ASUS ROG Xbox Ally Pre-Order Date and Pricing Leak Ahead of Apparent Gamescom Launch

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New leaks about the upcoming ASUS ROG Xbox Ally point to an earlier-than-expected pre-order date. According to Dealabs and @billbil_kun on X, the Xbox-branded gaming handheld will be available for pre-order on August 20, aligning with the opening day of Gamescom 2025. Xbox Wire notes that there is a Gamescom presentation "featuring the ROG Xbox Ally handhelds," scheduled for August 20 at 3 PM CEST. The new gaming handheld will be available in two versions. The eight-core AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme will power the Xbox Ally X, and the quad-core AMD Ryzen Z2 A will be the core of the vanilla Xbox Ally. The Xbox Ally also comes with less RAM and storage than the Xbox Ally X, with the latter featuring 24 GB of LPDDR5x-8000 RAM and a 1 TB SSD, while the former has just 16 GB of LPDDR5x-6400 and a 512 GB SSD.

With the exception of the single USB4 port on the Xbox Ally X not making it to the Xbox Ally, and a larger 80 Wh battery in the Ally X, the two devices are otherwise more or less identical. Previous leaks have indicated that the expected price of the Xbox Ally X will fall around the €899 mark, while the less powerful Xbox Ally will cost around €599 in Europe. It's unclear how these prices will translate to the US, but the current All-Digital Xbox Series X costs €549 in the EU and $549 in the US, so it's likely that the US pricing for the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X will also be a 1:1 conversion rather than following regional pricing.


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[duckface]

ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X Maximus Decimus Meridius

 

[Hyderz]

man the handheld market is saturated already as it is… come on Xbox we don’t need

 

[lexluthermiester]

man the handheld market is saturated already as it is… come on Xbox we don’t need

I disagree. The more the merrier. Especially with these ergonomics!

 

[jc65859]

The fact that it has "Xbox" in the name, but it doesn't have backwards compatibility with Xbox games is misleading at least. Why buying this instead of another handheld ? I'm pretty sure that after a few months, other handhelds with the Z2 Extreme will be available at lower prices than this.

 

[watzupken]

Personally, I think the MSI Claw A8 looks like a better device than this. Specs wise, it is not that different, though the bigger screen to me is better. Having used the Ally X vs Legion Go S Z1E, the bigger screen on the latter is more conducive for gaming.

 

[NoneRain]

Personally, I think the MSI Claw A8 looks like a better device than this. Specs wise, it is not that different, though the bigger screen to me is better. Having used the Ally X vs Legion Go S Z1E, the bigger screen on the latter is more conducive for gaming.

Thinking about features, if you use GamePass this one is more interesting.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Thinking about features, if you use GamePass this one is more interesting.

That's not exactly a selling point for an ultra-mobile device that will be subject to wild swings in wireless bandwidth and latency..

 

[NoneRain]

That's not exactly a selling point for an ultra-mobile device that will be subject to wild swings in wireless bandwidth and latency..

I was thinking about the Game Pass library, and not the streaming. IMO If you already pay it I think it is a good selling point.