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Even is they was only 1 ally sold. it has more games then a switchi ask he say still never heard bouts no rog alley ahaha
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ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X Announced | Coming this holiday 2025
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Day late and a dollar short as usual. Why would anyone want this over any of the other offerings? If you're heavily invested in digital Xbox games I suppose it would be useful.
Punished Miku
Gaslighter Pro: 16.7 Fireflops
They definitely haven't sold me on the handheld, especially at the rumored price. Still shows that Windows lite is real and it'll somewhat feel like an Xbox. Just waiting for the console version and hopefully much more forward compatibility news than just Play Anywhere, which is good but still has many holes in it.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I really just want native PC ports of NGB and Lost Odyssey. If Xbox has to die for this to happen then so be it.
GigaBowser
The bear of bad news
yes my friends buuut same with pc aint buyin crud nort optermized someone must make dev dedicited dervice cyberpunk switch 2 crush steam deck for $450 annnnnnd nintendos games dont gots time to play all games best and hibernate mk world cyberpubk totk fzero gx portimble all i playsEven is they was only 1 ally sold. it has more games then a switch
hououinkyouma00
Member
I'm curious whether or not I'll be able to use this interface on my gaming PC. I would love to be able to just boot straight into this and never have to see regular windows again.
AeonGaidenRaiden
Member
Unless this has XsX UI, and instead has lame Windows...dumpster fire.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
So, I love the concept and I love where this is heading.
But my two major concerns are:
1) What about my console games that aren't available on PC?
2) how does this thing connect to a TV? Is it good? Cuz my Ally X kinda sucks on a TV and even if I go through the trouble to dock it to a TV, the latency with a wireless controller is awful. It's fine on my monitor but it sucks connecting to my TV. So they need to make it more TV-friendly. Which will also help it be more Switch-like. Which will only help them make this more popular.
But before I dive in, I need to know what the plan is for console games in my library like Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Stardew etc. cuz if I boot up Stardew on my Xbox app in my Ally X, it's the PC version and my save from my Xbox doesn't work cross-platform.
So we're getting there, but this whole unified concept thing needs some work, still. And that's why Switch is still better, even tho the specs are way lower. The Switch is sublime at the seamless switch from handheld to TV and vice versa. This thing needs to also do that.
And what about all the games that aren't Play Anywhere? Cuz eventually id just want a high-end dockable handheld and no longer need a big bulky stationary console, if the specs are good enough.
But my two major concerns are:
1) What about my console games that aren't available on PC?
2) how does this thing connect to a TV? Is it good? Cuz my Ally X kinda sucks on a TV and even if I go through the trouble to dock it to a TV, the latency with a wireless controller is awful. It's fine on my monitor but it sucks connecting to my TV. So they need to make it more TV-friendly. Which will also help it be more Switch-like. Which will only help them make this more popular.
But before I dive in, I need to know what the plan is for console games in my library like Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Stardew etc. cuz if I boot up Stardew on my Xbox app in my Ally X, it's the PC version and my save from my Xbox doesn't work cross-platform.
So we're getting there, but this whole unified concept thing needs some work, still. And that's why Switch is still better, even tho the specs are way lower. The Switch is sublime at the seamless switch from handheld to TV and vice versa. This thing needs to also do that.
And what about all the games that aren't Play Anywhere? Cuz eventually id just want a high-end dockable handheld and no longer need a big bulky stationary console, if the specs are good enough.
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CloudShiner
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No OLED on either of them. *sigh*
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Not in game quality it won't.
TheRaidenPT
Member
Just interested in the Windows update allowing our gaming desktops/laptops to finally have a clutter free windows...
This ROG Ally is just bad with an IPS screen and a off the shelf chip..
This ROG Ally is just bad with an IPS screen and a off the shelf chip..
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
$600 and $800 is my guess.
Ally X actually just got a $100 price increase a few weeks ago due to tariffs. I think it's $900 now. But it also has 32GB of RAM. And the Xbox Ally X only has 24. I dunno about the spec comparison to the rest. Likely similar.
mrBarrelNut
Member
Sure. It's much more powerful too.
PauloRoberto
Member
So a subpar brand (only blind fanboy admit otherwise) on a commercially subpar machine on a niche market that will be swallowed by Switch 2 until the end of the year (some people say that will be before holiday, i don believe it yet) that cannot and will be not subsized by virtual stores is MS savior on game market? ok :-D
yogaflame
Member
True. Well technically this will be Switch 2 competition for the handheld market while still waiting for PSP revival.
mrBarrelNut
Member
PC gaming and Nintedo kid stuff are too different markets.
