{"id":612584,"date":"2026-09-02T20:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/612584\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T20:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:20:14","slug":"acer-shows-off-a-transformer-ish-concept-for-a-windows-gaming-handheld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/612584\/","title":{"rendered":"Acer Shows Off a Transformer-ish Concept for a Windows Gaming Handheld"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AcerProject DualPlay MiniAcer\/CNET<\/p>\n

While we tend to think of Windows gaming handhelds as primarily gaming devices, they really have more in common with ultralight laptops: They run Windows, have a built-in screen and perform like them thanks to mobile processors with integrated graphics. And though some people have always used them as a primary computer, today\u2019s high prices<\/a> for both handhelds and traditional computers make handhelds seem like an even more attractive general-purpose option for gamers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But if you want to play a game with a keyboard and mouse, much less nongaming uses, you frequently experience the cumbersome process of connecting to the input devices or being restricted to wherever you\u2019ve got a dock set up.<\/p>\n

\"AcerProject DualPlay MiniTara Brown\/CNET<\/p>\n

Acer\u2019s Project DualPlay Mini concept takes a Transformers-like approach to making a handheld more suitable for general computing and KBM gaming: It\u2019s a clamshell laptop design with the speakers on either side of the display, but the 8-inch screen flips up, and the grips are on the back of the speakers, so it turns into a traditional handheld when closed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You\u2019d still have to connect a mouse, but the built-in keyboard remedies the most awkward design issue. As with any of these devices, you can connect to an external monitor as well as other peripherals as well.<\/p>\n

The closest I\u2019ve seen to a multipurpose design in a Windows gaming handheld is Lenovo\u2019s Legion Go<\/a> series (not the Legion Go Fold<\/a>, though). But \u201cclose\u201d in this case just comes down to a built-in kickstand that makes it a little easier to use on a desktop.<\/p>\n

\"handPredator Atlas 7<\/p>\n

There aren\u2019t any specs for it \u2014 it\u2019s not a real product, at least at the moment \u2014 but Acer says it will use the same Intel G3 chips as in its\u00a0Predator Atlas 8, announced at Computex 2026 in May and slated to ship later this month for an as-yet-unannounced price. The company has followed that with another launch this week for the Predator Atlas 7, a slightly smaller, lighter \u2014 and presumably cheaper \u2014 7-inch model. It\u2019s expected to ship around October or later in 2026.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Lori\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLori Grunin\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Editor \/ Computers and Gaming Hardware\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI’ve been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handing out buying advice for more than 25 years.
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