Tencent Obtains Patent for PC Video Game Console, Has Similar Design to Nintendo Switch - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 September 2021 / 4,102 Views
Tencent, the Chinese technology giant, filed for a patent in October 2020 for a "PC Video Game Console," which was obtained today, according to senior video game analyst at Niko Partners Daniel Ahmad.
The images for the console show that it will be portable with a design similar to the Nintendo Switch. However, it has a button with the Windows logo on it, as well as the same buttons found on Xbox controllers.
On the left side, it has a thumbstick, a d-pad, a button with the Windows logo, the View button seen on Xbox controllers. On the right side, it has another thumbstick, the A/B/X/Y buttons, the Menu button, and a button with a keyboard logo.
The bottom of the handheld console appears to have a USB-C port, HMDI port, USB port, and possibly a headphone port. The top has left and right bumpers, as well as left and right triggers.
The portable console will most likely run Windows 10 and be able to play PC games.
View images of the Tencent portable console below:
Tencent obtained a patent for a "PC Video Game Console" today, which was originally submitted in October 2020.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) March 19, 2021
The images show that the console adopts a similar design to the Nintendo Switch, but has Windows 10 related buttons and would likely run Windows / PC games. pic.twitter.com/FFL9tW9J1r
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This smells like it was made for the huge untapped Chinese market. Especially since it can argue itself to be a PC and so avoid crackdowns on gaming products.
I don't know why they're calling it a console at all. The implications of consoles are fixed hardware in a closed ecosystem. I doubt it will be so restrictive.
It's just a portable pc. But maybe they're trying to get the benefits of the term for marketing without the restrictions for sales as you said.
Tencent is getting their tentacles into too many things. Ugh.
"For PC Console Gamer" xD
Knowing China and Chinese companies it probably is a switch inside.
If Nintendo didn't know about this, it seems like a knife in the back. Anywhere else in the world this wouldn't be likely to be a major competitor to the Switch, but it China it just might be.
Hooooboiiiiii...
People like me would buy it off looks alone. Pretty sleek.
The worlds 7th biggest company is about to enter the console business. Nintendo has no reason to worry yet, depends on price, we will see in a few months
GPD Win competitor? The more the merrier, I guess.
The difference here is that Tencent actually has the studios and the money to actually put a good number of exclusives in this thing. I wouldnt be to quick to underestimate them.
Do you really think they would do that though? I'm under the assumption that steam will be available on a device like this. It's kind of hard to make exclusives if you aren't the only market on the system.
Competition is never a bad thing.
If it playes 8th gen content and the price is reasonable, it would be one of my favorite gaming devices.
Nothing like the Switch if the controllers don't detach. Its a Tablet.
or a switch lite
No gyro, no buy.
Agreed
Will it come with a distribution service and be global or just local. If it has a decent distro service to compete with Steam/GOG/Microsoft and releases worldwide, I might be saved.
Might...
Probably a failure like how companies copy ideas from Nintendo. Like the PSMove.
Essay Pro