Here is every source used in the October 16th, 2025, episode of Xbox Era Headlines.
- Xbox Ally X review talk & accessories for it got a blog post
- Microsoft is looking to move hardware production out of China
- Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it | The Verge
- ID@Xbox and IGN Partner for October Showcase
- Gregg Mayles confirms he’s left Rare, 3 months after Everwild’s cancellation
- 1000xResist and Voidtrain are coming to GP in November
- Activision Blizzard’s Platform and Technology Workers Form Union with Communications Workers of America
- BF6 is a smash hit, according to Alinea Analytics
- PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for October: Silent Hill 2, Until Dawn, V Rising, Yakuza: Like a Dragon and more
- Tencent Wanted to Make The Last of Us Game After Sony Rejected Horizon Project, New Filing Reveals
- Tomonobu Itagaki – famed for Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive has died
Main Topic
Our main topic was the Xbox Era review of the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X:
The ROG Xbox Ally X. Is it an Xbox? I don’t think so. It’s a $1000 dollar PC handheld that has a distinct Xbox flavour. A capable and extremely comfortable PC Handheld with some great design ideas that bring Xbox and PC closer than ever before, and is one of the best handheld PC experiences to date. Despite the software effort though, Windows 11 is still the primary cause of many of the machines woes, even with all the freedom the more open, PC platform provides. It’s certainly an interesting transitionary step for Microsoft and Xbox, but I think it needs a few more updates for the potential to be truly realised.
