Asus and Microsoft have finally announced pricing for the upcoming ROG Xbox Ally series of handheld PC game consoles.
Asus and Microsoft have officially revealed North American pricing details for their jointly-produced ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X handheld consoles. The base Xbox Ally will start at $600 USD/$800 CAD, while the higher-end Xbox Ally X will be listed at $1,000/$1,300 CAD.
Additionally, the pre-order floodgates have been opened for both ROG Xbox Ally series devices ‘in select markets’, as of September 25 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. A variety of countries have made the pre-order list, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and various European and Asian states.
The standard ROG Xbox Ally, which comes in a single white colorway, is set to arrive with an AMD Ryzen Z2 A processor, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, a 70Wh battery, and a 7-inch 1080p Full HD IPS LCD display with a variable refresh rate (VRR) capable of reaching up to 120Hz.
The higher-end Xbox Ally X carries over the same display specs, while adding in the AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor, 24GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, a beefier 70Wh battery, and a single black colorway. Both devices are set to debut with an all-new variant of Microsoft’s Windows 11 PC OS that’s designed to prioritize gaming performance via a set of optimizations, while also introducing a tailor-made user interface geared for gamepad input.
