Microsoft and Asus have finally announced the prices of their joint undertaking, the Rog Xbox Ally consoles. The ROG Xbox Ally base will cost USD 599.99, while Premium Xbox Ally X is priced at USD 999.99.
Xbox Windows conveyors will be released on October 16. Xbox.comThe Asus Eshopand “Choose local retailers” in 38 countries around the world. Full details can be found on Wire Xbox.
Prices are even higher than expected; The leaks previously set consoles at 549.99 USD and USD 899.99, respectively. At $ 599.99, the basic Xbox ally is slightly more pricey than the OLED steam deck model. Both have 512 GB of storage and 16 GB of RAM and are strictly suited to the power supply. The OLED steam deck display is probably nicer, while Xbox Ally has an IPS panel with faster and higher resolution.
The huge price of Xbox Ally X reflects its Premium specification: 1 TB of memory, 24 GB of RAM and an extreme AMD Ryzen Z2 processor. Even in the case of the highest portable class 1000 USD is a lot. The next Xbox Ally X competition is probably the own ROG Ally X (799 USD) and Lenovo Legion with Steamo Go S (829 USD) drive. Both are cheaper, but they are built around the previous generation of the processor, Z1 Extreme. This is a stunning amount of money, but it costs to be on the latest edge of hand -made games.
Both Xbox Ally models are facing a hard comparison with the Nintendo Switch 2 for 449 USD, including his doc. Do you remember when it seemed extremely pricey? The Nintendo console is not so far from the basic Xbox ally in terms of power and is in some respects much more pliant (disconnected controllers, including television dock), but of course it cannot match the manual tool to pure usability and size of the game library.
Pitch Microsoft and Asus for Xbox Ally is a portable console that can provide a trouble -free, full -length Xbox experience, with uncomplicated access to the game card, along with other computer games libraries such as Steam and Battle.net – And also one that closes the gap in their utility between notoriously picky Windows conveyors and much more improved pairs. We will find out if they have achieved it – and justified the price – October 16.
