Over the weekend, Microsoft held its big Summer Xbox Showcase, and during the event, it fully revealed and officially announced the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handheld. This is what was initially thought to be the Xbox handheld before it was revealed that Microsoft was working on its own handheld in addition to this that it was working on with ASUS. ASUS also teased its Xbox-branded Ally earlier this year, and it even leaked well ahead of the June 8 announcement.
Part of the handheld was a surprise, but the design was leaked prior to the event, so there’s likely a good chunk of interested consumers who already knew what this device would look like. That being said, now the design is confirmed. In addition, with the full announcement out of the way, Xbox and ASUS have shared full details about the handheld, including specs and most features.
The ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handheld is still a Windows device
Before anyone gets super excited at the thought of an Xbox handheld, like a proper portable Xbox, this isn’t that. Not in the way that you might think. Based on Microsoft’s new marketing of Xbox,