The Rog Xbox Ally already has a release date and a novelty to Steam Deck. The price is still the hot potato

We have passed years sailing between rumors of one Portable xbox And, finally, the launch of the Rog Xbox Ally. Xbox did not have a traditional laptop, but they have demonstrated consoles such as Nintendo Switch 2 either Steam Deck It is that technology has been prepared to offer desktop experiences in the palm of the hand.

With machines like Lenovo Legion Go either Asus Rog Ally being Consolidated PCXbox saw his opportunity and, in June of this year, he closed his conference showing the Rog Xbox Ally. We have had to wait until Gamescom To know some more detail of this portable Xbox, such as the launch date and a set of games to Steam Deck.

Of the price … We are talking another day.

Rog Xbox Ally is close

If you are interested in the machine, points the date: October 16. It will be then when we can get both with Rob Xbox Ally and with a more powerful version, the Rog Xbox Ally X.

Xbox has updated its page of product to offer this data, and it is also where we can see the most important details of a machine that, in essence, is a consolidated PC manufactured by Rog -asus-, but with a system that, to vary, is not Windows 11.

It is a more optimized system thinking about video games and that does not consume as many background resources as the Windows that competition has. Is very similar to launcher PC Xbox, giving access to the Xbox bar that allows you to record item, put customizable widgets and other tools.

It also has the possibility of play cloud titles Beyond PC natives, as well as progress in the cloud to continue games regardless of what ‘Xbox’ system we play. AND, how is a PCallows to join Xbox games libraries and other platforms such as Steam or GOG.

The optimized games tab

The most interesting thing is that, as in Steam Deck, the Rog Xbox Ally will have a section in the interface that allows us to see what games are optimized for this game in portable format. It is something similar to what Steam Deck proposes with the verification of the games To know at a glance if the games will go without problems, either with some adjustments or if they are not compatible.

How our partners say 3DJUGOSthe function (baptized ‘Handheld Compatibility’) will have two levels:

• Optimized for portable devices. “This indicates that the games are ready to work, with Inputs Standard of the controls, an intuitive text income method, precise iconography, clear readability of the texts and an appropriate resolution in full screen mode, so you can invest less time adjusting the configuration, and more in defeating the next great boss. “
• Mostly compatible. “This indicates that games may require minor configurations changes In-game for optimal experience on portable devices. “

We can see it in action here:

And, apart from arriving under the arm of Xbox itself, the console has its own arguments to be taken into account when executing games. The hardware of the two versions promisesand a lot:

Now, regardless of knowing the release date, there is another fact that Microsoft has not given and that was expected for this Gamescom: the price of the Xbox Ally Rog. Rumors have been pointing at 900 euros for a while for the most powerful version and gave the nail with the date, but From the price we still know nothing. Officially, of course.

It is a fact that is stored for later and that dependsseg the company itself, of the “macroeconomic conditions”. Surely the same ones that have led Nintendo to Upload the price of Nintendo Switch 1 In several markets eight years after their original launch or those that are pushing Sony and Microsoft to Upload the PS5 price every little time and Xbox Series xsomething that had not happened before in the console segment.

We will have to continue waiting, but there are less than two months left to make it official.

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