Score: 84% Expensive, and one of the best handheld gaming PCs, but c'mon, Microsoft, this is no Xbox.

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Windows still sucks as a handheld interface High price Xbox app/overlay additions disappointing The Asus ROG Xbox Ally X is finally here, and with it comes a new era in Windows gaming handhelds, ...

Xbox is at a crossroads. While the PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 continue to gain popularity, multiple price hikes for the Xbox Series S and X have killed their momentum. And with several big box ...

The Asus ROG Xbox Ally X is a fascinating little device. Because while it’s being sold as a sort of handheld Xbox, it’s more of a sequel to last year’s incredible Asus ROG Ally X. But the Xbox side of ...

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Perhaps the trickiest question to answer about the ROG Xbox Ally handheld is how seriously to take it. It’s such an unusual project. It is an Xbox — like everything else, apparently — but it also ...