Acer’s Nitro Blaze handheld now comes in 8-inch and extra-large 11-inch varieties, though you may prefer the new, slim Predator Helios.

Acer jammed a Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch together at CES 2025, and the result is the massive Nitro Blaze 11 handheld gaming PC. It starts at $1,099, and Acer's also selling a smaller version ($899 to start) with controllers you can't detach.

The Nitro Blaze 11 will cost $1100 when it releases some time in Q2 2025. If you're interested in the same internal specs in a form factor less capable of bludgeoning a low-flying bird, it'll release alongside the Nitro Blaze 8: a smaller sibling handheld with an 8.8-inch screen and a $900 price tag.

The Nitro Blaze 11 launches in Q2 2025 alongside the smaller new Acer Nitro Blaze 8 ($899), which has an 8.8-inch 144Hz display; it omits its bigger sibling's detachable controllers, kickstand, and camera. Stay tuned for our full review.

The Steam Deck has been the template for handheld gaming PCs for almost three years now, with its competitors all following the same form factor to a greater or lesser degree. Acer has already designed something like that — the Nitro Blaze 7 — but,