There’s no shortage of gaming handhelds at CES 2025 but few can match Acer’s new Nitro Blaze 11 when it comes to size.
A big brother to the previously announced Nitro Blaze 7 and freshly-unveiled Nitro Blaze 8, the Nitro Blaze 11 is as big of a deal as the name suggests. It’s built around an 10.9-inch WQXGA touch display with a peak brightness of 500 nits and a 144Hz refresh rate. For comparison, the Steam Deck is 7.4-inches, the Lenovo Legion Go is 8-inches and the Nintendo Switch comes in at 6.2-inches.
Under the hood, the Nitro Blaze 11 runs on AMD’s Ryzen 8040HS processor, 16GB of RAM and 2TB of storage. The handheld also boasts detachable controllers with Hall Effect joysticks, a built-in kickstand and a set of additional inputs on the back.
Both the Acer Nitro Blaze 11 and Nitro Blaze 8 are set to roll out globally in the second quarter of 2025. No Australian pricing and availability has been announced but given that the Nitro 7 is still yet to launch locally I wouldn’t hold your breath.