Developers target video gamers at 2015 IFA

One of the world’s leading consumer electronics and home appliances fairs, the IFA drew a record one quarter of a million visitors to Berlin this year.

There was something for everyone among the 1600 exhibitors, from HD televisions to camcorders, tablet PCs and cameras, as well as new generation refrigerators, coffee machines and vacuum cleaners.

However, the big stars this year were the smartphones, some of which were specially targeted at video gamers.

Acer showed off its Predator 6 prototype, a smartphone specifically dedicated to video games.

Featuring a 6-inch display, a decacore processor paired with 4 gigabytes of RAM, the Predator 6 will be able to dominate any mobile games thrown at it according to its makers. Details about the launch date and price were not finalised but it’s expected to target the high-end of the market.

Chinese firm Lenovo also had something for gamers. Venturing into the PC gaming desktop market, the IdeaCentre Y900 and Y700 gaming desktops