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Title: ASUS and Microsoft's Xbox-branded handheld appears in leaked FCC
photos

Date: Wed, 07 May 2025 12:30:21 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/asus-and-micr...

New photos leaked from the FCC appear to confirm that an Xbox-branded
handheld gaming console is coming soon. A listing shows two versions of
ASUS's ROG Ally 2 handheld, a dark model with a dedicated Xbox labeled button
at the top left and a white version with the same button blacked out. The
latter could carry a different function or be removed altogether from the
production model, according to the leak (related to Wi-Fi modules) from
Videocardz seen by The Verge.

The models otherwise look identical but carry different specs, according to
other parts of the listing. Both have 7-inch 120Hz displays, but the ROG Ally
2 Xbox version (RC73X1) will come with an AMD 8-Core 36W Ryzen Z2 Extreme and
64GB LPDDR5X memory, while the regular model (RC73YA) will pack an AMD 4-core
20W AMD Aeirth Plus chip (memory unknown). Compared to the ROG Ally, the Rog
Ally 2 has a thicker design and more rounded grips. It also offers a pair of
USB-C controllers, along with HDMI and 3.5mm connectors, according to the
rear view.

It's not yet known what the Xbox button will do, but Microsoft is expected to
add features like support for the Xbox Game Bar, Play Anywhere functionality
and Game Pass Ultimate. It could go even deeper, possibly launching the Xbox
app on Windows, according to Videocardz. Some peripherals like the Backbone
One already carry an Xbox button to open up the Xbox guide, show available
games and more.

We'll have to wait and see more details, but as Engadget's Sam Rutherford put
it, "the case for an Xbox handheld seems so obvious it's kind of surprising
Microsoft didn't announce one years ago."

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/asus-and-micr...
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