A handheld Xbox has been rumored since at least the Xbox 360 era, where gaming forums were rife with speculation that Microsoft was about to face off against Nintendo’s DS and Sony’s PSP. If there was ever anything to the rumor, nothing came of it—until now, 20-odd years later, with Xbox’s first genuine foray into portable gaming .

The Redmond giant isn’t diving in solo, though—rather than its own dedicated device, Microsoft has partnered with Asus to deliver two distinct units, the entry-grade ROG Xbox Ally at $600, and the more powerful ROG Xbox Ally X at a somewhat staggering $1,000. These aren’t so much Xbox handhelds as Xbox- branded handhelds, though, adding recognizable iconography onto what might otherwise be the next generation of Asus’ own portables. The team-up delivers to

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