This isn’t quite what we expected to see last year, but the ROG Xbox Ally still marks a new chapter in the rapidly developing “handheld war.” Microsoft’s announcement of the Ally during its annual Xbox Showcase broadcast on Sunday only came a few days after Nintendo’s release of its latest console,

Xbox’s new line of handhelds is real, and coming this holiday season - but how do they compare to other handhelds already on the market?

Asus makes heavy revisions to the Ally for a new Xbox-branded model, though it's still running Windows 11 underneath. Two versions will launch at the end of 2025.