Overview
- Dealabs insider billbil-kun reports that ASUS and Microsoft will open European preorders on August 20 at Gamescom
- Leaked pricing places the standard ROG Xbox Ally at €599 and the higher-end Ally X at €899, though Microsoft and ASUS have yet to confirm these figures
- A specific October 16, 2025 European release date has emerged but remains unverified pending the Gamescom announcement
- The handhelds run Windows 11 with a custom Xbox interface and support third-party PC storefronts such as Steam, Epic Games Store and the EA App
- The Ally X features an AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor with 24GB of RAM and 1TB NVMe SSD, while the standard Ally uses a Ryzen Z2A chip with 16GB of RAM and 512GB storage