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Xbox Ally handhelds: Microsoft takes its next step towards a Windows-driven future


But are we looking at Xbox hardware that can't play Xbox console games?

On a broader level, xinput compatibility for functions within Windows such as PIN input and UAC prompts is also baked into the new version of the OS, replacing prior feeble and unreliable third party attempts to get this working. The Xbox Ally X comes with a neural processor unit (NPU) so our humble suggestion would be for Microsoft to integrate a port of its AutoSR technology, as found on its Snapdragon X Elite Surface laptops. The cloud service could act as a back-up of sorts by streaming Series S games (and prior Xbox consoles via backwards compatibility) but the whole point of a handheld is a mobile device you can take anywhere - not take anywhere that only has robust internet access.

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