There’s one portable gaming PC that flew under the radar at CES 2025 – and it has a secret weapon for beating the competition
- Tencent Sunday Dragon 3D One was unveiled at CES 2025, with an 11-inch screen
- Features Intel’s Lunar Lake processor, similar to MSI’s Claw 8 AI+
- It’s still a prototype and may never even be launched
Lenovo and MSI may have stolen the show when it came to gaming handhelds at CES 2025, but there’s one that’s flown under the radar and has a few tricks up its sleeve that will allow it to compete with the upcoming big players – if it even comes true: that is.
Tencent’s Sunday Dragon 3D One is an 11-inch portable gaming PC, which features a glasses-free 3D display using Intel’s Core Ultra 7 258V processor (also used in the new MSI Claw 8 AI+). The Chinese gaming company claims it will be the world’s first glasses-free 3D gaming handheld – although I’d argue that’s not the case, as the Nintendo 3DS rightly holds that particular crown.
Aside from its processor, resolution and 3D capabilities, the 3D One looks almost identical to the upcoming Acer Nitro Blaze 11 – both handhelds have an 11-inch screen that could well prove to be far too big for a handheld gaming device .
It’s worth noting that there’s no word on the price or availability of the 3D One, and that’s because it may never make it out of the prototype stage, according to Tencent’s press release. Techspot).
While it would be disappointing if the release of this device never materialized, the Blaze 11 will still be there to show just how ridiculous or useful an 11-inch screen is for a portable gaming PC.
Is this wearable prototype worth keeping an eye on?
Given the likelihood that the Sunday Dragon 3D One will never see the light of day on the market, I would suggest keeping the focus on other handhelds in the future: specifically MSI, Lenovo and possibly Asus’ offerings. Not only is the 3D One currently just a prototype, but Tencent is currently being added to the US government’s list of companies working with the Chinese military – long story short, the chances of this new handheld being gone finds to the American market are negligibly slim.
Hoping to actually launch, this would likely be in direct competition with Acer’s own 11-inch Blaze handheld and MSI’s new Claw 8 AI+, which has been shown to deliver fantastic performance at low wattage (power consumption) in titles like Cyberpunk 2077 or Black Myth: Wukong with Intel’s Lunar Lake chip.
Anyway, I hope 11 inches becomes a hard limit for portable gaming PCs – as anything higher would be simply ridiculous.