Asus and Microsoft will be launching their ROG Xbox Ally series of handheld gaming PCs starting October 16, according to an Asus announcement that went out today.

Microsoft delays the price announcement for the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X despite revealing more information about the handhelds at Gamescom.

After several weeks of rumours, both Asus and Xbox have announced when their collaborative handheld consoles will be available to buy. The ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally will go on sale in the UK and other regions on 16 October 2025 – a date that has leaked in recent times.

Then there’s the ROG Xbox Ally X, which has a more powerful AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor with a 50 TOPS NPU, 24GB of RAM and 1TB of SSD storage. The latter will sport a larger 80Wh battery compared to the former’s smaller 60Wh battery. Asus ROG ...

Asus and Xbox have introduced a ROG Ally Certified program that will help players discern what will work on the upcoming handheld, and what won't.