I played with Rog Xbox Ally, the upcoming Xbox mobile device

Microsoft has unveiled the Windows 11 portable portable control unit during Xbox-Games Display Models call Rog Xbox ally and Rog Xbox ally x – I spent a short time playing with one shortly after.

Unfortunately, I was not allowed to take any photos or videos of the view because the devices we got were not final. This became clear when our appointed guide faced HDMI communication problems with the unit. I managed to play with the Xbox experience on the screen on a full screen and different access to the menus and playing the starting records from Gears of War, which is released this summer.

The device is very comfortable to keep it, with a slightly tight fist. The face buttons, players, and analog sticks were all familiar, very similar to the Xbox controller.

What is really exciting is that you can download your games, or play a distance from Xbox or a cloud flowing, which makes this more useful than PlayStation GateWhich can only flow and play remotely. This is one of the main benefits of the presence of Xbox system in Xbox: You can play a game on any of its devices, regardless of where you bought, whether it is Xbox devices, personal computer, cloud or this new device. This most open approach to platforms makes Xbox ally closer in a steam spirit compared to the Nintendo key, which can only play Nintendo games.

When you charge-in time to spend the winter holidays-you will be able to move via the Xbox app on a full screen, which combines your Xbox games library and installed games from several other markets to one Xbox experience. The company specifically mentioned Xbox, Game corridorand Battle.net (Microsoft) and “other personal computer stores”, which I hope to include steam. It is very similar to Xbox, each game has icons depicting the basic system through which it was done. In my illustration, the only example of the various store interface was Hearthstone, which had a Battle.net code.

Xbox ally ribbons use the game tape, and if you have used the Xbox app on the computer, you will find it familiar. In fact, the pressure on the new Xbox button opens an almost identical version of the guide when playing Xbox games on the computer. However, there is also a new orders tab on the far left to adjust the power consumption settings and their performance, similar to what we saw on the deck.

In the game bar, you can quickly jump to the home screen and your library, launch games, open layers, chat with friends, set settings and more. This game bar works alongside ASUS’s Armory Crate overlap. This is somewhat concerned, as Armory Crate is usually more similar to unnecessary pressure, but when we get to test the device later this year, we will see whether ASUS has stripped it to relevant jobs instead of adding more.

Since it is the Windows 11, you will also be able to operate and use applications like Discord, Twitch and Access Game Mods. Xbox Ally Boots directly in the “Xbox experience filling the screen” similar to how to play Bukhari deck in a large image. The experiment on the screen is particularly improved for mobile games, and Xbox told me that the device reduces the background activity and allocates more system resources to play like placing the game on Windows. This means more memory and perhaps the highest tires for your games.

the Ally and X ally You have come out a little now, but Xbox models have some unique features. In addition to the Xbox button, Rog Xbox ally also has a larger and engraved grip. The former Roj ally is more rectangular. Xbox ally is closer to the PlayStation Gate Design, with a slightly designated hand grip that simulates the appearance and appearance of a standard control unit. They also upgrade components on ASUS versions.

Handheld comes in two options, Xbox white ally and the most powerful Xbox ally that comes in black. The lower ally of the AMD Ryzen Z2A processor is operated, and comes with a 16 GB RAM and 512 GB of SSD storage, and weighs 23.6 ounces (670 grams) and has a 60WH battery. Ally X contains the AMD Ryzen Ai Z2 Extreme processor, 24 GB RAM, and 1 TB of SSD storage, weighing a little more at 25.2 ounces (715 g) and has a 80WH battery.

Both models are equipped with a 7 -inch screen, 120 Hz 1080 pixels, as in original ASUS versions of the devices. They also have RGB lamps surrounding analog sticks, which is something I hope I can turn off when I spend some real time playing on the device. Ally X felt the heavier side, but again, the recently released Switch 2 and my OLED steam surface is also heavy, so I think this is what the landing weighs these days.

Xbox has yet to reveal the date of pricing or version, regardless of “this holiday”.