Razer Edge pre-orders live on Amazon, but good luck getting one

Gaming handhelds are all the fad proper now, and the Razer Edge is trying to stake its declare on this booming market. Counting on promoting itself in the direction of a cell market fairly than extra conventional PC {hardware} just like the Steam Deck and ROG Ally, the Edge lastly arrived for pre-orders on Amazon, however didn’t cling round for lengthy.

Regardless of going stay on Amazon yesterday (October 17), the Razer Edge lasted lower than 24 hours on its preliminary wave of pre-orders. Going for $399, the WiFi-only mannequin has confirmed in style and is likely one of the best gaming handhelds, however we’re unclear on what number of models Amazon truly had or if extra will turn into out there. The Razer Edge was initially launched again in January however has solely been out there from the Razer retailer for the WiFi mannequin, and Verizon for the 5G version, so this Amazon launch goes to be key in getting it into extra arms.

The Razer Edge takes the Kishi V2 Professional controller and attaches it to a 6.8-inch AMOLED FHD+ gaming pill, powered by the Snapdragon G3X Gen 1 chip. We’ve seen it in motion and the Edge is a really spectacular system, with a 144Hz refresh charge that helps hold your video games wanting sharp, whether or not you’re enjoying video games natively from the Google Play Retailer, or through cloud streaming from GeForce Now, Xbox Sport Move, or Steam Hyperlink.

If you happen to as an alternative wish to get your arms on a Razer Edge straight away, you possibly can nonetheless order through the Razer retailer for the WiFi mannequin. If you’re within the 5G mannequin, these can be found by means of Verizon for $599.

Wish to get into handheld gaming however unsure the place to start out, we’ve arrange the last word grudge match, Steam Deck vs ROG Ally, to find out which one is healthier.