Meet the rare gaming handheld that’s bigger than the Steam Deck

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.