Microsoft & Asus Sell Pocket Xbox for Laptop Prices, In More Countries Than Your Ex
Brace yourself, gamers and budget survivors! Microsoft and Asus unleashed the $599 ROG Xbox Ally and the $999 Xbox Ally X, shipping October 16th in the US and a gazillion other countries ā including Saudi Arabia and Slovenia, because global inclusivity is 2025. The Ally X, rocking 24GB RAM and 1TB SSD, is a Best Buy exclusive in the US, while the vanilla Ally spreads its wings on Amazon, Walmart, and even Ant Online (catchy name!). For $150 more than a Switch 2 and $100 pricier than an Xbox Series X launch (remember those halcyon days?), these handhelds promise PC-gamer Windows hide-and-seek with a new UI shell that hopes you can actually play without a keyboard. 'Prongs rock,' according to real humans who held them, so comfort is covered while your wallet screams. And heads-up: the $599 Allyās Ryzen Z2 A chip is basically like the Steam Deckās economy cousin, with 4 Zen 2 cores instead of 8 Zen 5. More countries, more cores, more confusion. Welcome to handheld gaming 2.0, folks!
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Congrats, Microsoft & Asus: youāve managed to price handheld Xboxes so luxury they might replace my laptopā¦ or my electricity bill. Also, shoutout to the 'prongs' for being the real MVPs of comfortable gaming, because my thumbs sure need that love.
Nothing screams 'inclusive innovation' like launching a $999 handheld in 54 countries while silently judging your broke self in 2025. Xbox Ally X: Make your wallet cry globally.
For $999, you get an Xbox Ally X with 24GB of RAM and prongs that apparently rock. At that price, it might as well console you through your midlife crisis.
Source: Theverge | Published: 9/26/2025 | Author: Sean Hollister
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