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.

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

TL;DR: Microsoft has cancelled its plans for a native Xbox handheld console, focusing instead on the Xbox Ally and Ally X handheld PCs developed with ASUS. These devices aim to deliver a console ...

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.

In terms of exact internal specs and power, especially what the handheld can handle, remains to be seen. That being said, IGN did provide us with some specifics for the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally to check ...

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.

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.