Asus ROG Xbox Ally

Released

Oct. 2025

Windows 11

Screen

7.0”, 16:9

Up To

Modern

Best For

PS2, GameCube

Price

~$590

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ROG Xbox Ally retro handheld running a game and held in hand.

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Emulation Performance

Modern

PlayStation 3

Switch

Wii U

PlayStation 2

Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo Wii

GameCube

Sega Saturn

PSP

Dreamcast

Nintendo 64

Nintendo DS

PlayStation 1

Up to SNES

Screen

Aspect Ratio

Screen Size

Resolution

Refresh Rate

Screen Type

Pixel Density

314 PPI

Ergonomics

Ergonomic Grip

Cooling

Vibration

Material

Plastic

Weight

670 g

Dimensions

290.8 x 121.5 x 50.7 mm

Speaker Placement

Front

Charge Port

Top

Ports and Connectivity

WiFi Version

Bluetooth Version

5.4

Controls

Thumbstick Layout

Shoulder Button Layout

Stacked

D-Pad Placement

Bottom

Additional Controls

Volume up and down, menu, Xbox, view, command center, library, 2x programmable back buttons

Technical Specs

Storage

512 GB M.2 2280 SSD

Battery

60 Wh

RAM

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Architecture

x86-64

Chipset

AMD Ryzen Z2 A

CPU

AMD Zen 2

GPU

AMD RDNA 2

CPU Clock Speed

CPU Cores

CPU Threads

GPU Clock Speed

Pros

Strong performance even for more demanding systems
Reliable emulation on all systems
Large 60 Wh battery for long play sessions
Very smooth gameplay thanks to the 120Hz refresh rate

Cons

Letterboxing (black bars) on classic retro systems
Big device, portable but not pocketable
Bulky form factor

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