ASUS ROG Xbox Ally (2025)

Windows, with Xbox up front

The Xbox Ally is ASUS’s Xbox-branded handheld for 2025 (model RC73YA). It powers on into the Xbox full-screen experience, and the Xbox button opens Game Bar, but underneath it’s Windows 11 Home. That means the Xbox app and Game Pass sit alongside whatever Windows PC game stores you already use. It isn’t a closed console, and it doesn’t run SteamOS.

Xbox Ally or Xbox Ally X?

ASUS sells two Xbox-branded models. The X costs much more and adds twice the cores, more memory, USB4 and a bigger battery:

Spec	Xbox Ally	Xbox Ally X
Chip	Ryzen Z2 A: 4 cores, 8 threads, up to 3.8GHz	Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme: 8 cores, 16 threads, up to 5.0GHz
Memory	16GB LPDDR5-6400	24GB LPDDR5X
Storage	512GB	1TB
Battery	60Wh	80Wh
Ports	2× USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C	USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C and USB4
Weight	670g	715g
ASUS Store price	$599.99	$999.99

If price and weight matter more to you than the extra cores, memory and battery, the Z2 A model is the one to get. If they don’t, the X is the upgrade.

The screen

The 7-inch, 1920 × 1080 (16:9) IPS-level touchscreen runs at 120Hz with AMD FreeSync Premium variable refresh. ASUS rates it at 500 nits, with 100% of sRGB and 75.35% of Adobe RGB, behind Gorilla Glass Victus and an anti-glare, low-reflection (AGLR) layer with Gorilla Glass DXC. It’s the same class of display as the 2023 ROG Ally (RC71L) and the 2024 ROG Ally X.

Chip, memory and storage

AMD’s Ryzen Z2 A runs 4 cores and 8 threads at 2.8GHz base and up to 3.8GHz, with 6MB of cache and AMD Radeon Graphics. ASUS gives no graphics core count, TFLOPS figure or power range for it. Memory is 16GB of LPDDR5-6400 in dual channel, soldered on board. The 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD uses the full-size M.2 2280 format, where the 2023 ROG Ally took the shorter 2230 size, and a UHS-II microSD reader adds space.

Controls

The grips are contoured in an Xbox-inspired shape, and the controls are built in. On them sit ABXY, a D-pad, two full-size analog sticks, bumpers and Hall-effect analog triggers, with View, Menu, Command Center and Armoury Crate buttons and two assignable grip buttons. HD haptics and a 6-axis IMU are inside; there are no trackpads.

Battery and charging

The 60Wh, 4-cell battery sits between the 40Wh in the 2023 ROG Ally and the 80Wh in the Ally X models. It charges over USB-C from a 65W adapter that supplies 20 volts at 3.25 amps.

Ports, docking and extras

Both USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports carry DisplayPort and power delivery, so either one can feed a monitor or TV through a USB-C dock or cable; ASUS sells its docks separately. Wireless is tri-band Wi-Fi 6E (2×2) with Bluetooth 5.4, a version ASUS says may change with the OS. Audio comes from two speakers with a smart amplifier and Dolby Atmos, an array mic with AI noise canceling, and a headphone jack with Hi-Res certification. There’s also a fingerprint sensor, Microsoft’s Pluton security processor and Aura Sync lighting.

Price

ASUS’s US store listed the Xbox Ally at $599.99 on 19 September 2026, with the Xbox Ally X at $999.99. Store prices change, so check before you buy.