Asus Prepares Xbox Ally Gadget to Rival Nintendo’s Switch

The Switch 2 is about to get another competitor in the increasingly crowded handheld gaming market.

First revealed in June and set for release in October, the ROG Xbox Ally from Asustek Computer Inc. was available to play in person for the first time at the Gamescom trade fair in Cologne this month. Together with a souped-up Xbox Ally X edition, this device is a collaboration with Microsoft Corp. to extend the Xbox ecosystem into a handheld form factor that Nintendo Co. rejuvenated with the Switch.