Xbox players will soon get the freedom to play anywhere with two handheld consoles that Microsoft plans to release this holiday season.

There are two versions of Microsoft's console: the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X Both versions feature a 7-inch 1080p display. The base model includes 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, while the higher-end "X" version doubles the memory and storage, and gets a larger battery and more powerful chip.

This isn’t quite what we expected to see last year, but the ROG Xbox Ally still marks a new chapter in the rapidly developing “handheld war.” Microsoft’s announcement of the Ally during its annual Xbox Showcase broadcast on Sunday only came a few days after Nintendo’s release of its latest console,