ASUS announced that its upcoming ROG Xbox Ally X and Ally gaming handhelds are slated to hit store shelves on 16 October. The date is a global date, with many countries set to receive the consoles.
The list of countries that are set to receive the ROG Xbox Ally consoles are Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, China (Xbox Ally X only), Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam.
While local pricing has yet to be announced, earlier leaks have confirmed that the ROG Xbox Ally will retail from €599 (~RM2,947) for the Non-X model, while the Xbox Ally X will be priced at €899 (~RM4,424).
To recap on the specs, the ROG Xbox Ally houses the AMD Ryzen Z2 A SoC, which is a 4-core, 8-thread CPU with eight RDNA2 GPU cores. The console also comes with 16GB LPDDR5x-6400 RAM and a 512GB PCIe 4.0 internal storage capacity, plus a 60Wh battery.
The more premium ROG Ally X runs on the more powerful Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme SoC that plays house to an 8-core, 16-threads CPU and 16 RDNA3.5 cores, plus an NPU. Other specifications of the console include 24GB LPDDR5x-8000 RAM, a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, and a larger 80Wh for longer playtime.
(Source: ASUS)
