New Xbox handheld announced

[Zero]

Help me understand....what's the difference between Rog & Xbox Ally and X? Is this sort of like XSS and XSX?

Well,

This is supposed to be just a little more powerful and it launches directly into Xbox's OS instead of Windows for better UI, but I'm hearing you can still just the traditional Windows desktop like the Steam Deck and Linux's desktop mode.

I have the Ally X myself and not gonna lie, it does what I need it to do right now

More power is enticing but I actually use the Windows desktop so I don't need a roundabout way to get to it.

Again, I'll know by Christmas if I'm copping or not.

 

[Leasy]

Help me understand....what's the difference between Rog & Xbox Ally and X? Is this sort of like XSS and XSX?

About 10 percent to 15 percent peformance increase graphically but the change is more in the raw power and OS. Since the OS is more stable and desgined for gaming you will get better gaming across the board.

If you have a rog ally x already like myself its no need to buy this one. Wait for the next iteration with better screen.

 

[Deezay]

Ass

 

[kdslittlebro]

The prices are absurd. 5 year old systems going for literally launch prices, handheld prices astronomical.

shyt cost more than launch prices for a majority I’m trading up to a PS5 Pro when GTA comes out, I’ll get a Switch when they get a few more exclusives I fw, and I’m hunkering down until Trump is out. Not even upgrading my PC

 

[Barney Rubble]

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

If the Xbox Ally is the future of Xbox, Microsoft is in trouble

The new handheld makes a compelling case for Microsoft’s platform-agnostic vision, but Windows still sucks for gaming

www.polygon.com

If the Xbox Ally is the future of Xbox, Microsoft is in trouble​

As a harbinger of Microsoft's wider gaming strategy, the Xbox Ally is thrilling in theory, deeply frustrating in practice. The promise of seamless, borderless access to all your games and all your progress across multiple platforms in a single place is enthralling — even half-realized like this. It is arguably just what this fragmented industry needs. But the practical result is compromised, confusing, annoying to use, and prohibitively priced. The Xbox Ally X is emblematic of everything Microsoft's gaming initiative has become, from its corporate acquisition strategy to the increasingly unaffordable boondoggle that is Xbox Game Pass: an incredibly costly attempt to hedge every bet and be all things to all people that is nominally successful in its goals, but that has, along the way, defeated its own purpose.

​

This is not an Xbox

Microsoft’s first ‘Xbox’ handhelds are shipping not fully baked.

www.theverge.com

The Verge doesn't review gadgets on potential. We review what we can see and touch, and the devices we've touched aren't ready, shipping with software that's being finalized at the very last minute, which doesn't remotely live up to the lofty expectations that Microsoft set.
And unlike the original $399-and-up Steam Deck, this beta will cost you a serious chunk of change. At $599 and $999 respectively, the white Xbox Ally and black Xbox Ally X are the priciest "Xboxes" ever made. Yes, everything is more expensive these days, and it's hard to even find the MSI Claw 8 that I'd otherwise recommend over the Xbox Ally X. But I'd personally wait until the dust has settled here — unless you're willing to pay $1,000 to beta test what could be Microsoft's vision for the future of consoles.

 

[Fatboi1]

If the Xbox Ally is the future of Xbox, Microsoft is in trouble

The new handheld makes a compelling case for Microsoft’s platform-agnostic vision, but Windows still sucks for gaming

www.polygon.com

This is not an Xbox

Microsoft’s first ‘Xbox’ handhelds are shipping not fully baked.

www.theverge.com

Wisdom on here says don't be a beta tester

 

[The Mad Titan]

 

[The Mad Titan]

https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/asus-rog-ally-x

4/5

The Bottom Line​

The ROG Ally X enhances Asus' handheld gaming console with extra storage and battery life, cementing its place as the top Steam Deck alternative.
MSRP $899.99
$1,089.99Save $490.00

---

$899.99

Pros & Cons​

• Improved design and inputs
• Larger battery steeply improves run time
• Snappy processing performance and 1TB SSD
• Runs full Windows 11
• Impressive custom software
• - Limited graphics potential
• - We kind of miss the original design
• - Worth the extra $100 but approaching laptop pricing

 

[The Mad Titan]

9/10

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Review - IGN

www.ign.com

 

[The Mad Titan]

Best handheld on the market bar none

 

[Deafheaven]

Its probably a decent device but if I'm spending 1k on something portable, I'm just buying a laptop.

 

[The Mad Titan]

Best breakdown you can get to make a educated purchase

 

[MurderToCassette]

My OG Ally still holding me down, glad I copped it for open box prices when everyone was returning theirs

 

[Phantum]

I'd love to see mobile pc gaming become more of a thing but the price is too high right now and will probably continue to be.