Best Buy Lists Prices For ROG Xbox Ally Before Quickly Removing Them

Over $1000 for the Ally X with a dock and case is mental.

Does it not come with a case?!? Even the cheapest model of the Steamdeck comes with a case and it’s £200 less.

Cool bit of kit but the price is far far too high I'd rather buy a switch 2 if I was interested in gaming on a small screen!

@Ricky-Spanish I only just realised thats a shot from losing my religion as your pic. Good work my friend.

@Weebleman Yes it is!!
I love that song one of my favorites and when I get a bit tipsy and it comes on I'm up doing his crazy arm dance from the video!!
Haha gets everyone laughing 😂✌️

If the specs of the base model are comparable to the Steam deck in real life testing, I might get it for that price. I would wait a month or so, though. Don’t want to end up with an early production lemon.

@Millionski mate, im not hating at all. If you think this will replace a PC of similar cost you are dreaming.

Prices need to drop but unless Xbox compensates ASUS for subsidized pricing I don't see ASUS dropping the price. They make hardware so they need to make their margins off the bat.

We were promised 2 things

An affordable Xbox

We received no things.

@Millionski i wasn't replying sarcastically pal. If you read it that way then thats on you. Look, im not trying to convince anyone out of buying one of these, but I am entitled to state the price is ridiculous, as many others have done already. You seem to be going through comments in every article shouting down anybody who doesn't agree with you and your opinion on this.

I dont want to argue with you man, I just think this is not worth the money and xbox being reduced to an app that will be released everywhere makes me believe that even more.

@Ricky-Spanish I know the exact arm dance you mean and I respect you even more for it 😂😂

Way over priced for the average gamer.

@Weebleman Thanks dude has to be done since my late teens if I have a couple and get a bit tipsy and my religion comes on it's only right and feels right tbh haha🕺✌️

i got a 12.9" tablet and hotspot on my phone. i just use hotspot to play games remotely (not cloud streaming) it works phenomenally

got a nice mount in my car for it as well as one at home with a long arm

@GeeEssEff The Steam Deck is also weaker and it's first party hardware (so no OS licensing fees). The cheapest base model of the Z1E handhelds are all more expensive than the most expensive Steam Deck model. Truly these are windows gaming PC OEMs and if you're not interested in that and just looking for a budget handheld other options (or sales) are better. The Z1E handhelds actually are probably a fantastic budget option right now. Still capable and they'll be getting the software features of this one eventually.

I'm not sure why people are still surprised by the price. Come on guys. I've literally seen all of you talk about how this is a PC OEM and not subsidized first party optimized hardware. It'll have the price of a gaming PC OEM + tarrifs making it more expensive (and potentially even more expensive in its final price). I can't say I care much personally because Microsoft has already stated that the software for the full screen Xbox mode, the best part about this device, is eventually coming to all windows devices and specifically gaming handhelds. This is a big Xbox PC OEM moment to serve as a showcase, but it's far from the last gaming PC OEM we'll see and regardless we know Microsoft is working to bring these windows gaming improvements to add devices. I'll happily download the update on my Lenovo Legion Go (which also heads up if you are interested in a PC handheld now due to the Xbox ROG Ally, the Z1E chip models are still holding up really well (in fact I think they're supposed to be more powerful than the Z2A), so you'll have a ton of options on sale or second hand.

@WildConcept6 I have a Steamdeck Oled which is serving me perfectly for my needs. I was just surprised the Ally doesn’t come with a case at that price point. Even the controller they announced yesterday comes with a protective case and I’m pretty sure most, if not all competing handhelds do as well. IMO it’s a must have for something that expensive and fragile. I’m so paranoid about dropping mine I even case it up when I’m carrying it from one room to another.

@GeeEssEff Outside of the Steam Deck I can't think of another that does in the PC space. Not disagreeing that it should be standard, but I usually don't see it advertised with these handhelds. At least for my legion go I remember it being like a "premium bonus" for the slightly more expensive one with more storage. Curious if someone can chime in about the OG Ally. Now it'd be really interested if they took a free case away.