The video feed didn't seem to really hit a full 60 frames per second, and control lagged just a few milliseconds too long to feel quite feasible for competitive play, but I handled wall-running and complex acrobatics without issue. Razer set up a demonstration of Cortex Stream with the Forge TV and Titanfall running on a wireless networked PC, and it was very playable. Cortex Stream can display games running on a PC through the Forge TV, with low latency controls and 1080p60 video output.
It will support Razer's upcoming Cortex Stream, a game streaming service similar to Nvidia's GameStream and Sony's PlayStation Now services. The Forge TV isn't stopping with Android gaming, though. Razer plans to leave the Forge TV open with full access to the Google Play store, and users should be able to load any Android software they want on the device. I played Asphalt 8 natively on the Forge TV with the gamepad and saw smooth, responsive controls and 1080p graphics on the connected HDTV. It's a small complaint, but one that hardcore gamers may notice and compare to full game console gamepads. I had one minor quibble with the not-quite-finalized gamepad: The four face buttons had very short, clicky throws. It felt comfortable and well-built, which is unsurprising considering Razer's well-established emphasis on gaming peripherals.
Besides dual analog sticks, a direction pad, and face/shoulder buttons, the gamepad also has Android and media playback controls designed to work with the Forge TV. I used the Forge TV with the Serval Controller, a Bluetooth-based gamepad designed for the Forge TV they will be available separately for $99.99 and $79.99 respectively, but will also come in a $149.99 bundle when they hit the market in Q1. The interface is nearly stock Android TV, Google's Android version for big screens and recognizable as Android with its Google Play icons prominent on the screen. It's just big enough to hold its HDMI and Ethernet ports, and looks like it can easily disappear next to your HDTV, like most microconsoles. The Forge TV itself is a tiny black box, about the size of an Amazon Fire TV and not much larger than a PlayStation TV. While it, the associated gamepad, and the PC/Android-compatible lapboard-and-mouse combo, the Razer Turret, won't be released for a few months, I got a chance to try them out at the show, along with Razer's upcoming Cortex Stream video-game-streaming service.
LAS VEGAS-Razer is unveiling its entry into the Android-based microconsole market, Forge TV, here at CES.
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