Overview

• The €900 ROG Xbox Ally X uses AMD’s Z2-Extreme chip, while the €600 ROG Xbox Ally ships with the Z2-A and both arrive October 16.
• The devices were developed with Asus, which also manufactures them, extending the company’s prior ROG Ally lineage.
• Core hardware mirrors earlier models, including a 7-inch Full HD 120 Hz LCD and system tuning via Asus’s Armoury Crate.
• A new Windows full-screen mode disables nonessential background processes to improve handheld performance, positioned as Microsoft’s answer to SteamOS.
• Early testing from heise.de evaluates whether the new processors, memory changes and software translate into better gameplay, battery life and comfort.