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 will launch two new handheld gaming devices, ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, this holiday season. The products are made in collaboration with ASUS and described as combining “the power of Xbox with the freedom you expect from Windows.

Microsoft has finally revealed its highly-anticipated handheld console, years after it was first rumoured. The ROG Xbox Ally will let gamers access their Game Pass subscription library on-the-go, in effect meaning members will start off with hundreds of games.