ASUS-TEASER: Microsoft indirectly hints at an Xbox handheld with 40 comments
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ASUS hints at work on an upcoming Xbox handheld with a teaser. The video shows an ROG Ally and an Asus Xbox controller, combining a new handheld in a bedroom, but for now, it remains in the dark. Microsoft reacts meaningfully to the Asus video with a meme.
ROG Ally + Xbox Controller = New Handheld
The video shows a robot that compiles enhanced personal characteristics on a home computer that are to be applied to the body in a bedroom. But the ROG Ally and the ROG Roikiri Pro Xbox controller also fly into the bedroom, resulting in a new gaming handheld, whose design and features remain hidden in the dark in the teaser.
Microsoft reacts with a meme
Microsoft reacts to Asus’s contribution with a meme. The “Awkard Look Monkey Puppet” meme, based on a Japanese children’s series, depicts a monkey looking unstable before the appearance is confronted with facial expressions. Both companies’ contributions were dropped almost simultaneously.
Xbox Workforce Rumors
Three weeks ago, rumors surfaced that Microsoft is still planning an Xbox handheld for this year. However, the device is not expected to come directly from Microsoft, but rather to be developed in collaboration with an OEM. Manufacturers such as ASUS, Lenovo, MSI, and Razer have been mentioned previously; now, it seems, it’s all coming to ASUS.
Microsoft is expected to specify the design language and software for the gaming handheld, which is being developed under the internal codename “Kennan.” According to a previous report, the handheld will be unmistakably Xbox-like and will feature familiar features such as the Xbox button. A full window should work on “Kennan.” The Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass should be front and center for users, but alternative stores such as Steam can also be installed. Settings such as TDP and fan speeds should allow the gaming handheld to be configured via the Xbox Game Bar.
Topics: ASUS GAMing, Gaming Consoles, Microsoft, Xbox. Source: Asus, Microsoft
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