The Nintendo Switch ushered in a new era of handheld gaming through its portable hybrid design and extensive library of games. Though Sony and Microsoft have yet to release anything remotely similar, ...

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The Asus ROG Xbox Ally is a Windows handheld gaming console focused on comfort, Xbox-style design, and usability. It offers solid performance for indie and lighter AAA games, but battery life and ...

What if your gaming console could combine the power of a high-end PC, the portability of a handheld device, and the seamless integration of Xbox’s ecosystem? The ROG Xbox Ally series, born from a ...

This is not a drill! The Asus ROG Ally is on sale this Black Friday, with the price dropping to a solid $500 from its $650 MSRP, meaning you can pick up this Windows-based Steam Deck rival without its ...

Geralt of Rivia looked good, moved smoothly, and responded swiftly to commands. There was just one problem: He was constantly sucker-punching the villagers of White Orchard. Over and over again, he ...

The ROG Xbox Ally X is a team up between Asus and Xbox that took people by surprise, but don't think this is a portable version of the Xbox console - it's a Windows 11-powered gaming handheld PC, and ...

#playALLYourgames proclaims the first bit of marketing copy for the ROG Xbox Ally, the third-gen Asus handheld PC that’s also borrowing Microsoft’s Xbox brand. “This is an Xbox,” declares the very ...

According to Xbox, the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X is an Xbox, but is it an Xbox that's worth buying? Well, I've been using the new gaming handheld for over a week now, and it might be the first Windows ...