have sharp enough screens, and older handhelds like the PS Vita or Nintendo 3DS are just too antiquated to compete. The Steam Deck is too big, the Nintendo Switch too constraining. As a former GameBoy kid who dreamt of one day having his entire gaming library on one super powerful and super portable device, the Razer Edge is just for me! Well, I have an answer for those critics, and for you, dear reader. So, with the (base-level) $399 price tag, a lot of reviewers have been asking…“Who is this for?” Unlike Valve’s Steam Deck (a portable gaming PC that gamers adore), you cannot run PC games without an internet connection, unless they are among the very few major titles available for Android. It’s only a little bigger than the phone you likely already have, and with a little bit of eBay savvy, this is the kinda thing you could pretty much put together yourself on the cheap. It has a crazy-powerful chip, an HDR OLED screen that’s nearly double the resolution of the Nintendo Switch, and up to 8gb of RAM, so it can handle anything you can throw at it.īut, like I said, it’s really just a tablet with a USB gamepad.
HANDHELD PC GAME ANDROID
On the one hand, the Razer Edge-which is really just an Android tablet with a detachable controller-is a surprisingly capable piece of hardware. Razer released their new handheld gaming device earlier this February, and it’s already split the community.
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