Xbox Ally X Pricing Leaked: as High as $900, Double the Cost of Switch 2?

At this month’s Xbox Showcase, Microsoft officially announced the third-party handheld consoles ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, developed in collaboration with ASUS ROG. Mirroring Microsoft’s strategy for its current-gen consoles, the handheld lineup also consists of two models: the lower-performance Xbox Ally and the higher-performance Xbox Ally X.

Rumor: Xbox Ally X Priced as High as $900, Double the Cost of Switch 2

The Xbox Ally uses a chip similar to the one in the Steam Deck from three years ago, while the Xbox Ally X boasts top-tier specs, including an AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor, 24GB of high-speed RAM, a 1080P display (120Hz refresh rate), and a 1TB SSD.

Rumor: Xbox Ally X Priced as High as $900, Double the Cost of Switch 2

Xbox Ally Specs

The AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor is AMD’s latest-generation APU, unveiled at CES 2025, and is currently the most powerful mobile processor available. It serves as an upgrade to the already impressive previous-generation Z1 Extreme.

Rumor: Xbox Ally X Priced as High as $900, Double the Cost of Switch 2

Xbox Ally X Specs

With its cutting-edge hardware and Microsoft’s gaming-optimized Windows 11 system, the Xbox Ally X quickly became the ideal handheld for PC gamers. However, Microsoft did not reveal its price at the announcement.

The ROG Xbox Ally X will have impulse triggers similar to what you will get with an official Xbox controller. This is not available on the lower end ROG Xbox Ally or the previous ROG Ally devices. mpulse triggers are small rumble motors in game controller triggers (like Xbox). They provide localized haptic feedback for immersion, example: gun recoil or tire slip, enhancing gameplay realism.

According to insider eXtas1s, the Xbox Ally X is rumored to be priced at a steep 900 euros (€899), while the base model Xbox Ally will cost 600 euros (€599). The insider was unsure about the U.S. pricing.

They also claimed that pre-orders for the Xbox Ally | X will open in August, with a release scheduled for late October.

Meanwhile, some international gamers have already spotted the Xbox Ally X’s U.S. pricing at Best Buy: $900 for the 1TB model and $1,000 for the 2TB version. It remains unclear whether these are placeholder prices.