Microsoft formally revealed its latest {hardware}, an Xbox-branded model of Asus’ subsequent ROG Ally PC gaming handhelds. The brand new units has Xbox controller-like fins on the perimeters and blue and inexperienced rings across the analog sticks. There’s an Xbox residence button and Microsoft is promising gamers probably the most seamless “Xbox anyplace” expertise but, although we didn’t get a worth or rerelease date.
There are two tyopes. The ROG Xbox Ally is the bottom mannequin whereas the Xbox ROG Ally X may have beefier specs. The units will combination gamers’ present Xbox and Home windows gaming libraries collectively, and for the launch Microsoft helps to get Roblox playable on the system. The handhelds help distant play and cloud gaming as nicely. Right here’s the trailer:
And listed below are the specs:
Microsoft went into extra element on among the options that set the Xbox ROG Ally aside from Asus’ base fashions on its weblog:
- Xbox button: With a devoted Xbox button, gamers have entry to talk, apps, and settings by means of an enhanced Sport Bar overlay, permitting you to shortly swap between working apps and video games.
- Contoured grips: Created with participant consolation in thoughts, and utilizing the identical design rules as Xbox Wi-fi Controllers, the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X function contoured handgrips to accommodate a wider vary of hand sizes.
- Accessibility options: Sport Bar and the Xbox app have additionally been optimized for handheld use, bringing alongside acquainted accessibility options from Xbox consoles and Home windows PCs, with rather more to come back in future.
The Xbox ROG Ally leaked through regulatory paperwork earlier this 12 months, and up to date reporting by Home windows Central claims Microsoft’s plans for an Xbox handheld constructed in-house have been sidelined in the interim. Might this be the beginning of Microsoft leaning totally on third-parties for licensing Xbox gaming {hardware}?
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