The ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme has reached its lowest price point in the UK market at £399.99, representing a significant strategic move in the increasingly competitive x86 handheld gaming landscape.
The handheld x86 gaming landscape just gained unprecedented clarity with Microsoft's emerging strategy to merge Xbox console gaming with Windows PC architecture, positioning devices like the ROG Xbox Ally as harbingers of a fundamental shift away from traditional console models.
The handheld x86 gaming PC market has reached an inflection point that makes June 2025 particularly challenging for new buyers, based on comprehensive industry analysis.
The handheld x86 gaming PC landscape could have taken a dramatically different path based on a stunning prototype teardown published today, revealing Valve's early Steam Deck engineering sample supported discrete graphics cards—a feature that never made it to the final retail product.
Fresh pricing leaks for Microsoft and ASUS's upcoming ROG Xbox Ally handheld gaming PCs have emerged, suggesting premium pricing that could challenge the handheld gaming market landscape.
The handheld gaming PC landscape just received a seismic shift with ASUS Republic of Gamers' official announcement of the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, marking the first-ever collaboration between Microsoft's Xbox division and a major PC gaming manufacturer.
ASUS and Microsoft have shattered the boundaries between console and PC gaming with their groundbreaking announcement of the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X handheld gaming systems.