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Do you think it's plausible that the Xbox Ally could be priced at $499?

There's a new leak that Xbox Ally will be priced at $499. The leaker is extas1s who has had their hits and misses and regardless of the leak itself, I want to know what you think. Leave your thoughts in the comments too.

3 months ago | [YT] | 58



@FSAPOJake

The base one with the Z2A, absolutely.

3 months ago | 20

@megapro125

600+ for the regular Xbox Ally, $1000+ for the one with 3 X in the name. More X = more $.

3 months ago | 6

@hooky17

Possibly for the lower spec one. But the ‘X’ - which is ultimately the only one worth looking at is going to be nearer $999 according to the same “leaker” which is diabolical

3 months ago | 3

@JoshF848

I could see it for the cheap one given how weak the chip is. If it cost any more it would be a very tough sell when refurb and used Z1E handhelds are getting cheaper and cheaper.

3 months ago | 3

@LilCow

I haven't had such a hearty chuckle in quite a long time!

3 months ago | 0

@jabur81

I’m 99.9% sure it’ll be higher. Microsoft wouldn’t subsidize it because there’s slim chance they’d make it back in game sales, and Asus wouldn’t subsidize it because they have nothing to gain from doing so

3 months ago | 3

@StandardNegative

I’d like to see handheld PCs get more mainstream attention. 399-499 would be amazing.

3 months ago | 2

@joshuasteed2362

I think $599 for the Ally. I hope $799 for the X, but wouldn't be surprised of it was $899-$999.

3 months ago | 2

@kw9209

I think if it’s that low, Xbox is pushing for it

3 months ago | 1

@brandongrazioso

It'll be a miracle if it's priced at $800. I'd love for it to be $500 but they'd be selling at a considerable loss and tanking any chance of people buying their other handhelds

3 months ago | 2

@Vashkey

No way in hell. The fact you can freely use other store like Steam means Microsoft wont be able to count on game sales from their store to subsidize the console. On top if that theyve shown time and time again that despite being in last play they will never take the opportunity to price competitively. In fact, they just raised the price of their consoles and games while Sony has still not matched. They see the pricing of PC handhelds and they absolutely will not price lower. Besides, isnt this more a case that theyre licensing out the Xbox brand to Asus. In all likelihood Asus is in control of all this and they dont stand to benefit from selling their handheld at a loss.

3 months ago | 3

@DragonMasterZFighter

If anything, with the recent Xbox price increase, it's almost guaranteed that the price will be higher. Nintendo has unfortunately set the standard for gaming price increases, and all these companies know people will still buy despite the outrage. Because a lot of gamers don't have discipline these days.

3 months ago | 1

@ZTrigger

If it's an open platform with access to multiple stores, it wouldn't make financial sense for them to subsidize it. It's not impossible, but it's hard to make it make sense.

3 months ago | 0

@emiliosanchez4610

No shot it’s gonna be reasonably priced!

3 months ago | 1

@robras2850

Base will be the same cost as the switch 2, black model will be same as the ally x

3 months ago | 0

@solkalibri1376

The Xbox Ally X will retail for 899€ and the lower powered Xbox Ally wil cost 599€. The USD pricing is 499$ for the base unit and 799$ for the powerful one.

3 months ago | 0

@amazingdrewH

I think it depends on how much Microsoft wants people in their ecosystem

3 months ago | 0

@javierreyes1102

The ROG Ally 1 was released with an MSRP of $599 2 years ago. Why will the Xbox ROG Ally be released with a lower MSRP?

3 months ago | 2

@SrslyTony

It'd be a really smart move on their end to price it at 499$, that way they can swipe at the Nintendo Switch 2's "mainstream portable console" userbase (because the switch 2 is still 450$), while making a more economically friendly console than their own Series X/S (with the free online and free cloud saves), and recouping their costs with software sales and Game Pass

3 months ago (edited) | 0

@RETR0_P0CKET

Xbox isn’t going to subsidize this product.

3 months ago | 7