What happened to Acer’s giant Nitro Blaze 11 gaming handheld?
I held this beast a year ago, and we haven't heard a peep from Acer since.Acer made a big splash at CES 2025 with the announcement of its surfboard-sized Nitro Blaze 11 gaming handheld, but its targeted second-quarter release came and went long ago. There's been no word of the chunky 11-inch Blaze or its smaller siblings. I was initially hyped enough to try such an oversized handheld that I turned Asus' gaming tablet into one.
So when I met with Acer reps to go over its new offerings for CES 2026, I asked about this absence.
Lisa Emard of Acer America Corporation told The Verge, "When we announced those products it was just ahead of the tariffs situation. We wound up just focusing on our core products, on laptop ...