In January, one of many wildest Intel prototypes I witnessed at CES was a large handheld gaming PC with an 11-inch autostereoscopic (learn: glasses-free) 3D display screen, removable controllers, an Intel Lunar Lake chip, and a devoted toggle to modify between 2D and 3D modes.
Co-developed by Intel and Tencent Video games, it was known as the Sunday Dragon 3D One and dubbed an experimental product. However now, Abxylute, the corporate finest identified for kickstarting a $199 cloud gaming handheld, tells The Verge that it’ll truly promote this huge Home windows handheld because the Abxylute 3D One.
It ought to go on sale in late September or early October for a value underneath $1,700, advertising head Eunice Lu tells me.
Abxylute largely appears to be whitelabeling the product. The corporate’s images appear to be the one I noticed at CES, as much as and together with the mannequin identify “Sunday Dragon 3D One” printed on the again, although Lu tells me ultimate items received’t have that branding. The corporate’s additionally upfront that it’ll include Tencent’s eye-tracking 3D show, co-developed with companions Intel and show maker BOE.
It ought to actually have a Tencent app that claims so as to add 3D depth to your 2D images, movies, and video games, utilizing a real-time interleaving algorithm, although you received’t all the time have to depend on that: Abxylute claims the product’s particularly optimized to ship 3D for 50 of the highest Steam video games, together with Black Delusion: Wukong, Naraka Bladepoint and Hogwarts Legacy.
One essential distinction since CES: it has new twin touchpads on every of its removable grips! These grips even have magnetic drift-resistant Corridor impact joysticks and triggers.
Just like the MSI Claw 8 AI Plus that I’m at the moment reviewing (which just lately obtained a graphics driver replace that offers it aggressive efficiency with different high Home windows handhelds), it’ll characteristic Intel’s Core Extremely 258V chip and 32GB of LPDDR5X reminiscence, powering a 120Hz 16:10 display screen.
Picture: Abxylute
In contrast to MSI’s 8-inch handheld, nonetheless, this can be a large 3-in-1 convertible: its 10.95-inch 2560 x 1600 show can lean again on a kickstand as you detach the controllers, or plug right into a magnetic keyboard folio, whenever you’re not holding up its whole 2.45 kilos (1.11kg) between your two fingers. And but it solely homes a 50 watt-hour battery, smaller than the Claw 8 or the Asus ROG Ally X. It additionally advertises a switchable show with 60Hz and 120Hz modes — not a variable refresh price, which I’ve discovered offers smoother gameplay on handhelds like these.
Among the display screen’s specs are intentional for 3D causes, although. Lu says “3D mode requires the show to run at 120Hz,” and it’s intentionally a big display screen: “smaller panels noticeably scale back the naked-eye 3D impact, so this type issue was chosen to protect stereoscopic high quality.” Considering again, it’s true that I’ve loved glasses-free 3D screens extra after they’re bigger, as you possibly can transfer your head extra to understand the depth with out working right into a display screen bezel.
Even when it’s not as moveable and much pricier than the competitors, I wager the Abxylute can have devotees: my colleague Antonio appreciates the thought of huge handhelds after toying with the Acer Nitro Blaze 11, a handheld the identical measurement and form as this!
And it’s additionally attainable creators on the lookout for a glasses-free 3D gadget will purchase one with no intention of gaming: the screens could be helpful to preview 3D fashions and artistry, although laptops and standalone screens with the tech additionally exist.
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