First Pictures of ASUS' Xbox-branded Handheld Leak Online

It looks similar photos of ASUS' Xbox-branded handheld device, codenamed Project Kennan, person leaked online.

As archetypal reported by 91mobiles and spotted by Eurogamer, 2 images of the ASUS ROG Ally 2 instrumentality — 1 white, 1 achromatic — look to person gone nationalist via the Indonesian certification office, which linked to (seemingly present deleted) a listing connected the U.S.'s FCC website.

While some boast buttons configured for Xbox (Y, B, A, and X, alternatively than PlayStation's triangle, circle, cross, and square, oregon Nintendo's X, A, B, and Y), the photograph of the achromatic variant is peculiarly absorbing arsenic a Xbox button, albeit 1 without a defined 'X', is precise intelligibly to the left, adjacent to the thumbstick. The tech specs astatine this clip are a small piecemeal, truthful it's not wholly wide however they'll tally oregon if there's immoderate meaningful quality betwixt the achromatic and achromatic versions.

That said, Windows Central's Jez Corden reports the devices are "currently being tested astatine Microsoft HQ alternatively openly arsenic we speak" and posits a uncover whitethorn beryllium coming connected oregon astir May 20.

Photos of Xbox's "Project Kennan" look to person leaked. https://t.co/fQiMISNMJZ

Last month, ASUS Republic of Gamers' X/Twitter relationship shared a teaser offering a little glimpse astatine some a Republic of Gamers (ROG) Xbox controller and handheld system. The authoritative Xbox relationship acknowledged the tweet with a cheeky wide-eyed gif, suggesting it was gearing up for a ceremonial reveal.

It follows an earlier study from IGN connected Microsoft’s video crippled hardware ambition, which allegedly includes a afloat next-gen Xbox for 2027 and an Xbox-branded gaming handheld that whitethorn motorboat aboriginal successful 2025.

While this peculiar Xbox-branded gaming handheld is not a Microsoft-made console, the institution is reportedly readying to yet motorboat 1 of its ain successful 2027, perchance alongside its next-gen Xbox. Microsoft gaming brag Phil Spencer precocious indicated a first-party Xbox handheld is years away.

Speaking of which: the successor to the Xbox Series X is present allegedly "fully" successful accumulation and owed retired successful 2 years, tying successful with Xbox president Sarah Bond's caller comments that Microsoft was "moving afloat velocity up connected our adjacent procreation hardware, focused connected delivering the biggest technological leap ever successful a generation."

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