Best Buy has
ASUS ROG Xbox Ally Gaming Handheld (RC73YA-XB_ALLY.Z2A.16, White) on sale for
$499.99.
Shipping is free or select free store pickup where stock permits.
Note: Includes 3-Month Xbox Game Pass Premium.
Thanks to community member
CnC_Citizen for finding this deal.
Specs:
- 7" 1920x1080 FHD 120Hz IPS Display, 500 nits, FreeSync Premium
- AMD Ryzen Z2 A 4-Core Processor (up to 3.8GHz)
- AMD Radeon RDNA2 Integrated Graphics, 8 Cores, up to 1800MHz
- 16GB LPDDR5-6400MHz Memory
- 512GB M.2 2280 Solid State Drive
- Wi-Fi 6E (2 x 2) + Bluetooth 5.4
- Windows 11
- Ports:
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with DisplayPort 1.4 / Power Delivery 3.0
- 1x UHS-II microSD card reader (supports SD, SDXC and SDHC)
- 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
- 60Wh Battery
- Size: 290.8x121.5x50.7mm, 670 grams (~1.47 lbs)
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So I just sign into my Xbox account on the device and that's it?
here is the verbiage from Microsoft [xbox.com]:
Any PC game or Xbox Play Anywhere (XPA) title in the Xbox app can be installed and played natively on your Windows handheld. If the game runs on Windows and is from a supported PC storefront, you can play it natively. Games from other storefronts open in a new window.
If a console game is an Xbox Play Anywhere title, you can install and play it natively. If the game is only available on console and not part of Xbox Play Anywhere, you can still play it on your handheld device using either cloud gaming or remote play.
To learn the difference between cloud gaming and remote play, see:
What's the difference between cloud gaming and remote play? [xbox.com]
So I just sign into my Xbox account on the device and that's it?
2. Not if you're comparing vs OLED and this has a 120 hz refresh rate
3. Steam has added beta Steam OS for AMD powered handhelds (like this device)
And let me add me another for you
4. ASUS is stronger than the deck
There is no objective right choice for handhelds imo
Budget = Steam Deck LCD (Hell, ASUS was aggressive with discounts when Xbox Ally was being released that the OG Ally was hitting ~$300 and could compete with Steam Deck LCD on price)
Performance = Any of the ASUS ones (Lenovo seems janky to me imo, Deck and MSI are by far the worst though)
Battery/OLED = Steam Deck OLED (I believe OLED has better battery due to worse resolution, refresh, oled, and performance even though it has a smaller battery)
Help I have too much money = One of those $1000+ handhelds with Ryzen Z2 Extreme
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There's a stupid bug where when logging in the pin pad disappears, and you can't get it to return. Then you have to use accessability options to pull up the keyboard. Mildly infuriating.
You need to turn the gpu draw to 6 watts when doing anything besides gaming, or the battery runs dry in a mere couple hours.
I can directly compare this to an HP Pavillion 14+ with 8845 GPU laptop and 780 igpu. The Xbox Ally, with supposedly newer gen, same level hardware, loads everything i play slower, even in turbo mode with everything plugged in. When loading side by side, my go to game, Diablo 4, the laptop loads every map and the login several seconds faster.
While portability is the biggest benefit to this, and the handles are miles better than other handhelds, it's still a little heavy, and finding a spot for it to rest while sitting in my car can be awkward.
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2. Not if you're comparing vs OLED and this has a 120 hz refresh rate
3. Steam has added beta Steam OS for AMD powered handhelds (like this device)
And let me add me another for you
4. There's many devices stronger than the Deck
There is no objective right choice for handhelds imo
Budget = Steam Deck LCD (Hell, ASUS was aggressive with discounts when Xbox Ally was being released that the OG Ally was hitting ~$300 and could compete with Steam Deck LCD on price)
Performance = Most handhelds beat the Steam Deck for performance, especially if you remove trash Windows and do Steam OS or Bazzite (which is where a lot of Windows devices lose FPS with poor 0.1% lows)
Battery/OLED = Steam Deck OLED (I believe OLED has better battery due to worse resolution, refresh, oled, and performance even though it has a smaller battery)
Help I have too much money = One of those $1000+ handhelds with Ryzen Z2 Extreme
it is by far one of the worst handhelds now... even a used OG ALLY is a much better investment
There's a stupid bug where when logging in the pin pad disappears, and you can't get it to return. Then you have to use accessability options to pull up the keyboard. Mildly infuriating.
You need to turn the gpu draw to 6 watts when doing anything besides gaming, or the battery runs dry in a mere couple hours.
I can directly compare this to an HP Pavillion 14+ with 8845 GPU laptop and 780 igpu. The Xbox Ally, with supposedly newer gen, same level hardware, loads everything i play slower, even in turbo mode with everything plugged in. When loading side by side, my go to game, Diablo 4, the laptop loads every map and the login several seconds faster.
While portability is the biggest benefit to this, and the handles are miles better than other handhelds, it's still a little heavy, and finding a spot for it to rest while sitting in my car can be awkward.
2- you can run GOGO and EPIC games on the ALLY... heck you can even install Windows
3- the other handhelds are quite much more expensive than even the top SD OLED
this is just an OG ALLY reskin with the STEAMDECK chipset... performing worse than the SD
I bought a Quest 3S to play games via Xbox game pass ultimate sub. Haven't opened it yet but thinking of getting a switch 2.
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I bought a Quest 3S to play games via Xbox game pass ultimate sub. Haven't opened it yet but thinking of getting a switch 2.
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