ROG Ally / Xbox Ally Coverage

ASUS announced the XG Core Radeon RX 9060 XT LP 16GB GDDR6 external GPU: RDNA 4, 16GB GDDR6, USB4 up to 40 Gbps, about 144×117×39 mm, with HDMI and DisplayPort. Press materials cite gaming handhelds including ROG Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally X; no US price or ship date was disclosed.

ASUS ROG said the Xbox Ally X20 can be bought alone in Singapore for S$2,099, instead of only the S$3,599 bundle with ROG Xreal R1 Edition 20 glasses. Pre-orders start November 16, with general availability in December.

Microsoft began rolling a redesigned Xbox app for Windows to Xbox Insiders on Nov 5, 2026. Internal tests claim up to about 60% faster app launch, 50% faster Home/Store/Game Pass page loads, and 65% faster in-app windows, plus a simpler library, unified search, and friends in the main nav.

AMD and Microsoft made FSR Upscaling 4.1.2 available to Xbox developers in the October 2026 GDK, the first ML-based FSR on Xbox Series X|S. The same FSR SDK covers ROG Xbox Ally handhelds, and ASUS already has a preview driver for the Ally X and X20.

Bazzite 45 moves to Fedora 45 with Mesa 26.2.6, brings ROG Xbox Ally X20 support to the stable branch, adds initial Acer Predator Atlas 8 support and a ujust check-anticheat command for Easy Anti-Cheat Linux v2 requirements.

The PS3 emulator RPCS3 has no games left in its Loadable category after an SPU accuracy fix moved Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 to Ingame. About 80% of its tracked library is rated Playable, and around 22 games remain in Intro.

Winhanced, a free controller-first launcher for Windows 11 handhelds, released its 1.0 Beta with a new in-game overlay, a one-switch FSR 4.1 option on AMD handhelds, built-in OptiScaler, GeForce NOW, Battle.net installs, cloud saves and more OneXPlayer devices.

In Digital Foundry's review, the $1,299 Acer Predator Atlas 8 with Intel's Arc G3 Extreme ran about 50-70% faster than the ROG Xbox Ally X at matched settings and 35W, but Windows 11 bugs and scattered driver updates held it back.

Best Buy has open-box ROG Xbox Ally X units from $789.99 versus $1,000 new, per IGN, and Lenovo has the Z1 Extreme Legion Go S with SteamOS (32GB/1TB) at $949.99 with code DEALDAYSLIVE, per 9to5Toys.

Epic's Unreal Engine 5.8.4 hotfix adds ASDTool, which builds the shader database stores use for Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery. It covers Windows D3D12 SM6 builds, doesn't support ray tracing PSOs, works alongside PSO precaching, and Epic Games Store support is planned for early 2027.

Bazzite's testing branch now supports the ROG Xbox Ally X20 with VRR, HDR, TDP control, mappable back buttons and sleep working, while RGB and fan control still need work. The Acer Predator Atlas 8 gets its first button mapping.

4A Games' free Metro Redux Next-Gen Update adds unlocked frame rates, DLSS, FSR and 4A TSR, SSGI, 4K textures and a power-optimized mode for Xbox Ally. VideoCardz reports Metro 2033 Redux also quietly got DLSS 5.

AMD expanded FSR Upscaling 4.1 to Ryzen Z2 handhelds, RX 6000 GPUs, Ryzen AI Max and AI 9 laptops, with Xbox Series X|S coming soon. ASUS says the ROG Xbox Ally X and X20 get a preview GPU driver on October 23.

Five days after launch, Windows Central reports the $1,299 ROG Xbox Ally X20 and its $2,499 bundle are sold out at Best Buy and ASUS.com.

Fortune reports Xbox CEO Asha Sharma plans a next-generation handheld by the 2027 holidays and the Project Helix console by the 2028 holidays, with Helix internally projected at $1,200 to $1,800 unless Microsoft subsidizes it.

Windows Central tried a leaked early build of the new Xbox PC app on the Xbox Ally, and Windows Insider builds add an Exit to Desktop shortcut to Xbox mode.

ASUS pushed a big Armoury Crate SE update alongside the ROG Xbox Ally X20, and older Ally models get a good chunk of it.

The ROG 20th anniversary Xbox Ally X20 is available now with a 7.4-inch OLED and TMR sticks, but the same chip, RAM and battery as the Xbox Ally X.

Microsoft claims Windows 11 is up to 20% more responsive and lighter on 8GB PCs, highlights Advanced Shader Delivery, and offers a 25-game bundle with eligible new PCs.

RPG Site's handheld testing found stutter on Steam Deck, a black screen fix on ROG Ally, and 90-144fps on Intel handhelds.