As first spotted on Reddit, insider eXtas1s has revealed that pre-orders for Microsoft's first foray into the handheld market will begin as early as August, with October being eyed as a launch month.
When it comes to cost, this is where things start to get interesting. The ROG Xbox Ally, which will boast 16GB of memory, 512GB of storage, along with AMD's Ryzen Z2 A chip will be €599.
However, for the Ally X, which will have AMD's Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme, plus 24GB of memory and 1TB of storage will reportedly be … €899.
That's a rather steep price for a handheld, though bear in mind that the price almost assuredly accounts for VAT, meaning the United States price, if these prices are true, will be lower, though it will obviously scale with local and state taxes.
Either way, it does present a rather interesting scenario, given just how much fuss was made about the Switch 2 price. Then again, the Switch 2 hasn't had any problems selling out, so perhaps Microsoft will see the same thing in a few months.
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