Microsoft is preparing to jointly launch the Xbox Ally handheld console with Asus, but the brand belongs to Asus ROG and not Xbox. The real Xbox handheld console may have been stillborn.Previous reports pointed to the Xbox handheld projecthas been put on hold, Microsoft should focus on improving the poor performance of Windows systems on handheld platforms.
Existing sources claim that Microsoft feels that rather than developing its own, it is better to rely on third-party mobile phone tactics to implement Xbox Everywhere, especially since Windows handheld machines can play all games in the Steam game library, such as PlayStation transplants released by Sony.
The only problem is that if Microsoft stops at the Windows handheld machine in the guise of the Xbox GUI and claims that it is an Xbox handheld machine, most Xbox console games will not be able to run natively on this device. Perhaps an official emulator will be launched in the future to solve this problem. Xbox President Sarah Bond claimed at the Xbox Ally conference that this is the first time that players can get a mobile Xbox experience. It shows that the company does not care about the prominent ROG logo on this handheld console, but treats it as its own.
Any handheld device running the Windows operating system is a potential Xbox handheld device, and Microsoft will release a Windows Xbox GUI optimized for the handheld environment next year.
Next year there will also be a series of traditional masterpieces, such as the Halo remake and the new Gears of War game, as well as a new generation of Forza Motorsport. At the same time, 2026 is also the 25th anniversary of the birth of Xbox.
In addition, "The Outer Worlds 2", which will be released within the year, will become the first high-priced game on the Xbox platform priced at US$80. Obsidian director Brandon Adler reluctantly stated that the game's pricing has nothing to do with the developer. If anyone is unhappy with this, he should go to Microsoft.
"We are game developers, and we are happy to make games for everyone. I hope everyone can play them. As for why it is sold at this price, you have to ask Microsoft."
"The Outer Worlds 2" will be launched on the XSX/XSS/PC/PS5 platform on October 29 and will be available in XGP on the first day - it is undeniable that the game's price increase to US$80 has amplified the appeal of XGP.