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Acer’s Project DualPlay concept laptop has a pop-out controller

Two hands hold a controller in front of gaming laptop.
The pop-out controller doubles as a trackpad when docked. | Image: Acer

Out of all the new laptops Acer announced at IFA today, Project DualPlay pops out the most. It’s a concept laptop that Acer says gives gamers more ways to play on the go, but looking at the design, I’m not sure which gamers it’s talking about.

For Project DualPlay, Acer took its Predator gaming laptop and added a cutout beneath the keyboard to hold its custom gaming controller face-down. The back of the controller doubles as the laptop’s trackpad. A button at the top of the keyboard releases the controller and causes two 5W speakers to pop out from the sides of the laptop. The controller can be further separated into two gamepads, Nintendo Switch-style.

Acer’s press release says Project DualPlay lets a second person join you just as…

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