Microsoft just concluded this year’s not-E3 festivities with a surprisingly great showcase that made up for all of the grim vibes and unfortunate shortcomings of Friday’s Summer Game Fest Live presentation.

Microsoft has yet to reveal pricing for the systems, which run on Windows 11 and also include access to Steam, GOG and Ubisoft Connect.

This isn’t quite what we expected to see last year, but the ROG Xbox Ally still marks a new chapter in the rapidly developing “handheld war.”

Maybe it shouldn't always be purely about the numbers, Mason.

Certain Xbox games will soon see a price hike, but titles from Microsoft's first-party developers will still be coming to Game Pass.

Instead, Xbox boss Phil Spencer promised that 2026 would be the year Gears of War: E-Day arrives, alongside the next Forza game, as the Xbox brand celebrates its 25th anniversary.