Launch is scheduled for October 16 for two ROG Xbox Ally handheld Windows gaming PCs with Xbox branding. Both run a controller-first, Xbox-style Windows 11 Home interface that preserves broad Windows game and storefront compatibility while disabling extra desktop features. Both models share a 7-inch 1080p 120 Hz IPS display, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.4. The lower-end Ally uses an AMD Ryzen Z2 A (4-core Zen 2 CPU, eight-core RDNA2 GPU), 512GB storage, and 16GB LPDDR5X-6400. The Ally X uses a Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme (8-core Zen 5 CPU, 16-core RDNA3.5 GPU), 1TB, 24GB LPDDR5X-8000, and an NPU. Batteries are 60 WHr (Ally) and 80 WHr (Ally X). Pricing has not been shared.
An Xbox-branded extension of Asus' existing ROG Ally handheld line, the basic ROG Xbox Ally and more powerful ROG Xbox Ally X, both run a version of Windows 11 Home that's been redesigned with a controller-first Xbox-style user interface. The idea is to preserve the wide game compatibility of Windows-and the wide compatibility with multiple storefronts, including Microsoft's own, Valve's Steam, the Epic Games Store, and more-while turning off all of the extra Windows desktop stuff and saving system resources.
The lower-end Xbox Ally uses an AMD Ryzen Z2 A chip with a 4-core Zen 2-based CPU, an eight-core RDNA2-based GPU, 512GB of storage, and 16GB of LPDDR5X-6400-specs nearly identical to Valve's 3-year-old Steam Deck. The Xbox Ally X includes a more interesting Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme with an 8-core Zen 5 CPU, a 16-core RDNA3.5 GPU, 1TB of storage, 24GB of LPDDR5X-8000, and a built-in neural processing unit (NPU).
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