ReasonBeing
Member
I didnt even think of this point. I went from cautiously optimistic, to turned off.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I'm not going to argue but do you realize how many games of how many platforms you can play on the Ally? Even the modern games that are ommited tower and shadow the giant amount of games the Switch 2 will miss. I've said this since just about the Gamecube days.
This has been the same song and dance from Nintendo since the practically the Wii. Not enough to stand above PC or the other 2 platforms. It's a good complimentary device these days but many of the PC handhelds tear it up.....like 2 years ago or more (even spec wise)
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
There is no PSP revival. There will never be a Sony handheld with a proprietary library ever again. It'll be a squeezed-down PS5 with semi-bad battery life.
PauloRoberto
Member
Tell that to the only company that belives win every market and destroy competition is the only way to sell things
Timberwolf25
Member
If priced competitively and assuming it can run steam games decently, this could be a crazy good handheld.
Xbox games, Steam games, emualtors (possibly---maybe even a Switch emulator) and I'd definitely be in the market for this.
Xbox games, Steam games, emualtors (possibly---maybe even a Switch emulator) and I'd definitely be in the market for this.
Schmendrick
Banned
a hand full of Nintendo exclusives vs nearly the entirety of past future and present releases from basically all platforms + emulation.....
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Buggy Loop
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Price?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Got the full specs?
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
"Nintendo kid stuff"? That's how we're analyzing 152 million systems sold, eh? I don't think the "Nintendo kiddy market" you're referencing exists anymore, i think it's far larger and lots of diverse appetites across a large demographic of younger, middle-aged, and older gamers.
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Dr. Wilkinson
Member
I think it's the "next-gen" ROG + Xbox button and controller.
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
'Hands' full of Nintendo exclusives is all that's needed.a hand full of Nintendo exclusives vs nearly the entirety of past future and present releases from basically all platforms.....
Sgt. Pinback
(L3) + (R3) | Spartan rage activated
Looks great! I'm very interested.
Hilarious to see how Gaf's hatred of all things Microsoft is colouring their assessment of this device. Oh well.
Hilarious to see how Gaf's hatred of all things Microsoft is colouring their assessment of this device. Oh well.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Thanks, that's more than what I was looking for.
Anyone know if the rumored 99Wh batt will still come to the Ally 2? Not sure this is the true successor although there is the bump in specs, which is nice.
They did their best at avoiding giving a price. Why do you think that is?
The existing ROG Ally and ROG Ally X retail at $649.99 and $799.99. They didn't want the negative press with this show by announcing a price. The PS5 Pro got a lot of negative coverage at $699.
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Exclusives are king.
So a toaster that makes more burnt bread.Even is they was only 1 ally sold. it has more games then a switch
I don't think a 120hz OLED portable screen exists besides the phone ones?
This is niche market priced so will be far from competition to S2.
I do think it could fare better than steam deck did which is a improvement I guess.
Come On Tars
Member
I find my steam deck is mostly a streaming device from my pc these days. playing some low graphic games locally is nice. I wonder if I have a use case for this. Excited tho! Really am rooting for an xbox hit.
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
Do these things need FSR4 to be a bit future proof? Seems these will be outdated in a year.
hinch7
Member
These handhelds are aimed towards people who already game on PC. But want to play them in another form factor (not tied to desktop) or on the go. I think of devices like these like an extension of their Steam library that they can take anywhere. Its a bit like the PS Portal but cranked to 11.
You could jump in fresh though and pick up some excellent deals on games and even get weekly or monthly free games via Epic Games Store and Amazon Prime. Then there's Humble Bundles, key websites that you can find games much cheaper than on PSN/Xbox/Nintendo.
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ReasonBeing
Member
Any word on gyro capabilities?
Stuart360
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hououinkyouma00
Member
If you want to get semantic then sure, but PSP simply stands for PlayStation Portable and the rumored device would quite literally be a PlayStation Portable.
I don't think any of the mobile AMD APUs are RDNA4 so no FSR4.
Edit: Forgot a 4
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Timberwolf25
Member
I doubt he even knows
Iced Arcade
Member
Looks great and potential but price is going to make it niche at best.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
Yup this definitely aimed at PC players since they don't mind digital only system.
I'm a console gamer so these PC handhelds are useless to me.
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GigaBowser
The bear of bad news
kevboard
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it has full 6-axis, so gyro and accelerometers.
