Verizon previews a Razer '5G gaming handheld.'

Verizon previews a Razer ‘5G gaming handheld.’

The Steam Deck, obviously, is the elephant in the room, capable of both streaming and playing PC games on its own. Allowing you to access a large portion of the Steam catalog is a significant benefit of Valve’s handheld, one that Razer presumably will not offer since it runs Android rather than SteamOS. However, the Steam Deck begins at $399 and only supports Wi-Fi, not 5G, so Razer and Verizon have some wiggle space here; if the handheld comes in around $250, it may be appealing to the same sorts of folks that purchased the Nvidia Shield portable.