CES 2026 is coming sooner than you think, and one of the biggest gaming brands that likes to make a quirky appearance is Razer. It’s certainly known for its premium gaming laptops and peripherals, but it also presents some wild concepts like a heated and cooling gaming chair. Is it available? No, but it’s definitely fun.
Razer won’t be hosting a broadcast showcasing its latest technologies like some other big names in the industry, but it will be present on the show floor at CES 2026, which runs January 6-9.
What can we expect in 2026, since Razer usually goes all out on laptops, peripherals, and the weird category at CES?
The strange triumphs over AI and updates
It’s more than likely that there will be an update to at least one of the Razer Blade laptops. In 2025 we only got the Razer Blade 16, but it’s possible to get updates for the Blade 14 and Blade 18 in the same showcase. It’s unclear how much these gaming laptops will change, aside from the new CPU chips from Intel and AMD. It would be great if Razer updated its entire design language. After all these years, at least give us more colors.
However, Razer may be in for some serious overhauls in areas that aren’t so obvious. In 2025, Razer gaming laptops came under fire for a long list of issues, including poor performance, faulty keyboard and touchpads, and buggy software. Even customer support was criticized. With feedback like that, Razer will have to put on quite a show to win back the trust of fans. I’ve also encountered some serious problems using the Synapse software, but this is not a new problem. As much as I want to see some quality premium gaming laptops from Razer, I’m cautious.
As we move away from laptops, we start to turn to the strange or niche categories of potential announcements. In 2025, Razer announced the above Weather Chair as well as some RGB floor light strips, an RGB illuminated monitor stand and an RGB illuminated handheld gaming dock. (Assuming everything is RGB-lit at this point.) While some of these are luxuries that most gamers don’t really need, the handheld dock is a useful device that gives you the good old Nintendo Switch experience. However, I’m not a big fan of running Synapse on a handheld device. (I just opened it on my PC and it takes up more memory than Steam.)
What really excites me are the concept devices. The chair is just one example, but Razer showed off things like Project Sophia, the desk that was literally a gaming PC, and Project Brooklyn, a gaming chair with a 60-inch OLED curved monitor attached. These are some wild devices that will never see the light of day on the market. Whatever concept Razer presents may not end up in your hands, but it’s certainly exciting to see.
I’d love to see a handheld gaming PC that pushes the boundaries of what we’ve seen so far. That would also be an appropriate direction, as Razer showed off something very similar with Project Fiona at CES 2012 – imagine a Windows tablet with two controllers attached to each side. Doesn’t sound so wild now, does it? Well, it would be cool to see how Razer can improve the current handheld version.
Razer could also develop some accessibility technologies. The company actually lost money on its left-handed gaming mouse, the Razer Naga. Of course, that’s one of the reasons the company isn’t currently selling it. But many people would be happy to see the mouse return, or another accessible device to come to market.
However, there are concepts that I’m less enthusiastic about. At CES 2025, Razer introduced Project AVA, an AI assistant that coaches you with real-time advice in competitive or even difficult single-player games. For reasons of creativity, safety and employment, I always have reservations about AI. Above all, that would spoil my enjoyment of video games. You’re supposed to explore and discover ways to improve in a video game, and something like that would make it a robotic experience. Even if you really want to be competitive, it won’t encourage creativity. AI is trained to replicate and recreate, but cannot develop original ideas.
While I hope Razer moves away from AI, it’s a trend the entire industry is following, so I doubt it. Still, Razer introduced its Razer PC Remote Play app at CES and it officially launched in April, receiving some reviews with 4.5 stars on Google Play and the App Store. Android Authority was liked even better than Steam Link. We could get a possible update for this, or the Razer Kishi mobile controller, which is a suitable companion for the app.
Whatever Razer is cooking up in the lab, we won’t have to wait that long to see it. Stay tuned for news from CES 2026.
