Handheld PC gaming is getting increasingly popular. Thanks to devices like the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/steam-deck” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/steam-deck”>Steam Deck and data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/nintendo-switch” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/nintendo-switch”>Nintendo Switch, even Microsoft felt like it couldn’t ignore the fun, kicking off a broad initiative to improve Windows for these types of experiences.
Microsoft’s first real foray into this form factor is the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X. Developed by ASUS, the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/xbox-ally” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/xbox-ally”>Xbox Ally range are based on the Z2 platform from data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/processors/amd” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-redirect=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/amd” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/processors/amd”>AMD, and serve as successors to the previous data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/asus-rog-ally” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/asus-rog-ally”>ASUS ROG Ally devices.
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