Ces 2020 Razer Debuts New Dualsided Iphone Game Controller In Partnership With Gamevice Exclusive < 2027 >

Razer and Gamevice held private demo suites at CES 2020 (not a main floor keynote). Key claims:

Exclusive leaked detail from a former Razer product manager (2021 interview): The device was internally called "Project Rafale." It was designed in 10 weeks to counter the announcement of the Backbone One (which was also in stealth development at the same time). Razer and Gamevice held private demo suites at

At CES 2020, Razer announced an exclusive partnership with Gamevice, the company known for its lawsuit against Nintendo over the Switch’s detachable design. Together, they unveiled a new "dual-sided" iPhone game controller. Unlike Razer’s previous Kishi (which launched months later in June 2020 with a flexible bridge design), this prototype was a rigid, two-piece peripheral that turned the iPhone into a device visually identical to a PlayStation Vita or a Nintendo Switch Lite. Exclusive leaked detail from a former Razer product

The core exclusive detail: This device was not the Razer Kishi. It was a different, abandoned industrial design that connected via a single rigid spine, not flexible silicone. The partnership soured over design control, leading to Gamevice releasing its own version and Razer pivoting to the Kishi. At CES 2020, Razer announced an exclusive partnership

A major pain point for Lightning iPhone owners is charging while playing. The Razer/Gamevice unit includes a Lightning passthrough port on the bottom left grip. More impressively, it retains a 3.5mm headphone jack—a feature Apple abandoned years ago—specifically for low-latency audio monitoring.

The prototype shown at CES (scheduled for a Q2 2020 release) is an immediate departure from Razer’s previous Kishi prototypes or the original Junglecat.