Microsoft is finally set to release an Xbox branded handheld console but it’s actually being made by Asus and is very similar to the existing ROG Ally.
There wasn’t much at the Xbox Games Showcase that hadn’t already been leaked out weeks before (well, maybe the fact that Double Fine’s new game features a walking, sentient lighthouse) and so it was not the surprise it should’ve been that one of the main reveals was the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X handheld devices.
As previously rumoured, these are not consoles being made by Microsoft but basically rebranded versions of ASUS’s existing ROG Ally line. The big difference is an Xbox button used to access chat, apps, and other setting relating to Game Pass and cloud gaming.
They also have contoured grips, designed to be similar to the