ASUS Republic of Gamers has revealed that the upcoming ROG Xbox Ally series is now available for pre-order in Canada.
Both the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X include your favourite digital storefronts, including Xbox, Battle.net, Steam, and others. This means that you can boot up your favourites to play anywhere, like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 or Gears of War: Reloaded.
The ROG Xbox Ally X is powered by the AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor, which ASUS says is its most powerful handheld yet.
The ROG Xbox Ally is powered by the AMD Ryzen AI Z2 A processor, boasting energy efficiency.
Both devices are said to boast improvement over the previous generation or ROG Ally devices.
- ROG Xbox Ally X: Available for CAD $1,299.99. The ultimate high-performance handheld, built for the most demanding players.
- ROG Xbox Ally: Available for CAD $799.99. The essential handheld for everyone from the casual player to the avid enthusiast.
The new Xbox Ally handheld features the ability to:
- Launch directly into the Xbox full screen experience, a dedicated experience purpose-built for gaming, powered by Windows 11, and inspired by the console user experience. With new modifications that minimize background activity and defer non-essential tasks, more system resources are dedicated specifically to gameplay.
- A dedicated Xbox button opens an enhanced Game Bar overlay for Windows 11, making it easy to return home, browse your library, launch or quit games, chat with friends, access ROG’s innovative Armoury Crate SE, and more.
- An aggregated gaming library gives you quick access to games from Xbox, Game Pass (where available), and installed games from Battle.net and other leading PC stores.
- Xbox controller-inspired grips, with ergonomics that allow you to play comfortably for longer gaming sessions.
- Every Xbox Ally comes with three months of Xbox Game Pass, unlocking hundreds of games playable across devices. More information about the Game Pass offer will be shared prior to October 16.
Additionally, you can use the ROG Xbox Ally series to play your PC games, which are natively installed on the device. Xbox Play Anywhere adds over 1,000 games across console and PC.
Remote play allows you to stream your entire library to your handheld device. Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) lets you stream your Xbox library on the go.
Xbox also has a Handheld Compatibility Program, a new initiative indicating which games work best on a handheld. Thousands of games will be available at launch, labelled as Handheld Optimized or Mostly Compatible.
Pre-orders are available at Best Buy Canada, EB Games Canada, London Drugs, Amazon, ASUS Store, Memory Express, Staples, and Walmart Canada. Costco, MDG, the Microsoft Store, Newegg, and Visions will have it available at launch.
