{"id":20477,"date":"2025-10-16T13:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/rog-xbox-ally-x-review-like-nothing-handheld-gaming-has-seen-before-for-better-or-worse\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:38:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:38:02","slug":"rog-xbox-ally-x-review-like-nothing-handheld-gaming-has-seen-before-for-better-or-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/rog-xbox-ally-x-review-like-nothing-handheld-gaming-has-seen-before-for-better-or-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"ROG Xbox Ally X review \u2013 like nothing handheld gaming has seen before, for better or worse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Xbox\u2019s portable console combines the openness of PC gaming and Microsoft\u2019s desire for you to play its titles anywhere \u2013 but it doesn\u2019t come cheap or without hitches<\/p>\n

The ROG Xbox Ally X, the handheld console collaboration from Asus and Microsoft, is an impressive, yet expensive, piece of gaming tech. The pricier of the two portable gaming devices dropping on 16 October, the all-black ROG Xbox Ally X will cost you a cool \u00a3799 (\u20ac899\/$999\/A$1599) to sample its splendour. (The less powerful ROG Xbox Ally, which comes in white, will run you \u00a3499\/\u20ac599\/$599\/A$999.) Thankfully, the pricier option has said splendour in spades.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve put the ROG Xbox Ally X through its paces for the last few weeks, playing indie darlings and massive role-playing games throughout my apartment. Though the price tag is certainly a shocker (the Steam Deck OLED, a direct competitor, costs \u00a3479\/\u20ac569\/$549\/A$899 for its cheaper model), the power packed into this comparatively smaller frame (291 x 122 x 51mm) is like nothing the portable gaming market has seen before.<\/p>\n

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\nXbox\u2019s portable console combines the openness of PC gaming and Microsoft\u2019s desire for you to play its titles anywhere \u2013 but it doesn\u2019t come cheap or without hitches
\nThe ROG Xbox Ally X, the handheld console collaboration from Asus and Microsoft, is an impressive, yet expensive, piece of gaming tech. The pricier of the two portable gaming devices dropping on 16 October, the all-black ROG Xbox Ally X will cost you a cool \u00a3799 (\u20ac899\/$999\/A$1599) to sample its splendour. (The less powerful ROG Xbox Ally, which comes in white, will run you \u00a3499\/\u20ac599\/$599\/A$999.) Thankfully, the pricier option has said splendour in spades.
\nI\u2019ve put the ROG Xbox Ally X through its paces for the last few weeks, playing indie darlings and massive role-playing games throughout my apartment. Though the price tag is certainly a shocker (the Steam Deck OLED, a direct competitor, costs \u00a3479\/\u20ac569\/$549\/A$899 for its cheaper model), the power packed into this comparatively smaller frame (291 x 122 x 51mm) is like nothing the portable gaming market has seen before. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Xbox\u2019s portable console combines the openness of PC gaming and Microsoft\u2019s desire for you to play its titles anywhere \u2013 but it doesn\u2019t come cheap or without hitches The ROG Xbox Ally X, the handheld console collaboration from Asus and Microsoft, is an impressive, yet expensive, piece of gaming tech. The pricier of the two …<\/p>\n

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