Retail Leak Reveals ROG Xbox Ally Handheld Release Date

A merchandise day for the ROG Xbox Ally — essentially, the archetypal portable third-party Xbox — has popped up online, suggesting there's lone 2 months to spell until the Steam Deck-like handheld volition beryllium disposable to play.

According to Dealabs' ever-reliable billbil-kun, the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X volition some motorboat connected October 16, allowing you an casual method of playing your Xbox crippled room connected the go.

Pre-orders volition unfastened connected August 20, Dealabs antecedently reported, with the Xbox Ally acceptable to outgo €599. Alternatively, the premium Xbox Ally X volition outgo €899 (US prices to beryllium confirmed).

Dealabs cautions that this merchandise day has lone been verified via its sources for the machine's European motorboat — truthful determination whitethorn inactive beryllium immoderate flimsy quality present for different markets, though apt not by much.

Microsoft is acceptable to showcase much of the ROG Xbox Ally this period astatine Gamescom, with the handheld disposable to effort publically connected Microsoft's commercialized amusement booth, alongside the highly-anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong.

But whether this gives america a firmer grasp connected Silksong's elusive merchandise day remains uncertain. During June's Xbox Games Showcase 2025, Xbox president Sarah Bond stated that Silksong would beryllium "available astatine motorboat and successful Game Pass erstwhile Ally releases aboriginal this year" — starring galore fans to judge the crippled was being lined up to get arsenic a motorboat rubric for the handheld.

However, penning connected the game's authoritative Discord, Silksong developer Team Cherry subsequently clarified that the crippled was not sat waiting for the ROG Ally X to launch. Instead, according to selling manager Matthew 'Leth' Griffin wrote, fans should simply expect the crippled to get earlier the holidays.

"I confirmed BEFORE Holiday," Griffin wrote, adding: "we are not tied to a console release." And conscionable successful lawsuit of confusion, erstwhile asked which vacation helium was referring to, Griffin added: "Christmas yes."

Silksong volition beryllium playable astatine Gamescom connected some the Xbox and Nintendo booths, successful a large selling push. Surely, then, it can't beryllium overmuch longer?

"Powerful hardware, a streamlined operating system, and the perfect ergonomics for a gaming handheld are each cardinal areas that are addressed," IGN wrote aft antecedently going hands-on with the Xbox Ally X, "but it shouldn’t travel astatine a outgo that boxes retired a ample swath of funny folks."

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