The portable Xbox is already priced. And it is a reflection of its power

Nintendo had his laptop, Sony too and Xbox was left out, away from that world. After years supporting Rumors about a portable Xboxit was a few months ago when Microsoft confirmed that it would enter that segment by Asus’s hand with the Rog Xbox Ally. Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck They showed that the technology was ready and what Microsoft will do is package the most powerful processors to have An experience of desktop, but in the palm of the hand.

The price to be paid is literally the price of Robx Xbox Ally.

Freest power. Microsoft has kept the price of its portable Xbox to practically the last minute. After the first details, andn Gamescom revealed the launch date and some more technical characteristics.

It will be on October 16 when both the Rog Xbox Ally and an even more powerful version are launched: the Rog Xbox Ally X. Both by AMD and with specifications that promise a lot in being able to execute the most powerful games with a good quality:

The hot price potato. The problem is that, having those characteristics on the table, there was a great doubt: how much it would cost. Examples such as the Lenovo Legion Go or ROG Ally itself were already seen that the power is paid, and having that Ryzen Z2 Extreme with 1 TB of storage and 24 GB of RAM was not going to be cheap.

Now, Microsoft resolved all doubts announcing the prices of its portable Xbox:

• Rog Xbox Ally – 599 euros.
• Rog Xbox Ally X – 899 euros.

Hopeful. Both can already book on the Microsoft website And, beyond gross power, they are machines with some characteristics taken directly from Steam Deck that give good ‘vibrations’ on the path that Microsoft wants to take with these portable consoles with Windows, also called consolidated PC.

To start, it is compatible with the Xbox platform and the game services in the NUVE and ‘Cross Play’, but it does not close to Microsoft: we can install other stores such as Steam, GOG or Epic Games. Although it uses a modified Windows version to consume less resources, it remains Windows, which means at the opening level. On the other hand, Steam Deck takes the verification of the games.

It is a label that tells us if the game is optimized for the machine, so we will only have to install and start playing, or if we will have to make some changes in their adjustments to have a better experience.

Context. As always happens with these devices, the perception of the price of the Rog Xbox Ally X depends on the user. Although 899 euros are many euros, especially taking into account newly launched machines such as Nintendo Switch 2 Or a Steam Deck that, with years behind him, continues to remain well, the current context must be taken into account.

And there is no need to go too far to see what Both Microsoft and Sony are uploading the prices of their consoles launched in 2020 periodically. Both reached 500 euros and now series x part of $ 649 (The climb, for the moment, in the US) With the 2 TB model of storage for $ 799.

In the end, it is each player’s decision, but it is evident that the versatility that a Consolidated PC It is a very important asset, although if you want maximum power, we are already dangerously close to 1,000 euros. And, precisely, in Europe we can find a song in our teeth, since the price of the Rog Xbox Ally X in the United States is … $ 1,000.

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