14 DAY TRIAL // The Razer Edge gaming tablet was officially released back during CES 2013, with a video and everything, but like all products, it can gain extra skills and traits over time, like now.
Razer didn't modify the hardware layout. Instead, it made a deal with Valve for the use of the Steam digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform. Pretty soon, all Edge tablets will have the software pre-installed.
"The Razer Edge has more than enough power to play the latest and greatest Steam titles and it is completely built with PC gamers in mind," says Greg Coomer, product designer at Valve.
"The tablet is a great way to experience everything Steam has to offer, including Big Picture mode."
Steam Big Picture is a 10-foot user interface that makes the program work and look fine on large televisions, and allows it to be controlled via a gamepad, keyboard and/or mouse.
It won't help much for the tablet alone, but when connecting a HDTV, it will definitely make things look nice.
For those who want to know why they would want the program, Steam is used to sell and run over 2,000 titles on both PCs and Mac systems.
"Razer has one mission in mind: to innovate for PC gamers worldwide," says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder, CEO and creative director.
"Providing users with access to Steam will enable Razer Edge users to play their favorite games with greater ease than ever before."
The technical specifications of the Razer Edge tablet can be found on the launch article we have linked to above. Long story short, they are more than sufficient for even the most demanding titles shipped through the Steam download service (Intel Core i7 CPU, Nvidia GT640M graphics card, 4-8 GB RAM, an SSD, full range of connectors, integrated control pads, etc.).