Again in June, Microsoft unveiled the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X—two new handheld consoles developed in partnership with ASUS.
The corporate mentioned each units will launch throughout the 2025 vacation season and claimed they may let gamers “maintain the ability of the Xbox expertise of their hand.” What it did not reveal, nevertheless, was how a lot each consoles will value.
Now, round 4 months later, we lastly have these particulars.
In an Xbox Wire weblog submit, Microsoft confirmed the ROG Xbox Ally will retail for $599.99 in the US. The extra highly effective ROG Xbox Ally X, which is pitched because the “high-performance” choice, will retail for $999.99.
Each units will launch globally in 38 nations on October 16, 2025, and can be found to pre-order proper now in these markets. Microsoft mentioned precise pricing could fluctuate by area and can be confirmed regionally as pre-orders go stay.
As an example, in accordance with UK retailer Currys, the ROG Xbox Ally will retail for £499 within the area, whereas the ROG Xbox Ally X will value £799.
“With these units, we intention to ship a brand new period for handheld gaming that empowers gamers to convey video games from Xbox, Battle.web, and different main PC storefronts with them, anyplace they go,” mentioned Microsoft, outlining its imaginative and prescient for its new handheld {hardware}.
“The ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally unite the very best of ASUS, Xbox, and Home windows to create a first-of-its-kind transportable expertise, that includes a number of new and first-of-their sort options—from an immersive Xbox full display screen expertise, an aggregated gaming library with entry to put in video games from main PC storefronts, and extra.”
