Gaming on the go has exploded in popularity. Between the Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and countless mobile controllers that clip to your phone, players have more ways than ever to take big, beautiful ...

With the launch of the ROG Xbox Ally only a few weeks away on October 16, the fantasy of a portable Xbox is about to be a lot more real. As a recent video from YouTuber James Channel shows, though, ...

Everyone's been referring to the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X as "Xbox portables" or "handheld Xboxes" for so long during development that it's easy to forget that they're not that at all: They're ...

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 ...

This week, during Gamescom 2025, Xbox and ASUS ROG have finally revealed that the ROG Xbox Ally (Xbox Ally for short) and Xbox Ally X are slated to land on store shelves on October 16, 2025, but no ...

A release date for the ROG Xbox Ally — essentially, the first portable third-party Xbox — has popped up online, suggesting there's only two months to go until the Steam Deck-like handheld will be ...

Maddy Myers has run Polygon’s games section since 2020 as deputy editor. She has worked in games journalism since 2007, at Kotaku, The Mary Sue, and the Boston Phoenix. Designing a handheld console is ...

A new rumor suggests that Microsoft canceled development of its own in-house Xbox handheld, and it's all down to AMD. While we're just weeks away from the new Asus-built ROG Xbox Ally launching, it's ...

The AYANEO KONKR FIT is a Windows 11-based portable gaming handheld with a 7-inch OLED display and AMD's new Ryzen AI 9 HX ...

Time to dust off that old console. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's not often I find myself chuckling at DIY projects, but ...