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Microsoft and Asus’ answers to SteamOS and the Steam Deck launch on October 16

Asus and Microsoft will be launching their ROG Xbox Ally series of handheld gaming PCs starting October 16, according to an ...
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Microsoft is striking back against the Nintendo Switch 2 with a handheld version of the Xbox

Like the ROG Ally, the Steam Deck was conceived as an on-the-go alternative to a powerful gaming PC. With its portable, ...

DirectX Advanced Shader Delivery Cuts Game Load Times And Targets Steam Deck

The DirectX folks came up with a way for games to skip shader compilation and will use it on the ROG Xbox Ally.

We Now Know Everything About the First Xbox Handheld (Except the Most Important Thing)

Regular folk can now play on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, even if they still can't preorder it yet.

Microsoft set to improve PC gaming with advanced shader delivery, up to 85% faster game starts

At Gamescom 2025 in Cologne, Germany, Microsoft announced a series of gaming-focused enhancements coming to the Windows ...

Xbox unveils its Handheld Compatibility Program

Microsoft announced Wednesday during Gamescom 2025 that not only will its Xbox Ally handhelds be released on October 16, but ...
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Microsoft's new AI keyboard costs more than a Steam Deck

Microsoft first announced its plans to introduce a new Windows AI key at the start of 2024, but while we've seen laptops with the new key, this is the first separate keyboard we've seen with it.