United Kingdom, Oct. 20 -- Microsoft has reaffirmed its commitment to Xbox hardware following the successful launch of the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X.

The company says the launch of its new Asus handheld consoles is part of a broader push to give players more hardware choices - from high-end consoles to portable PC gaming systems - while continuing work on the next generation of Xbox consoles.

In an interview with Variety, Xbox president Sarah Bond said that the collaboration with Asus allowed Microsoft to "innovate faster and in a more creative way" than building the devices alone.

She said: "We took everything we knew about what it took to make a controller, what it actually feels like for things to work in a variety of hand sizes, wha...