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Okay, so I stumbled upon some talk about these new handhelds from Asus—something called the ROG Xbox Ally and its fancier sibling, the ROG Xbox Ally X. I mean, why ROG? Wasn’t that gaming thing or something? Anyway, I saw prices popping up all over the place. Some site called 3D Juegos says the basic version is gonna set you back €599. That’s like $700-ish if I did my math right. But the Ally X—get ready for this—is a steep €899. Yikes! Around $1,050 if you’re wondering.
Now, it kinda lines up with Asus’s other ROG gadgets in Europe. They’re usually priced between €500 and €700 depending on fancy stuff inside them. But hey, it’s not like they convert the prices directly when it hits US shores. It’s always this dance with import costs and taxes and whatnot. Oh, and before I forget, no official word from Asus yet, so take these numbers with a grain of salt—or a spoonful, depending on your salt tolerance.
Oh! And did you hear? These babies are the first lovechild of Asus and Microsoft under the Xbox name. Feels like that moment when two classmates you never pictured together suddenly announce they’re dating. The design? Well, it allegedly feels like holding onto those Xbox controllers we’ve all fumbled with at some point—thanks to these contoured grips. Also, impulse triggers—what even are those? More haptic stuff, I guess, for when you need to feel more connected to your game character’s trauma or something.
And get this: the higher-end ROG Ally X has some powerhouse parts. The processor has something called Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme. I won’t pretend I get what Z2 Extreme really does, but it sounds mind-blowing—like sci-fi level, right? It’s got cores and graphics thingies and memory—totally next-level stuff. Also, 1TB SSD. I’m sure that means a lot if you’re into massive storage, I dunno. Meanwhile, the plain old Ally uses a slightly slower chip. It’s got less RAM and storage, yadda yadda. Oh, both have fancy, super-fast displays and this new Xbox button—for immediate game rage?
But—where was I? Oh yeah—the specs for the controller lovers: there’s this side story about wireless connections and battery sizes. The Ally X boasts a heftier battery—I guess more gaming without charging in the middle. Both models boot right into an Xbox interface and run Windows 11. Seems kinda cool, except it’s still Windows…so…yep.
Oh, and speaking of Microsoft, seems like they’re rolling out this revamped Xbox app on Windows, letting you see more of your game libraries in one spot. Finally! Maybe? It’s great if you’re juggling games on different platforms like the multitask master you are.
So there you have it. And, in case anyone’s wondering, yeah, follow Tom’s Hardware or something on Google News for all that latest tech scoop. Following is just a click, they say.
Anyway—wait, was that everything? Probably. Let me know if you’ve got thoughts, I’m just here trying to process it all myself.
