CES is not only the place where new consumer electronics products are introduced and hence for PC hardware, but also for concepts of the future. This is the case with Alienware and its Nyx concept, which seeks to bring the benefits of Cloud Gaming, but locally to what they have called Plex Gaming. What is?
Cloud Gaming is one of the future potentials in terms of video games that will grow the most in the years to come. What if we apply this concept within a local network where the server is not located in a remote location, but in our own home?
Meet Alienware Nyx, the Home Gaming Cloud
Dell’s gaming brand Alienware introduced a new concept they dubbed Nyx, a server designed for home gaming and could therefore be defined as a game server. -he ? In the fact that is able to run up to 4 simultaneous games at the same time thanks to its enormous power, which can transmit up to 4 different screens or equipment in its range.
The advantage of this system is that it allows us to play our games from anywhere in our house and however we want, from a laptop to a smartphone. However, we don’t know what the technical specifications are in terms of processor, graphics card, RAM and other components. When it comes to passing information from the server to the screen, it doesn’t differ much from ideas like Steam Link, but with higher base raw power.
Will this concept see the light of day? We really don’t think so, because in order to be able to run multiple games at the same time you need very powerful hardware or reduce the picture quality of games being streamed even if it’s on the local network. Also, very few people will want to have a high powered server at home when a gaming PC is more than enough.
Will we finally see Alienware UFO?
With the arrival of the Steam Deck and competing systems like the Aya Neo, it’s more than possible that Dell will finally launch its Alienware UFO concept. A concept similar to the Nintendo Switch that was showcased just at CES last year, however, never translated into a product we could buy.
Well that might change, at least as far as the command button goes, because in several of the Nyx images it was possible to see at least the same command button. Which indicates that from Alienware and after seeing the demand for Valve’s hardware, they could add their own gaming PC in the form of a handheld console. So it is possible that we see the two products in combination. We don’t see much of a future for Nyx as a commercial product, but hopefully at least an updated Alienware UFO will be one more option to choose from.
