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You know those times when a thing pops up in your browser, and you think, “Hmm, do I care about this?” Well, Asus’s new stuff snuck into my screen today. So, the ROG Xbox Ally and the ROG Xbox Ally X—they’re handheld consoles in some fancy Xbox skin. The prices slipped out: €599 for the basic one, and the beefed-up version hits around €899. Convert that to dollars, and, uh… you’re in the $700 to $1,050 ballpark. But you know, prices aren’t just a copy-paste across the globe because taxes and other things that make my head spin.
So, the cool bit? Asus and Microsoft are teaming up on these handheld gizmos. They’re putting a spin on the Xbox controllers, making them fit just right, even if they’re a tad chunkier. I guess that’s their way of making it more Xbox-y? Maybe it’s brilliant. Or maybe I just got distracted by the word “haptic feedback.”
Right, there’s an image here somewhere by 3D Juegos they say. It’s like a peek into a crystal ball of tech… or something like that.
Now, the Ally X—this one’s got the fancy AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme heart and a big stack of memory, like 24GB. That’s wild, right? Plus, a whole terabyte of storage. Imagine sticking a whole library of games in your pocket. Okay, maybe not pocket-level portable, but you get what I mean. Oh, and there’s Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4, for those who care about speedy wireless stuff. The regular Ally loses a bit of power here and there, but hey, it’s cheaper, so… fair trade?
They’re shipping with Windows 11, moving right into an Xbox-y interface. Kinda makes it all seamless, I suppose. You can still throw in Steam or Epic Games if you fancy those. Microsoft is also doing some behind-the-scenes tweaks—like this whole fancy new Xbox app, letting you see all your games together.
Could this be the gaming revolution in our hands? Maybe. Or maybe it just sounds cool on paper. I’ll leave that to your imagination.
Oh, and follow Tom’s Hardware or something if you’re into the techy play-by-play. Or if you just get bored staring at headlines like I do.
Anyway… that’s it for your messy, chaotic news blast. Beep boop beep. Or whatever sound a tech article is supposed to make when it ends.
