There is a new portable gaming console from ASUS which the company teased earlier today features the ROG Ally X handheld fusing together with a ROG Raikiri Pro Xbox controller, resulting in a new device.
However, it has been speculated that this may be the upcoming Xbox handheld gaming console which the company has been working on since last year.
Is this the Xbox Handheld? ASUS Teases New ROG Ally X Console
There is a new animated teaser trailer from ASUS' ROG Global account on X which shows that they have been working on a new handheld gaming console that is coming soon for everyone. However, what fans are speculating on based on this latest video is not ASUS debuting a new console to the world, but the possibility that this is the much-awaited Xbox handheld gaming device.
The video teaser shows a robot working on several upgrades for itself in the computer, which it was supposed to apply in a transformation box. However, as the room rumbled, it caused a display to fall off where a ROG Ally X console and a ROG Raikiri Pro Xbox controller were and sent them flying from the table to the said transformation box.
After the fusion, there was no longer a robot seen on the video, but a new handheld gaming device featuring almost the almost-same design as the ROG Ally X, two analog sticks that feature an LED backlight, and an Xbox gamepad layout appearing on its screen briefly. Only the Republic of Gamers logo appeared on this new device's screen and the previous robot's expressions.
— Xbox (@Xbox) March 31, 2025
The video did not reveal the official look of this new handheld gaming console, but it confirmed that it will be part of the ROG Ally series.
Xbox, ASUS Worked On New Handheld, Claims Speculations
What has sparked the speculations and talks regarding its connection with Xbox is when Microsoft's gaming division replied to the video teaser with a meme of an awkward monkey puppet looking away. This specific meme is usually used for when users need to avoid making further comments regarding a topic.
Xbox's reply was posted three minutes after ASUS ROG posted the video on X, and it did not mention the gaming division's handle. For Xbox to reply immediately after the video's posting, it is believed that this was a coordinated effort between the two, which points out that there is something brewing.
According to GameRant's report, speculations claim that this new console from ASUS ROG is an Xbox-branded handheld featuring the iconic controller layout that the company popularized. There are scarce details regarding this new ASUS ROG Ally device, and there have been no mentions if it was co-developed with Microsoft's Xbox.
