'Cause, yeah, like I said, this is really just a PC in disguise as an Xbox. It runs Windows 11. But that's okay for us PC gamers, as this handheld will have full access to Windows and, of course ...

For now, none of this is confirmed. But the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally, plus that streamlined version of Windows, definitely indicate a new direction for Xbox. We'll be watching closely.

Microsoft also has to stick with its plan to make Windows 11 a viable handheld OS. I’m going to go out on a limb and say the ROG Xbox Ally X won’t be perfect at launch. But they have to be ...