What if we made video games easier and less dependent on machines? That’s the idea behind Dell Alienware’s concept Nyx.

Alienware Concept Nyx // Source: Dell

In order to play video games, a machine now needs to be connected to a screen (or equipped with its own display). To free yourself from this grip, there’s still cloud gaming, as it’s big enough for a single screen and any compatible device, no matter how powerful… but it also brings new obstacles. So Dell Alienware envisions a halfway point to solve all concerns: the Concept Nyx.

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What if your games followed you on every screen of your home? What if you could play the latest Hungry PC game on your TV without having to unplug and plug your tower every time? This is what Dell wants to bring with himedge computing, Concept Nyx.

Ale’edge computingPeripheral computing, or peripheral computing, involves relegating computing power to devices on a local network. it is a bit cloud gaming, except that the signal does not go through the remote server, but through your PC in the office above, allowing for significant gains in latency. This is for example what Valve offers with Steam Link (previously available in box form) or Nvidia with GameStream.

So the Nyx concept is nothing new, but Dell Alienware wants to make the process easier by launching a simple app and making it easily and instantly accessible from any home device in your home. Start a game on your desktop, continue playing it on the TV screen by simply rotating your controller, then return to play on your tablet behind your bed – all in the most intuitive way possible.

In addition, this solution can be free from any platform and work with any game, whether purchased on Steam, Epic Games, GOG, Battle.net or other …

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Even more so, Dell doesn’t want to stop at Alienware games and doesn’t allow access to your music, series or movies. In its press release, Alienware indicates that it has ” Discover how to power up to four game streams at once, intelligently switch between devices and tap into a central library of all your games “. Of course, 4 streams will be limited by the power of the base machine. If everything runs on a smaller PC, don’t expect 4 people to playcyberpunk 2077Together in Ultra.

Unveiled at CES 2022, the concept Nyx has yet to be presented to the public. Recall that in 2020 Alienware presented the concept UFO, a PC in Nintendo Switch format, which remains just a concept.

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