Razer Edge vs Steam Deck: Can Android Topple PC Gaming?

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[douglasfranklin]

The Edge had a better standby battery life, the issue is you have to disconnect the controller from the Edge. The controller continues to draw power from the tablet.

[TomatoMan]

The way he took the controller off nearly destroyed it. That is NOT how you remove it from the controller 🤦‍♂️

[mistamaog]

I was just thinking about the aspect ratio when talking with others about the Edge. It would've benefited so much from having closer to a 16:9 aspect ratio to look better for emulators and cloud gaming. The taller modern phone aspect ratio is fine for strictly touch based games, but not in the other scenarios I mentioned.

[BrianGlaze]

Im a big fan of big screens and my Dell XPS 17 has made me very much pro 16:10 aspect ratio...especially for story based and action/adventure games. The Deck has my attention.

[xpeterson]

I just dont understand why aspect ratios keep changing. 16:9 is a weird ratio, but it was standard, meaning everyone knew exactly what 720p vs 1080p was, and approximately how sharp an image would look on such a screen. And 16:9 was/is fine for most media, from games to movies to photo albums.

All of a sudden company x introduces their new screen at 35:21 with a resolution of 75e, and Im left frustrated that I learned this whole other numeric convention.

[moodyswings]

haha the thumbnail. Good one. I do love the steam deck. I also love how many buttons it has. I was wondering id anyone would ever make a handheld with the 6 button layout from Sega

[MrSaeedted]

Can the Razer Edge play metal gear solid revengeance like the Shield? and its not crazy to expect Shield TV of support right?

[FCisThePunisher]

The whole idea of a separate controller attached to a tablet makes lots of sense and gives amazing versatility to the device. But Razer has to improve certain things. The tablet must be at 7"+ inches (8'' like the PS portal would be amazing) otherwise as many viewers said, you can use your phone instead. In that size there is a valid reason to use the Razer instead of your phone and also to use the tablet for other content consumption. It would make perfect sense and I would buy one tomorrow as with one purchase I would have a tablet, a gaming console and a controller to use with my phone when I don't wanna carry the edge around.

[aljosacebokli]

Great comparison Juan, and so correct about having to dig through piles of garbage on play store before finding a gem.

[Ninedragon.gaming]

How do you get warzone to play on it? And also any information on if it’s able to run star citizen or be manipulated in a way to get the game to run on the taser edge

[zip]

In my Opinion the razer edge is fine. If you are an android user, just get the Razer Kishi v2 controller byitself without the "tablet", or the backbone version (which I think Backbone manufacturs the razer one too, the v1 was made by someone else. They are almost* Identical.) It cost $100, and its great for that price. I currently am using it with my Z Fold and with Moonlight/Steam remote play(steam link) and emulation on my phone I'm debating if I even want the steam deck. And if battery is a concern, if your carrying the controller, you can def carry a small battery bank. Downside is you would need a beefy PC that can push 1440p 120 fps(which most modern flagship phone screens support) streaming or a paid service, and also good 5g or a wifi6 connection, which I get alot of people may not have access to in their location. and the headphone jack is exclusive to the pro version which is exclusive to the edge version...

[njnjco]

I have a Steam Deck, which I use as my daily driver PC and when on the road and the Razer Kishi v2, which is just the controller without the phone and no headphone port. They are both great for their niche.

[SlowHardware]

Wasnt the older edge windows with a Dgpu?

[ElWrobel]

While I'm all for android gaming, this device doesn't make any sense. The main draw of mobile games is you can have them on you at ALL times, unless you're not carrying your phone most of the time, they come in handy when there's a sudden wait or anticipated one, but not long enough to actually plan for it. That's when you whip out your phone and start hacking aliens in XCOM 2.

But this is a little too large to carry on you all the time, even if smaller than the deck, costs as much, offers considerably less. The size difference is not enough to make it feasible for places where deck wouldn't be. Deck is just fine for travelling, great for vacations and for playing in any place around the house, android is great for gaming whenever you've got time to spare. I travel with my Deck pretty much every day, never considered it to be a burden, you just need a bag that'll fit it comfortably.

There's only two use cases where it would be preferable, If you just want to play the games that were ported or native to android and if you're emulating retro consoles. Pretty much all the ports are great, apart from Civ VI and emulating retro consoles isn't demanding enough to need the power of SD. Personally, I don't consider streaming to be an alternative to running locally, even if it is great and got a lot better over the years.

[JerrardJDDavis-gyhh]

Does The Razer Edge Come With Tablet
Will The Razer Edge Has Emulators For PS2 And Nintendo GameCube Like Aethersx2 Or Dolphin
Will It Be On Amazon
Will It Play On The TV If It Does How What Cable Can I Use Can You Send Me A Link

[UlyssesFartknocker]

Question: can the controller be used with other phones since it's basically a Kishi attachment but with a headphone? I'm interested in getting this but selli the controller and using one of those Xbox controller mounts (Mag safe) to use as a controller instead.

[Burgerhs]

Is the steam deck more powerful than SD gen3 if I’m running an android emulator on my deck ? Gpu and cpu wise

[infinityx]

Agreed Juan, folks seem to forget that the Razer Edge is also a tablet that can run your netflix, play Chrono Trigger/Asphault, read on Kindle and then do game streaming on top of that. I like that it's lighter than the Steam Deck. Technologically the Steam Deck is superior but it's definitely for home use. When I'm traveling on a plane or a bus? I want the Razer Edge. The Razer Edge, as far as I can see, still has more RAM and compute power than most similar Android Tablets on the market in a similar price range. I just want it to be able to play things like Motorsport Manager 3 or Real Racing 3. Will it? I don't know yet. I will test it on mine soon.

[SpecTechularGadgets]

This was an excellent video. I appreciate the detailed comparison. I was looking at the Razer Edge. Kind of still on the fence because I love my Steam Deck but you are totally right about the portability.

[rushmore]

The display ratio is not good for most content and the curved corners are a visual buzz kill for the content that does fit.