On the eve of the system’s release, tech reviewers across the internet are sharing their thoughts on the new ROG Xbox Ally, Microsoft’s long-anticipated foray into the portable gaming market.

Windows still sucks as a handheld interface High price Xbox app/overlay additions disappointing The Asus ROG Xbox Ally X is finally here, and with it comes a new era in Windows gaming handhelds, ...

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Xbox is at a crossroads. While the PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 continue to gain popularity, multiple price hikes for the Xbox Series S and X have killed their momentum. And with several big box ...

Perhaps the trickiest question to answer about the ROG Xbox Ally handheld is how seriously to take it. It’s such an unusual project. It is an Xbox — like everything else, apparently — but it also ...

Here at Ars, we have been writing about rumors of a portable Xbox for literal decades now. With the ROG Xbox Ally, Microsoft has finally made those rumors a reality in the weirdest, most Microsoft way ...

Late last week, I attended an ASUS preview event for the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. I had spent a little over an hour with both products, but mainly focused my playtime on the ROG Xbox Ally X.

The Asus ROG Xbox Ally X has controller-like grips, but it's far more of a PC than an Xbox with a screen. Reading time: Reading time 12 minutes Everything is an Xbox now, right? If that’s the case, ...

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Sony's next PlayStation is expected to arrive in 2027, according to reliable hardware leaker KeplerL2. This insight dovetails with what Mark Cerny, the PlayStation's lead system architect, said last ...

Handheld Gaming PCs 'This is the Ally 2, 100%': Asus says the ROG Xbox Ally is a bona fide successor to the first two handhelds, but the originals will still get new Xbox features Hardware Former ...

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