Handheld consoles are not dead. This is something that not only demonstrates the Nintendo Switch, but also highly successful projects such as the Steam Deck and other console-shaped laptops. It can help revive the concept of Android consoles, which were so popular in their time.
[Esta consola Android con forma de Switch promete ser ideal para gamers]
That’s Logitech’s commitment to the new G Cloud, an Android-based handheld console that has the hardware of a gaming smartphone, but isn’t exclusively dependent on the apps and games that can be found on the platform.
Logitech G Cloud Features
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
- RAM Memory: 4GB LPDDR4X.
- Internal storage: 64 GB.
- Size: 7 inches.
- Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels.
- Technology: IPSLCD.
- Refresh rate: 60Hz.
- Bluetooth 5.1.
- Wireless.
- MicroSD.
- 3.5mm audio jack.
- QualcommaptX.
- Battery: 6000mAh.
- Load: -W
- Dimensions: 256.84 x 117.21 x 32.95mm.
- Weight: – g.
Operating system
Handheld console with Xbox and GeForce
The Logitech G Cloud’s name is the best clue as to what the manufacturer is aiming for with this device: the cloud. Although the hardware is competent, it remains in the background and the most important part is the software and the integration of various services into the console system itself.
The Logitech G Cloud has its own interface with Xbox and GeForce
And it is that Logitech has collaborated with Microsoft and Nvidia to integrate their cloud gaming services into their console, and they will be directly accessible with direct access in an interface that reminds us of other consoles like the Switch.
So we can play Xbox cloud gaming and the latest titles released on Xbox, as well as our PC games thanks to GeForce Now. In both cases, the power of the console is of little use, since it is the servers of each company that actually run the games and send us the video. It is thanks to this that there are really no limitations on what we can play on this console, although obviously this also means that we need a constant Internet connection (and we only have a Wi-Fi connection).
The priority with the Logitech G Cloud was to create a thin and light device
Of course, this is still an Android device, and we have access to the Google Play Store to download our favorite games and run them directly on the console. For this, we chose a Snapdragon 720G as a processor, an eight-core model that reaches 2.3 Ghz with 4 GB of RAM. Although it’s not the most powerful processor available for Android, it promises long gaming sessions, with a 6,000 mAh battery lasting up to 12 hours. The console will also be lightweight, as it won’t need as much cooling.
The Logitech G Cloud will initially launch in the US and Canada with a reservation price of $299.99 (regular price $349.99), and at this time Logitech has not given any information on its possible launch in Europe.
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