At the Xbox Showcase conference held this month, Microsoft officially announced the third-party handheld console ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, which cooperated with Asus ROG. Like Microsoft's current generation console strategy, the handheld console is also a dual-generation model. Xbox Ally has lower performance, while Xbox Ally X has higher performance.
Xbox Ally uses a chip similar to the Steam Deck three years ago, but the Xbox Ally X has the best configuration, with an AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor, 24GB of high-speed memory, a 1080P screen (120Hz refresh rate), and a 1TB SSD.
Xbox Ally configuration
AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor is the latest generation of APU released by AMD at CES in 2025. It is the current top mobile processor and is an upgraded version of the previous generation of Z1 Extreme (Z1 Extreme is already very powerful).
Xbox Ally X configuration
With top configuration and Windows 11 system tailored for games by Microsoft, Xbox Ally X quickly became the ideal handheld model for PC players.But unfortunately, Microsoft did not disclose the price when it was announced.
However, according to uncle eXtas1s, the price of Xbox Ally X is as high as 900 euros (899 euros).The base Xbox Ally is 600 euros (599 euros).The uncle is not very clear about the dollar price.
He also said pre-orders for the Xbox Ally|X will be available in August this year and will be available later in October.
However, some foreign players have seen the US dollar pricing of Xbox Ally X at Best Buy: $900 for 1TB version and $1,000 for 2TB version. It is not clear whether it is a placeholder.
If the above price is true, the Xbox Ally X will be priced at 1.5 times the Steam Deck OLED (512GB) and 2 times the Switch 2 (start price $450).
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