Microsoft also has a handheld compatibility program to showcase which games run well on the new Xbox Ally devices.

Microsoft Corp. is re-entering the portable gaming market with its Xbox ROG Ally console, targeting Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s dominant Switch 2.

Like the ROG Ally, the Steam Deck was conceived as an on-the-go alternative to a powerful gaming PC. With its portable, Microsoft is targeting “people that already own Xboxes and potentially a PC”, said Christopher Dring, founder of the specialist website The Game Business.