The Asus and Xbox co-developed ROG Xbox Ally will be here soon. During Gamescom 2025, Asus announced that its highly anticipated Xbox handheld launches on October 16 in the United States and markets across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. And as we ...

Asus and Microsoft will be launching their ROG Xbox Ally series of handheld gaming PCs starting October 16, according to an Asus announcement that went out today.

Thanks to the controller grips, the Xbox Ally sits comfortably in the hand. Microsoft has also worked on comfort on the software side.

The new Asus ROG Raikiri 2 Xbox Wireless controller has been announced, and it looks like a second iteration of a pad done right. With deliberate and carefully chosen changes, plus a handful of very worthwhile upgrades compared to its predecessor, it looks like it will successfully breathe new life into a tried and true design.

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has said he believes Microsoft is at a "fork in the road" and is questioning whether the company will keep releasing consoles.