So, that Razer tablet prototype that some of you were doubting? Check it out running The Elder Scrolls v: Skyrim on "Ultra High" quality settings at 1280 x 800 resolution. Nice, right? Razer tells us that it's totally playable, though a little frame-y. Apparently it runs perfect at High settings. As you can see here, this sub-$1,000 tablet does a great job at dealing with this demanding game, even on its highest setting.
A reader yesterday said "Make it run Steam and we might talk business."
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Also, I'm still not sure how i feel about this. If it is indeed less that 1000 and can actually play a game like skyrim with Max settings... hell, give it an hdmi out and this could quite possibly be one of the best portable PC's out there...
I thought this was going to be a cross-over between a tablet and a console, but it looks like it is the love child resulting from a threesome between a tablet, a console and a high end gaming rig.
M/k support as well? Seriously, if this thing doesn't melt after a couple hours of gaming I think I might just have my new portable gaming rig. Also, the mx11 has some serious competition.
This looks like a great piece of hardware. Finally my wife can watch her shows while I play games. The $1000 dollar price tag is a bit hard to swallow though.
shrink the screen to 8" then cut an xbox pad in half and glue it on either side, 100% better! the controls on that thing look wank and its far to big to be 'portable'
If they price this thing competitively with a console, then I'll bite just to catch up on all the PC titles I've missed over the years. Any more than $600 though and I don't think I'll bother with it.
I'm hoping 'sub-1000' doesn't translate to '$999.99' That's a bit much considering I could just build a real computer at that point.
They said in the other article that it can run Skyrim on High (not Ultra) 800p at 50fps+. The PS3 struggles to run Skyrim 720p at 30fps. So yeah, it probably beats either console easily.
looks alright, I am pretty excited about this. But I am concerned about the controls. It seems pretty difficult to control with those gamepads. Maybe if the menu, and inventory system were controlled with touch capabilities, instead of using the nun chuck.
Meh... I'm not impressed. I'm sure it can't run very long without being plugged in, It has a horrible design that looks clunky, and I personally like the feel of a keyboard and mouse. So why are they trying to sell it to the PC market? Not to mention the 1000 dollar price tag. With that money I could buy a very nice PC.
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It seems kinda uncomfortable holding that. I will pass
The thing hardly looks ergonomic, at which point you might as well be using your desktop PC. And the design is still weird as fuck.
Also, I'm still not sure how i feel about this. If it is indeed less that 1000 and can actually play a game like skyrim with Max settings... hell, give it an hdmi out and this could quite possibly be one of the best portable PC's out there...
Probably 5 or so..
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M/k support as well? Seriously, if this thing doesn't melt after a couple hours of gaming I think I might just have my new portable gaming rig. Also, the mx11 has some serious competition.
Amiright?
I'm hoping 'sub-1000' doesn't translate to '$999.99' That's a bit much considering I could just build a real computer at that point.
They said in the other article that it can run Skyrim on High (not Ultra) 800p at 50fps+. The PS3 struggles to run Skyrim 720p at 30fps. So yeah, it probably beats either console easily.