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So, I was minding my own business and then bam, I see this thing about Microsoft’s Xbox handheld—sort of. It’s like, is it really a handheld? It’s basically this mashup with Asus, and they’re calling it the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. They showed it off at some Xbox Games Showcase—don’t ask me which one, I lost track… again.
Picture this: big grips, chunky style like an Xbox controller had a secret love child. I kid you not! Asus claims they took all the feedback from the original, and now we’ve got this Frankenstein device. Or maybe it’s genius? Hard to say. Anyway, impulse triggers are a thing now, so your fingers kind of get a mini massage? Feels almost fancy.
And Asus—they’re shouting about how comfy and immersive it is, like, “Whoa, check this out!” But apparently, it’s a bit on the heavy side, yet still smoother than the Steam Deck. I caught myself pondering the joystick similarity. Oh, there’s also this dandy new Xbox button that pops up the Game Bar. Someone asked if it’s better—who even knows, right?
Meanwhile, AMD threw some new chips into the scene. Ryzen something or other. Z2 Extreme? I think that’s it. It sounds hardcore. Breaks speed limits with 8 cores—blows my mind thinking about tech being this powerful, you know?
Ports are ports. Only, boom—now there’s USB 4 or something. Made me think of time travel. And the device is packing a mean 80Wh battery. Lasts like a gazillion hours or maybe just long enough to finish a game. It’s all numbers to me.
On the flip side, there’s this budget version with Ryzen’s older brain. Four cores? Eight threads? Something like that—an entry-level bonanza if you ask me. It’s got less RAM, less drive, less everything. Except the screen’s the same. Who thought that one up?
Okay, here’s where things dip into the software sphere. They’re turning into an Xbox on a Windows base. Who decided to do that? But hey, you can still grab Steam or Epic on it. Like, thank goodness for some gamer freedom.
Price tags are still in the shadows. But come holiday time, rollouts are hitting like 28 countries. My head hurt just reading the list, so let’s just say it’s a bunch of them. Christmas come early, huh?
Well, that’s my spiel! Give it a whirl, wait it out, or just ignore the whole shebang. Cheers!
