Cloud gaming is gaining more steam in the gaming market. Microsoft, Google, and NVIDIA have their own cloud gaming platforms. Not only that but there are cloud gaming-centric Chromebooks in production that will launch later. The technology renders a game in the cloud on a powerful server computer and streams a video feed to your device. It’s getting better as time goes on, and the technology is reaching more people.
Logitech partners with Tencent Games to make a cloud gaming handheld console
Now, it looks like Logitech wants to get in on the cloud gaming action. The company isn’t typically known for making gaming gear. It’s more for office tools. So, that makes this news more surprising. The company stated in a press release that it’s working with Tencent Games. This is one of the highest-grossing mobile gaming companies in the world. It’s popular for making the smash hit PUBg battle royale game. As the partnership goes, Logitech will handle the hardware while Tencent handles the software. That seems like a sensible arrangement, and the companies are teaming up with some big names in the cloud gaming industry. The team is working with the Xbox cloud gaming team and the NVIDIA GeForce Now team to provide games for the console. These are the two biggest names in the industry, as Google’s Stadia is a bit lackluster. As for the hardware, we have no idea what it will look like. Since it focuses on streaming games rather than rendering them, we can expect it to be smaller than the Steam Deck. Also, we don’t know what kind of internals to look forward to or the type of screen. Those types of details are scarce as well as the price and availability. What we do know is that it’s expected to launch sometime this year. There are five months left in the year, so if it will launch this year, then all of the specs and design should be finalized. The device should be entering production if it’s not yet.
