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ROG Xbox Ally: Release Date, Specs, Price and How It Compares to Steam Deck

The most notable difference between the Xbox Ally and the Steam Deck is the operating system. Like the ROG Ally, the Xbox ...

Microsoft and Asus’ answers to SteamOS and the Steam Deck launch on October 16

Asus and Microsoft will be launching their ROG Xbox Ally series of handheld gaming PCs starting October 16, according to an ...

Asus ROG Xbox handheld launches October 16 with Steam Deck-like optimizations

Microsoft and Asus revealed most of the key details for the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X at Gamescom. While pricing remains unclear, Microsoft ...

Valve's Fremont SteamOS console surfaces with six-core Zen 4 CPU and RX 7600 GPU

Following the short-lived and unsuccessful Steam Machine mini-PCs more than a decade ago, few would have expected Valve to return to the home console market. But ...

We Now Know Everything About the First Xbox Handheld (Except the Most Important Thing)

Regular folk can now play on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, even if they still can't preorder it yet.

The ROG Xbox Ally borrows a heck of a lot from the Steam Deck, proving that the old gated console concept is a thing of the past

Not least because the ROG Xbox Ally will also let you download apps for Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store, among other ...
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I tested the ROG Xbox Ally at Gamescom and had some surprising thoughts

The ROG Xbox Ally combines a powerhouse portable PC with SteamOS-style dashboard design, and I got my hands on it at Gamescom 2025.

A new Xbox console is coming this October – I want it more than anything

The news is now official: the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X consoles will go on sale from 16 October 2025. That's in ...