The ROG Xbox Ally X’s secret weapon simply landed on each Home windows 11 system

Regardless of being a flawed, very costly handheld, I actually just like the ROG Xbox Ally X. It holds an amazing quantity of potential and cleans up a number of of Home windows 11’s tough edges relating to the OS operating on a handheld, primarily by way of the Xbox Full Display screen Expertise (FSE). Whereas we have recognized FSE would make its strategy to different Home windows 11-powered handhelds for a number of months now, I did not anticipate it to reach this rapidly, particularly because it’s one of many ROG Xbox Ally X’s defining options.

Microsoft says that the Xbox Full Display screen Expertise is out there throughout all Home windows 11 system kind elements, together with desktop, laptops, and tablets. With a view to get your palms on the stripped-back, Xbox-like UI, you will want to put in the most recent Xbox and Windows Insider Preview Build 26220.7271 (you may be a part of the Insiders Program here). Whereas it is already been attainable to force-enable the Full Screen Experience on each handheld and desktop Home windows 11 units, that is the primary time Microsoft has formally launched the brand new consumer interface on different platforms.

Like with the ROG Xbox Ally, these with the Insider construct are capable of swap to the brand new full-screen mode utilizing a Process View that is accessible with the Home windows + Tab Key. You may also entry the function by way of Xbox Recreation Bar settings or by urgent Home windows Key + F11. In the event you’re utilizing an Xbox gamepad, you may swap between video games and apps by long-pressing its Xbox button, in the identical approach as you’ll with the ROG Xbox Ally X’s devoted Xbox button.

The UI is an identical to the Xbox Full Display screen Expertise on the ROG Xbox Ally, together with the acquainted Residence Display screen that encompasses a record of your video games, direct entry to Recreation Move, Xbox Play Wherever, and put in video games from different storefronts like Steam (so long as you’ve got enabled compatibility).

Dimensions

11.45 x 4.78 x 1.99-inches (290.8 x 121.5 x 50.7mm)

Model

Asus

Weight

25oz (715g)

Chipset

AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Excessive Processor

RAM

24GB LPDDR5X-8000

Storage

1TB M.2 2280 SSD for simpler improve

The desktop Xbox Full Display screen Expertise is much like utilizing the UI on a handheld

Embrace the Xbox Collection X’s clear interface

Credit score: Microsoft

Similar to with the ROG Xbox Ally X, you may leap between the complete model of Home windows 11 and the Xbox Full Display screen Expertise with out rebooting your handheld, laptop computer or PC. That mentioned, if you wish to reap the benefits of your entire system’s sources behind put in the direction of gaming, you will in all probability wish to restart when switching to the Full Display screen Expertise (nonetheless, the performance gains reportedly aren’t huge).

As somebody that is nonetheless comparatively new to the PC gaming world, I am a giant fan of the Xbox Full Display screen Expertise on the Xbox Ally X. It removes plenty of Home windows 11’s cruft on the hand held and will get me proper into gaming. Will I set up it on my gaming PC, although? I will probably give it a shot simply to see the way it seems and performs on a desktop PC. In spite of everything, I am a giant fan of the Xbox Collection X’s UI, so in concept, I also needs to like with the ability to convey that simplified menu to my gaming PC. I additionally primarily use my PC for gaming and have turn out to be very set-it-and-forget-it with regards to altering Home windows 11’s settings, so this simplified UI ought to work nice for me.