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,

The new Xbox app and Windows 11 collaboration reduces Windows' idle power consumption by up to two thirds, and frees up to 2GB of RAM for gaming.

While neither studio has yet to detail a firm release date, pricing, or pre-order information, Microsoft did share first details of the ROG Xbox Ally handhelds at the Xbox Games S