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Qualcomm partners with Razer to launch a Snapdragon-powered handheld gaming dev kit

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The device doesn’t have a slick codename right now, so Qualcomm is just calling it the first “Snapdragon G3x Handheld Gaming Developer Kit,” which doesn’t exactly roll…
What just happened? With the upcoming launch of Valve’s Steam Deck firmly in everyone’s mind, companies like Razer and Qualcomm are taking note of growing consumer interest in powerful but portable PC gaming devices. That’s why the two companies have partnered to develop an all-new handheld gaming machine. Or rather, a dev kit for one. The device will run the first generation of Qualcomm’s freshly-announced Snapdragon G3x silicon. The device doesn’t have a slick codename right now, so Qualcomm is just calling it the first “Snapdragon G3x Handheld Gaming Developer Kit,” which doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. But that’s fine. Neither Razer nor Qualcomm is trying to sell this to the average user, so a flashy product name isn’t necessary. The announcement leaked a couple days ago, and we’ve just been waiting for the official reveal since.

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