We’re not even sure what’s powering this thing (see more below). Was it as smooth as playing on a high-powered PC? Of course not. The action was fast-paced, with smooth frame rates. I’m already a fan of the weightiness of the device, but I was really sold when I played Mortal Kombat 11 and World War Z. If you’ve ever played with a Nintendo Switch, playing with the Concept UFO should be like riding a bike. At the top of the display, you’ll find volume and power buttons a USB Type-C port and a headset jack. At 8-inches, it makes the Switch’s 6.2-inch offering seem puny by comparison. Both controllers have a pair of top-mounted shoulder buttons.īut the star of the show is the display. The detachable controllers have a similar setup to the Switch with the left peripheral housing an analog stick, D-pad and the Home button while the right has the face buttons, another analog stick and select and start buttons. The Lunar Light-painted aluminum felt cool to the touch and more substantial than the Switch’s plastic frame.Īt 8 inches, the Alienware Concept UFO's screen makes the Switch’s 6.2-inch offering seem puny by comparison. While Drew Tosh, director of advanced ID and Kevin Turchin, director of engineering at Dell, were mum on the size and dimensions, it’s obvious that the Alienware Concept UFO is noticeably larger than the Switch –– and more solidly made. Nintendo definitely influenced the Concept UFO’s design, but holding it in my hands, it’s distinctly Alienware.

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