Logitech G Y Tencent Games announced this Tuesday, August 2, an association to bring to the market a new handheld console for cloud gamingas early as the end of this year.
According to an official statement in the swiss company blogthis mini console will combine the hardware experience of Logitech G, the company’s gaming division, and that of the Chinese software subsidiary.
This new gaming device will support multiple cloud services, confirming the inclusion of Xbox Cloud Gaming and NVIDIA GeForce NOWso gamers can have fun when they are not near their consoles or computers.
The details of the portable console
For now, neither of the two companies has given details about the specifications or features that this console will have, with which they plan to compete with the emerging market of portables against the queen Nintendo Switch and Valve’s enthusiastic Steam Deck.
According to the statement, the video games compatible with this Logitech and Tencent console would be AAA. There is no information about price, appearance and exact release date.
Logitech G and Tencent Games are betting on cloud gaming for the benefits it offers, as there is no need to download or install PC or console games, and instead games are rendered and played on remote servers.
“Logitech G’s leadership in PC and console gaming equipment makes them an ideal partner to help us realize the vision of bringing a better gaming experience to gamers around the world.”, said Daniel Wu, general manager of Tencent Games Smart Solution Innovation Lab.
For his part, Ujesh Desai, with the same position at Logitech G, stated: “As someone who grew up playing video games, the idea of being able to stream and play AAA games almost anywhere is super exciting, and we can’t wait to show everyone what we’ve been working on.”.