Acer Announced Steam Deck-like Nitro Blaze 7 Handheld PC

Acer announced a new Steam Deck competitor at Next at Acer on September 4, 2024, the Nitro Blaze 7 handheld gaming PC. The official site for the device is now open, and there is also a trailer highlighting its features. We don’t know when it will launch or how much it will cost.

The Acer Nitro Blaze 7 Steam Deck-like will feature the AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS processor, AMD Radeon 780M graphics card, 16GB LPDDR5x memory, and up to a 2TV SSD. It will support micro SD cards. It will include an Acer Game Space hub, which allows people to easily access games. It will also offer Wi-Fi 6E compatibility and Bluetooth 5.3. The handheld PC will weigh 670g, and have a 7” touch panel screen that supports 1080p. The official page also said it will come with three months of Xbox PC Game Pass. The official site didn’t note what the expected battery life will be, but the device will have a 50.04 Wh Li-Polymer battery.

Here’s the announcement trailer for the Acer handheld gaming PC. It primarily focuses on the appearance of the unit. So initially, we see it from the front. Like a Steam Deck or Switch, there is an analog stick on each side, as well as a D-pad on the left and four face buttons on the right. There are two trigger buttons on each shoulder. There also appear to be vents on the back of the unit. The three months of free PC Game Pass also came up at the end of the reveal.

The Acer Nitro Blaze 7 handheld gaming PC and Steam Deck competitor is in development.