ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X Bring Full PC Power and Xbox Experience to Handheld Gaming
Flashspoter - At the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, Microsoft and ASUS kicked off a new wave of compact consoles with the reveal of two handheld devices: the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. These portables aim to pack the performance of a full-fledged PC or Xbox gaming setup into a small, high-powered form factor, giving players a smoothly unified gaming experience wherever they go. Both devices run on Windows 11 and can handle popular platforms like Xbox Game Pass, Steam, EA App, and Battle.net without any trouble. A standout feature is that users no longer need to switch to the traditional desktop view. Microsoft has baked in a full-screen Xbox interface that appears the moment the device powers on, letting players browse games, sync to the cloud, or resume their last session using just a controller. It feels like a console, yet retains the flexibility of a PC. The ROG Xbox Ally serves as the entry-level model, powered by an AMD Ryzen Z2 chip, 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM, a 512GB S...