Acer Project DualPlay Mini concept integrates gaming and productivity design into a single device

If you are looking for a hybrid between console and devices for productivityAcer has brought during this IFA 2026 the concept Project DualPlay Minia device 8 inches that will act as a portable console for games and a computer for productivity. This concept wants to reach users who want a gaming laptop and a productivity computer, all in the same device and with a size that will allow you to take it anywhere.

Acer Project DualPlay Mini: a hybrid between portable console and laptop for productivity

Acer, under its brand predatorhas presented this new concept of hybrid between video game console and laptop for productivity, the Project DualPlay Mini.

For your games, it offers a mode with backlit keyboard useful in your shooting and FPS games, while removing it you will experience the full potential of a portable gaming console like those from Acer’s Predator Atlas series. If you want to switch to productivity, laptop mode with keyboard is also capable of connecting to a external screen to expand your viewing area.

Dual fan cooling for the Project DualPlay Mini

It has Intel processor with a cooling system similar to that of the Acer Predator Atlas 8, with the metal fan AreoBlade along with another plastic one to improve interior air flow.

A design that aims minimize the gap between a portable or keyboard gaming device and for productivitycombining both in the Project DualPlay Mini. To commemorate the Acer 50th anniversarythe manufacturer has added the phrase “Acer 50 since 1976” which can be read on morse code.

At the moment this It’s just a concept and there is no further information on whether Acer will finally bring this idea to the end user.