By Kyle Barr
Publication Date: 2025-11-26 15:41:00
If you were hoping to spy how Microsoft intends to transform Xbox into a console/PC hybrid, watch the updates coming to the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X. Microsoft is slowly but surely updating the handheld software to make it feel more console-like. There’s more work to do, but it’s already a far, far better experience.
It was clear just a month ago the Xbox Ally’s software, dubbed the full screen experience, needed more time in the oven compared to Valve’s SteamOS built for handhelds. The latest update is relatively simple, though it will have large implications for the Asus and Microsoft-made handheld going forward.
The Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X are essentially gaming PCs, requiring users to adjust graphics settings in their games to get stable performance. Microsoft also mandated users go into the Asus Armoury Crate SE menu to set the TDP, or thermal design power, to squeak out better frame rates—usually at the cost of battery life. Now, Microsoft has…
