Microsoft has just announced an Xbox take on the Asus's ROG Ally handheld gaming PC: meet the ROG Xbox Ally.
Shown off at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, this version of the most recent ROG Ally comes in two variants. While both machines have a 7-inch 1080p display with a 1320Hz refresh rate, a white Xbox Ally version targets 720p gaming, somewhat like the Valve Steam Deck, and a black Xbox Ally X console that aims for 900p to 1080p gaming.
Both of these Ally consoles-meet-PCs use AMD Ryzen chipsets; the more powerful black machine has the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme chip, while the Xbox Ally uses the Ryzen Ryzen Z2 A. The latter comes with 16GB of LPDDR5X-6400 RAM and 512GB of M.2 2280 SSD storage, while the Xbox Ally X comes with 24GB of LPDDR5X-8000 RAM, and a 1TB SSD.
Unlike Asus current ROG and ROG Ally X, the Xbox version has a tweaked design with contoured grips that echo the shape of the current Xbox Wireless Controller. And as one would expect both Xbox Allys sport the Xbox 'ABXY' button layout and a dedicated Xbox home button.
Much like the Xbox Wireless Controller, the Xbox Allys have hall-effect impulse triggers, which should feel familiar to Xbox Series X and Series S gamers and give the handheld machines some of the best analog game controller triggers around (at least in my humble opinion).
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⬛ ROG Xbox Ally X◻️ ROG Xbox Ally pic.twitter.com/InOsAK2eSFJune 8, 2025
In terms of ports, the Xbox Ally has two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports that support with DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery 3.0 , and uses a UHS-II microSD card reader for storage expansion.
The Xbox Ally X has one of the above USB-C ports but also has one USB4 Type-C port with DisplayPort 2.1 , Power Delivery 3.0, and Thunderbolt 4 support. It also comes with a microSD card reader.
Both handhelds come with a 3.5mm headphone jack, and Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity.
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