Brave Yeah that soured it a little. Otherwise though, really bloody strong. Very interested in Clockwork Revolution.
Gordon It looks nice but I can’t see me buying Xbox hardware again since I can get the games on PS5 now.
Jogort Purely a streaming device though isn’t it? Stream from cloud or locally from xbox. So just a PS Portal. Think I’ll stick with the deck until Sony release a proper handheld again.
DrDamn Jogort no - they are decently spec’ed machines: ROG XBOX ALLY X is AMD Ryzen AI Z2 EXTREME - 24GB Memory and 1TB Storage ROG XBOX ALLY is AMD Ryzen Z2 A - 16GB Memory and 512GB Storage They are running a stripped down Windows OS.
Brave Jogort yeah it’s a full blown machine with a modified and streamlined version of windows that basically takes you straight to an Xbox interface.
Jogort Ah fair enough then, I just read a small snippet that said streaming from cloud & locally from an xbox. Reading another article now that says it plays natively also and does sound like a solid machine, still think I’ll wait for the PS one though.
DrDamn One interesting aside, particularly if this is the direction future Xbox regular consoles take. It can play all the PS Studios games which have been released on PC. An XBox branded machine with The Last of Us available on it…
DrDamn Gordon If it’s basically a ROG Ally it’s going to struggle with high end games. How are they going to address that? DrDamn particularly if this is the direction future Xbox regular consoles take 🙂 Also the ROG Ally is running full windows isn’t it? This should be leaner … I know, I know.
Gordon If it’s basically a ROG Ally it’s going to struggle with high end games. How are they going to address that?
Brave I think it’s a new chip on the expensive one though. Z2 extreme I think? I’m not a chip nerd but from what I’ve heard people seem to think it’s pretty good.
Alex I tried to play The Alters on game pass, which has been getting solid reviews, but it was so broken I couldn’t get passed the opening section.
DrDamn We’ve established a strategic, multi-year agreement with AMD to co-engineer silicon across a portfolio of devices, including our next-generation Xbox consoles. Together, we’re delivering deeper visual quality, immersive gameplay, and AI-powered experiences - grounded in a platform designed for players, not tied to a single store or device, and fully compatible with your existing Xbox game library.
DrDamn More lay-offs and cancellations. Rumoured last week and now being confirmed. Of note: The Initiative shutdown and Perfect Dark cancelled Everwild cancelled Turn 10 (Forza Motorsport) halved in size Obviously Phil safe - https://www.eurogamer.net/phil-spencer-microsoft-gaming-ceo-not-retiring-from-xbox-anytime-soon https://www.gameinformer.com/2025/07/02/microsoft-lays-off-thousands-of-employees-cancels-perfect-dark-everwild-and-more-xbox
