Lenovo’s follow-up to the original Legion Go — the Legion Go 2 — is less an incremental refresh and more a purposeful redesign: the company rounded the chassis, shifted controls and ports, swapped an IPS QHD panel for an OLED landscape display, and repositioned hardware to favour longer sessions...
The first time you boot the Xbox full‑screen experience on a handheld Windows PC it feels, in practice, like someone surgically replaced the Windows desktop with a console‑style launcher — and the early hands‑on tests show that this is less about eye candy and more about real resource...
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Microsoft's new handheld-focused, full‑screen Xbox interface for Windows 11 can already be unlocked on many in‑market Windows handhelds thanks to a Release Preview of the Windows 11 25H2 update and a handful of community-discovered switches — meaning you don't have to wait for the ROG Xbox...
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Microsoft has begun testing a change that remaps the Xbox button on controllers in Windows 11 so a long press opens Task View, while a short press still opens the Game Bar and a sustained hold still powers the controller off.
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Lenovo's next flagship handheld, the Legion Go 2, arrives as a strikingly ambitious — and expensive — attempt to redefine what a Windows portable can be, pairing a large 8.8-inch OLED, AMD's new Z2 family silicon, and headline-grabbing battery and memory choices that put it squarely in premium...
MSI’s second attempt at a Windows handheld is more than a polish job — it’s a correction that, in many real-world tests, turns last year’s embarrassment into the best all‑around Windows handheld available right now. The Claw 8 AI Plus pairs Intel’s Lunar Lake Core Ultra silicon with a large...
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Lenovo’s newly announced Legion Go 2 will ship this October as a bigger, more expensive flagship handheld and — crucially for Windows handheld gamers — Lenovo says it will be able to run Microsoft’s new Xbox full‑screen experience starting in spring 2026, making the Legion Go 2 the first...
Lenovo’s follow-up to the original Legion Go lands as a serious, no-compromise Windows handheld: the Legion Go (8.8″, 2) pairs a brighter, 144 Hz OLED PureSight panel with AMD’s new Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU, up to 32 GB of LPDDR5X memory, and a much larger 74 Whr battery—while keeping the detachable...
The ROG Xbox Ally X I tried shows genuine promise as a portable Windows gaming platform — but its success depends almost entirely on how far Microsoft and OEMs can push Windows 11 out of its desktop mindset and into a controller‑first, battery‑smart handheld experience.
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Microsoft’s move to carve a dedicated, controller-first path through Windows 11 has finally surfaced in a hands-on preview: a new Handheld Gaming Mode (sometimes referred to as a gamepad‑optimized UI) is being shown in early footage running on the ASUS‑branded Xbox Ally family, and the changes...
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Microsoft engineers once built a proof-of-concept Windows experience specifically for handheld gaming devices during an internal hackathon — a prototype that showed how Windows 11 could present a gamepad-first, console-style interface and make Xbox Game Pass, Steam, Epic, and other storefronts...
Microsoft’s surprise removal of a briefly live Amazon product page for the Asus ROG Xbox Ally has ratcheted up the heat on one of this year’s most talked-about handhelds, and the incident offers a revealing snapshot of how leaks, retailer metadata, and platform partnerships now shape major...
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Compact, powerful, and ingeniously designed, handheld gaming PCs have ignited a renaissance in portable play, challenging the long-standing dominance of Nintendo and the convenience of gaming laptops. What began with the ambitious, crowd-pleasing launch of Valve’s Steam Deck has, within just a...
In the highly competitive world of handheld gaming PCs, every manufacturer strives for that crucial sweet spot—the point where hardware muscle, portability, price, and genuine usability converge into a must-have gadget for gamers on the go. Lenovo’s Legion Go S, launched as a successor to the...
The Lenovo Legion Go S emerges as a compelling entrant in the handheld gaming PC market, blending ergonomic design with a robust feature set. However, its performance and software integration present notable challenges that potential buyers should consider.
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This holiday season heralds a new era for portable gaming with the unveiling of the ROG Xbox Ally and its high-powered sibling, the ROG Xbox Ally X—devices that boldly blend the best of Xbox gaming heritage with the complete flexibility of Windows 11. Born from a close collaboration between...
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What are the new ROG Xbox Ally handhelds?
ASUS and Microsoft have announced two new premium handheld gaming devices: the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X.
Both will boot directly into Xbox via Windows 11 and are designed to offer a seamless Xbox experience on a dedicated handheld.
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Months of speculation and a steady stream of leaks finally gave way to confirmation: Microsoft has officially entered the handheld gaming PC market with the announcement of the Xbox Ally and its more advanced sibling, the Xbox Ally X. Unveiled at the Xbox Games Showcase, these devices mark a...
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A major tectonic shift looms in the handheld PC gaming landscape, promising to sway the balance away from entrenched players like Valve’s Steam Deck and Asus’s ROG Ally. MSI’s upcoming Claw A8, freshly unveiled at Computex, is positioned to be a salient disruptor for a burgeoning and fiercely...
Lenovo Legion Go S: A Mixed Bag of Premium Looks and Windows Woes
Lenovo’s latest attempt at a handheld gaming PC—the Legion Go S with Windows 11—has certainly stirred up debate in the portable gaming realm. Despite showcasing a refined design and a promising form factor, this device stumbles...
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