Razer partners with Tencent on mobile gaming

News Wireless Global 22 MRT 2019
Razer partners with Tencent on mobile gaming
Gaming technology specialist Razer has announced that it's teaming up with China’s Tencent to “bring mobile gaming to the next level”. Under the terms of the deal, the two partners pledged to combine their strengths to serve the world’s 2.4 billion active mobile gamers by pushing the boundaries of mobile gaming hardware, software and services. The partnership will focus on hardware, software and services, with the partners working closely to optimise Tencent's games for Razer's hardware, including its Razer phone. 

Tencent will also prepare games for release on Razer’s mobile game platforms and the Razer Cortex mobile game launcher while also exploring the use of Razer's RGB lighting and THX Spatial Audio within Tencent's games. 


 

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Mobile

Companies:

Tencent,  THX,  Razer

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Global

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Games, Launch, IT - applications, Wireless, Consumer, Handsets

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