Xbox ROG Ally: Retailer Leak Suggests Surprisingly Low Price Point

It's looking much apt that the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X handhelds volition beryllium priced astatine $549.99 and $899.99, acknowledgment to erstwhile IGN staffer, Destin Legarie. In a YouTube video, Legarie claims to person confirmed the pricing with his section Best Buy, which "spilled the beans" erstwhile helium called to ask. Just beryllium definite to instrumentality this with a atom of salt.

The console volition besides seemingly get demo stations astatine Best Buy stores, according to Legarie, who provided images, provided by an anonymous source, of 1 of the stations from a Tennessee store. One representation shows an RGB-laden kiosk with the ROG Xbox Ally X sitting successful the mediate connected a wide integrative show stand. Behind it, a surface appears to beryllium successful the mediate of a looping demo for the handheld and is flanked by promotions of its compatibility with each mode of Windows PC games. Another representation shows a closeup of the $899.99 terms tag.

Xbox ROG Ally X demo presumption | Credit: Destin Legarie

This is arsenic adjacent arsenic we've gotten to confirmation of the Xbox mentation of Asus' Ally handheld PC consoles, which are owed for merchandise connected October 16, but until things are official, don't spell taking retired that 2nd owe oregon taking a 3rd occupation to wage for the near-$900 Xbox Ally X conscionable yet. It's precise imaginable it's not true, for 1 thing. But adjacent if it is, tarriffs could alteration matters much than they already have, including for handheld gaming PCs similar the Legion Go 2, which volition beryllium arsenic overmuch arsenic $1479. On the positive side, the rumored terms for the vanilla Xbox Ally is $100 small cheaper than what retailers similar Best Buy are asking for the non-Xbox version; hopefully, for anyone who wants to get successful connected this much user-friendly PC handheld without destroying the bank, that rumor holds.

The terms for the higher-end Xbox Ally X is apt to disappoint anyone who was already taken aback by the pricing for its Ryzen Z1 Extreme-powered predecessor. At the aforesaid time, contempt keeping their motorboat prices of $799.99 connected Asus' website, retailers person already been selling the first-gen handhelds astatine higher prices, and if Legarie's sources are correct, the entry-level Ally volition beryllium a amended woody than the $649.99 Ally, with the non-Extreme Z1.

Wes is simply a freelance writer (Freelance Wes, they telephone him) who has covered technology, gaming, and amusement steadily since 2020 astatine Gizmodo, Tom's Hardware, Hardcore Gamer, and astir recently, The Verge. Inside of him determination are 2 wolves: 1 that thinks it wouldn't beryllium truthful atrocious to commencement collecting crippled consoles again, and the different who besides thinks this, but much strongly.