Forget consoles: Alienware Concept Nyx streams games to multiple screens at once

(Image credit: Future)

I recall we're all ill of waiting for PS5 restocks, Xbox Series Ten restocks and RTX 3080 restocks. Why can't nosotros merely have i single piece of hardware in our home that streams AAA games to whatever screen nosotros want?

That's the idea behind Alienware's Concept Nyx, and I got a chance to come across it in action ahead of CES 2022.

Alienware Concept Nyx interface — (Paradigm credit: Futurity)

Think of Concept Nyx as a cloud gaming service like Xbox Game Laissez passer, Google Stadia or Nvidia GeForce At present. Except instead of streaming over the web using distant servers, all the processing would happen locally via a central server in your domicile and high-speed local networking. You wouldn't need one of the best gaming laptops or best gaming PCs to play, either, since the gameplay would be streamed to your screen. Fifty-fifty a slim Dell XPS xiii would practise the fob.

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Alienware Concept Nyx split-screen gameplay with controller — (Image credit: Future)

Alienware uses this scenario to describe the potential of Concept Nyx. Yous could be playing CyberPunk 2077 in your bedroom on a desktop or laptop and so switch the gameplay to your 65-inch TV in the living room when yous go downstairs and pick up right where you left off. All the while other gamers in your abode or playing Rocket League on their own laptop or tablet, and however another person is playing Minecraft on their telephone.

The Concept Nyx device looks like a blackness monolith that would sit somewhere in your house and connect with your Wi-Fi network, presumably Wi-Fi 6E for the best results. And there's an intuitive game launcher interface and then you tin can jump right into the action. This unproblematic app would be loaded on each device, providing instant access to all of your games.

Alienware Concept Nyx on laptop — (Image credit: Future)

The coolest role of the Concept Nyx demo was seeing two unlike games streamed to the aforementioned TV at once, which is serious multitasking merely is a realistic scenario when you lot recollect almost how big the best TVs are getting. It's like DirecTV's Game Mix feature for the NFL but for video games. In fact, Concept Nyx is looking to eventually power 4 game streams simultaneously.

Alienware Concept Nyx gameplay — (Epitome credit: Time to come)

During our demo, I noticed a fleck of glitching during ane sequence, but since this is a concept that's understandable. It would only be awesome to look around the room and see gameplay pass from one screen to the next with minimal fuss.

Alienware couldn't reveal the specs powering Concept Nyx or anything around possible timing, but it'southward clear that this could have appeal for hardcore gamers and casual gamers alike.

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Marker Spoonauer is the global editor in main of Tom'southward Guide and has covered technology for most 20 years. In addition to overseeing the direction of Tom's Guide, Mark specializes in covering all things mobile, having reviewed dozens of smartphones and other gadgets. He has spoken at key industry events and appears regularly on TV to discuss the latest trends. Marking was previously editor in chief of Laptop Magazine, and his work has appeared in Wired, Popular Science and Inc. Follow him on Twitter at @mspoonauer.