A release date for Asus and Microsoft’s ROG Xbox Ally has apparently been leaked by a retailer.
According to credible Dealabs‘ insider billbil-kun, the PC gaming handheld will launch on October 16. While billbil-kun notes that this only for Europe, specifically, it’s likely that release timing will be similar, if not the exact same, for other markets.
On top of that, he said pre-orders will open on August 20. Notably, this coincides with Gamescom, Germany’s massive gaming industry in which Xbox will be in attendance with several games and the Ally. An official announcement regarding release timing — and, hopefully, pricing — will also presumably be made during Gamescom.
It’s worth noting that billbil-kun previously reported that the price of the Xbox Ally will be €599 (about C$959), while the higher-end Ally X will cost €899 (about C$1440). Clearly, those are very high prices when directly converted, and companies rarely do exact conversions for different markets.
Hopefully, all of these questions will be answered at Gamescom. What we do know so far, though, is that the handhelds sport the same architecture as Asus’ regular ROG Ally but feature special Xbox-branded buttons.
Specs-wise, the entry-level white ROG Xbox Ally features an AMD Ryzen Z2A processor, 16GB of memory, 512GB of storage, and a 7-inch 720p screen with a 120Hz refresh rate. The more powerful black ROG Xbox Ally X, meanwhile, sports an AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor, 24GB of memory, 1TB of storage, and a 7-inch 1,080p display with a 120Hz refresh rate.
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Source: Dealabs
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