It would've been lights out for the Steam Deck the moment the ROG Ally was released. It would've been, but it wasn't, and that's largely due to Windows. As capable and comfortable as the ROG Ally is, ...

Ever since I got my ASUS ROG Ally, it's become one of my favorite devices, hands down. As someone who doesn’t own a gaming desktop or console, it’s been my primary (and only) gaming machine, and for ...

Windows-based handhelds have a problem, and it’s Windows 11. The operating system made for laptops and desktops just doesn’t work well for Steam Deck-style handhelds with screens as small as seven ...

TL;DR: The ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X is the first Xbox-branded PC gaming handheld featuring a custom Windows 11 optimized for gaming, but it faces performance and efficiency challenges compared to ...

Having spent some time with the ROG Xbox Ally X, courtesy of Asus’ PR team, the portable console is not only a perfect reflection of today’s PC gaming market, it also points out a path for the ...

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Xbox is partnering with Asus on a Windows-based handheld with support for your Game Pass library, Steam, GOG, and other PC gaming clients. The long-rumored handheld was officially revealed during the ...

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 ...

#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 ...

When the Asus ROG Ally launched in 2023, PC gaming handhelds were just starting to build off of the success of the Steam Deck. Handheld gaming PCs existed before the Steam Deck, of course, but it’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. The ASUS ROG Ally is a fantastic handheld gaming PCs, robbed of ...

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