Alright, so here we go—this thing about the new ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X. I stumbled upon this info, and honestly, some prices got leaked. So, we’ve got the regular Xbox Ally maybe landing at 599 euros (that’s like 700 bucks if you’re Stateside). The Ally X, though, could hit around 899 euros—crazy, right? But Asus isn’t affirming anything just yet. These prices floating around? Might just be stand-ins. Who’s to say? This stuff gets adjusted for taxes or whatever else they feel like.
Earlier last month—or maybe it was two months ago, who even remembers anymore—Asus and Microsoft teamed up for these new Xbox handheld consoles. They claim the design’s pretty sweet, contoured grips like Xbox controllers. I’m skeptical, but hey, who knows? They say it’s comfy despite being a bit chunkier than what came before.
The Ally X is the fancy one, equipped with AMD’s Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme beast—8 cores and all sorts of graphics wizardry. There’s 24GB of memory and a 1TB SSD in there. It’s got WiFi and Bluetooth and all that jazz. Meanwhile, the regular Ally isn’t a slouch but, yeah, not as beefed up. A bit less memory, smaller SSD, smaller battery too. It’s like having options—you go big or just go.
They’re both running Windows 11 and are supposed to launch into this Xbox feel interface. Streamlined. But, you can still run other stuff like Steam or Epic Games. So, options galore, I guess. Microsoft is even tweaking the Xbox app to work in a new way with these third-party stores. No Steam yet, but soon maybe? They’re testing it, at least.
Anyway, if you’re the curious type who likes playing with new gadgets, keep an eye out for these. Also, maybe follow some tech news because, who likes being out of the loop, right?
There you go, the lowdown in a nutshell. Why this stuck with me, I cannot say.