Several third-party games are releasing on the Nintendo Switch 2, but ROG Xbox Ally will run them much better, given its improved specs. Cyberpunk 2077, Hitman, and other such games will run at an improved framerate and higher settings on these consoles.

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.”

2025's worst-kept secret has finally been brought into the light. Microsoft Gaming has announced that it is working to release not one, but two Xbox handheld consoles in time for the holidays, partnering with ASUS to deliver the ROG Xbox Ally and the ROG Xbox Ally X.