The market for handheld consoles has exploded in the last few years, disrupting what was a pretty serene period of domination by the Nintendo Switch. Now there are Steam Decks, PlayStation Portals ...

For now, none of this is confirmed. But the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally, plus that streamlined version of Windows, definitely indicate a new direction for Xbox. We'll be watching closely.

Hardware Handheld Gaming PCs Microsoft's exciting multi-year silicon partnership with AMD doesn't actually make it clearer if there's an official Xbox handheld or next-gen console coming ...

Microsoft has reportedly scrapped its plans on a first-party native Xbox handheld device as it reveals new partner Windows PC handhelds alongside ASUS.

Xbox Handheld Device "Essentially Canceled" - Report A new report sheds more light on Microsoft's plans for the handheld space. By Eddie Makuch on June 12, 2025 at 10:54AM PDT 21 Comments ...

Yes, if Kepler_L2’s sources are to be believed, not only is Microsoft busy working on that official Xbox gaming handheld, they’re close to release as well.

Instead, the first real novel Xbox device isn’t made by Microsoft at all. Asus is designing a new handheld that looks like an Xbox controller split in half with an added screen.

Dimensionally, the two handheld consoles are nearly identical, with the Xbox Ally X being ever so slightly heavier at 715g, compared to 678g on the ASUS ROG Ally X.

Microsoft has reportedly canceled its in-house Xbox handheld to focus on the newly announced ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. It makes sense for Microsoft to avoid muddling its long-rumored and ...