Logitech G and Tencent Games are teaming up on handheld cloud gaming
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Hardware maker Logitech G and software giant Tencent Games are teaming up. The two companies are combining efforts to take handheld cloud gaming to new heights. The new partnership is working to bring a new, handheld cloud gaming device to the market by the end of 2022.
The new device is said to support multiple cloud gaming services. Both companies are already working with the Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce Now teams on the project.
“Logitech G’s leadership in PC and console gaming gear make them an ideal partner to help us realize the vision of bringing a better gaming experience to gamers around the globe,” said Tencent’s Daniel Wu, in a blog post. “Today marks the start of a new opportunity for our companies to further push the frontiers of gaming devices.”
Like the Nintendo Switch and the Steam Deck have shown, gamers like being able to play anywhere. Being able to get up and move around is nice. Being able to game in bed can be the height of comfort.
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But both the Switch and the Steam Deck have limited catalogs. A device with the mobility of those, but with a much larger catalog thanks to cloud gaming seems like a no-brainer.
Cloud gaming is something of a holy grail for the games industry. As games have gotten progressively bigger, users often don’t have the space to install everything. The issues get bigger if a gamer lives somewhere with
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