The screen is gorgeous and the versatility of its detachable controllers makes it enjoyable.
But that price and small battery does make me nervous.
I should have seen the Acer Nitro Blaze 11 coming.
Turns out the company took that literally.
It looks like someone just took this Steam Deck competitor and enlarged it in Photoshop.
But it is indeed real, and in many ways, bigger is indeed better.
But there are two big alarm bells ringing ahead of properly reviewing.
And second, this thing is $1,099.
Is this a case of gaming handhelds going one step too far?
Or is there something legit here?
Lets talk about it.
Even though the size may seem way too large on paper, its actually one of the strengths here.
Big screen gaming on-the-go
You saw the dimensions in the table above.
In fact, its actually a rather nice gaming experience.
Psychonauts 2 ran with a nice fluidity and a flash flood of color.
Next is the design of this hardware.
Turns out in the wrong of PC gaming handhelds, bigger can indeed be better in some ways.
That is a huge display to try and run with a smaller battery like this.
Like I said, yikes.
This is a pricey investment
Lets talk about that $1,099 price tag.
For example, the beastlyAsus ROG Ally Xwith a far larger battery is $300 less.
Youve got to be seriously committed to gaming handhelds to consider this.
But in other ways, parts of me are nervous about this.
Plus that Ryzen 7 APU should pack enough power for some solid 1080p gaming.
