{"id":3003,"date":"2025-06-08T21:14:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T21:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xindisiau.com\/?p=3003"},"modified":"2025-06-09T11:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T11:00:52","slug":"xbox-portable-console-officially-revealed-but-the-price-wont-be-cheap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xindisiau.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/08\/xbox-portable-console-officially-revealed-but-the-price-wont-be-cheap\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox portable console officially revealed but the price won\u2019t be cheap"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ROG stands for Republic Of Gamers, if you were wondering (Microsoft)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Microsoft<\/a> is finally set to release an Xbox<\/a> branded handheld console but it\u2019s actually being made by Asus and is very similar to the existing ROG Ally.<\/p>\n

There wasn\u2019t much at the Xbox Games Showcase that hadn\u2019t already been leaked out weeks before (well, maybe the fact that Double Fine\u2019s new game<\/a> features a walking, sentient lighthouse) and so it was not the surprise it should\u2019ve been that one of the main reveals was the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X handheld devices.<\/p>\n

As previously rumoured<\/a>, these are not consoles being made by Microsoft but basically rebranded versions of ASUS\u2019s existing ROG Ally line. The big difference is an Xbox button used to access chat, apps, and other setting relating to Game Pass<\/a> and cloud gaming.<\/p>\n

They also have contoured grips, designed to be similar to the official Xbox controllers, but they\u2019re not Xbox consoles and instead run Windows 11 – so they\u2019re essentially just portable PCs.<\/p>\n

Even including Steam Deck, which is the most successful of the PC portable gaming devices, the whole market only amounts to a few million units<\/a>, so it\u2019s not really clear what Microsoft expects to gain from this move.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s likely they\u2019re just trying to dip their toe in the water, as this is not the next gen portable device that they previous alluded to. Although recent rumours suggest that they\u2019ve put that idea on the backburner<\/a>, in order to focus more on Windows 11 gaming – which this essentially is.<\/p>\n

The two devices are due to launch this Christmas in \u2018select markets\u2019, of which the UK is one. That suggests that, like the Steam Deck, it won\u2019t be easy to get hold of an Xbox Ally, especially this year.<\/p>\n

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