- Microsoft is bringing a massive update to its Xbox Windows 11 application for its new Xbox Ally Handheld
- The new “full -screen experience” will help optimize hand users with a portable user interface.
- Will reach other Windows 11 laptops in 2026
Microsoft has been looking for ways to improve the game experience for portable users, after the recent reception and high praise that Valve’s Steamos has received for its performance in Windows 11, and it seems that Microsoft has made its first great jump in doing so.
As reported by The Verge, the ROG Xbox Ally and the ROG Xbox Ally X will have a new “Xbox full screen experience” that provides an optimized game user interface for the games, which will also advance to other Windows 11 laptops in 2026. All games of other warehouses and applications such as discords such as discords,. through the access through The updated.
It has been a long time, since hand users have longed for an improved portable version of Windows 11 for games, similar to Valve vapor; The idea is to create a simple start and game experience, without navigating other pitchers to find games. Essentially, this creates a center all in one for the games and eliminates many of the emerging windows and notifications of frequent Windows.
Perhaps the most important question is the impact it will have on performance, and if this will coincide with this or overcome it. In addition to the inconveniences of Windows 11 in ease of use, performance is currently the other strong attraction of Steamos for hand users.
Fortunately, Xbox software engineering leader Brianna Potvin said that 2 GB of memory goes back to the games while in the new full screen mode, and we are expected to see more improvements for when available for Rog Xbox ally.
Analysis: portable games in 2026 and beyond it looks bright
With the MSI Claw A8 using Ryzen Z2 Extreme of AMD and Rog Xbox ally using the Ryzen Ai Z2 Extreme, both scheduled to launch this year, it is a strong indication that 2026 and beyond could be excellent for hand players.
MSI has already left a strong impression with its Claw 8 AI+, showing efficiency with ideal games of games on a 17W TDP, and everything is possible thanks to the Core Ultra 7 258v processor of Intel. The Extreme Z2 processors of Team Red (especially the version of AI) are expected to challenge the lunar Lake SOC, all while we anticipate Panther Lake and Medusa Point from Intel and AMD, respectively, to push things more.
Both the Rog Xbox Ally and the Claw A8 will not be the only portable Z2 Extreme, since we are still waiting for the Lenovo Legion Go 2.
The more laptops, the better, and I am excited to see how these mobile processors can go to provide high -level game performance.
