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ROG Xbox Ally 7" FHD 120Hz Gaming Handheld - AMD Ryzen Z2 A Processor - 16GB with 512GB SSD - Windows - Open Box $450.99 at Best Buy
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ROG Xbox Ally 7" FHD 120Hz Gaming Handheld - AMD Ryzen Z2 A Processor - 16GB with 512GB SSD - Windows - Open Box
Excellent- $504.99
Good- $480.99
Fair- $450.99
https://www.bestbuy.com/product/r...ition=fair
Excellent- $504.99
Good- $480.99
Fair- $450.99
https://www.bestbuy.com/product/r...ition=fair
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ROG Xbox Ally 7" FHD 120Hz Gaming Handheld - AMD Ryzen Z2 A Processor - 16GB with 512GB SSD - Windows - Open Box
Excellent- $504.99
Good- $480.99
Fair- $450.99
https://www.bestbuy.com/product/r...ition=fair
Excellent- $504.99
Good- $480.99
Fair- $450.99
https://www.bestbuy.com/product/r...ition=fair
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This open box ROG Xbox Ally with the Z2 A chip is being framed as a budget handheld for Windows gaming and quick desktop use, with access to non Steam stores and a little more speed than a Steam Deck. The strongest value case lands around $450, since the current price is seen as too high for the hardware and the Z1 Extreme version is repeatedly described as the better performer. The LCD screen and weaker Z2 A positioning versus the Ally X or Legion Go are the main knocks. It reads as a versatile but price sensitive pick.
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$450 is the rough ceiling mentioned for this open-box Z2 A model; above that, it is not considered worth it. The main reason is that the Z2 A is described as only a little faster than a Steam Deck and weaker than the Z1 Extreme models in the Ally X or Legion Go.
The Z2 A is described as a little faster than a Steam Deck, but slower than the Z1 Extreme found in the Ally X or Legion Go. That makes it a lower-performance option than the older Z1 Extreme handhelds despite being a newer release.
No, this handheld uses an LCD screen. The lack of OLED is a dealbreaker for shoppers who want an OLED display in a 2025 handheld.
The $451 open-box price could not be replicated, so it may be a limited or location-specific price. The thread also notes the listing title does not say YMMV.
Pricing is controlled by ASUS, not Microsoft. The Xbox branding may add some licensing cost, but ASUS sets the final price.
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Wait for the $999 one drops price
it's almost like they released this POS and priced it ridiculously high so that people would opt for the X version by default.
Microsoft has been not focusing on first party titles. They buy studios that look promising and bankrupt them to ensure they only make profit and don't want to "lose" profit on investing on developers. And then they are changing the rules to admit they don't want to take hardware losses anymore and trying to rewrite the culture to have us pay for the actual cost of hardware. Because they no longer are a game producer, just have been reduced to another generic company. So yes they want the hardware to be self sustaining and diffuse the profit among them, steam, and other launchers hoping they will have ppl remain loyal to Xbox for its streamlined launches. They are being friends with all bc their mindset is now multi platform, hoping that the legacy they have as that will outlive everyone else bc they have trillions as a company. Gaming to them has maxed out and becoming more of more-of-the-same and they don't believe there is much more in gaming to further invest in. It's bad for them as a platform so, I think they decided to focus to be the Netflix of gaming and their creative contributions is to have ppl rent games until they buy it. Thats what I see. Microsoft isn't big on gaming other than streaming and watching us as a product.
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