Customer Ratings & Reviews

Out of the box, this was a pain to set up. You're not setting up a new xbox - you're setting up a really slow, small, new windows computer. It went slightly faster once I realized it was a touchscreen and I didn't have to move the cursor around with the joystick or buttons, but it was still really slow and painful, especially when it needed a windows update immediately. I had to set it down to update unattended and come back to it the next day. Then, you're going to have no access to any of your games unless you've bought the digital copy online. There is only a t i n y selection of games with the trial game pass subscription that comes included. Nearly everything needs to be purchased to play. Even for the games you already have in your library, most of them come with some kind of warning that certain features are not optimized for this setup. The screen itself is good quality for the size, and the sound is actually pretty impressive. If you really want to play your xbox on the go, and you're willing to pay for games or a better subscription tier, then this might be for you. If you're just a casual xbox gamer, I'd say pass this one up.

Finally! I have been waiting for this since it was announced. To say the least Im not disappointed. As a previous ROG Ally owner there were a few things I didn't care for. Mostly ergonomic issues. All of those issues have been solved with the ROG Xbox Ally. It feels just like holding a regular Xbox controller. Its amazing, since picking it up I really havent played my console. Now I will say not all games are compatible as of yet. Once more and more games go cloud based this thing will dominate. Currently I have COD black ops6 loaded and it runs it super well. Game loading is a bit slow but it typically is on the console also. Having a really good wireless internet connection is a must as it is wifi only connection unless using a adapter from type C to eithernet. I have used it on my personal hotspot on my phone as well on a drive to Vegas this week and it ran perfectly when cell service was good. Battery life is pretty decent but would recommend an external battery or play near a wall outlet.

I was pretty darn excited to get a chance to use and review this. However, this first week has been extremely disappointing and underwhelming, to say the least. Right from the initial opening, not having any type of instructions other than how to turn it on, what all the buttons are and where to go to watch instructional videos was the first sign of many things to come. The power supply is a 65 watt mini brick of a charger that I did not use. I, instead, hooked it up to my existing 100 watt phone charger and it was full in a matter of hours. Starting it up was fun and exciting but the screen is so small if you are older with trouble seeing, you will have a hard time reading anything on this device (even after messing with the resolution settings). In theory, what this machine is capable of is very impressive, however, thinking it will operate like a XBOX is a mistake. This works mostly like a mini PC and the initial updates taking a couple of hours proves it. Finding how to log into your Microsoft account, download games that would actually run on this and somehow keep it from freezing up took a better part of a week. I have finally played a game for a couple of days that had subtitles (could hardly read) and while it is fun and the sound is impressive, I find myself getting tired of it and moving to my laptop, phone or XBOX Series X. This is definitely for the much younger crowd for light gaming and entertainment. Videos work well, and the sound is great but I struggle to see the benefit of this for serious gamers.

The ROG Xbox Ally FHD is a really good first step towards the future of what handheld gaming can be and while this is a great first step, I do think that this device has some shortcoming. The fact that you can play Xbox games on a handheld device is just unbelievable to me. Ten years ago, I never could have imagined how far gaming would evolve. The setup and installation for the ROG x Xbox is super easy with a BIOS update and you will have to log onto windows 11. After that you will have access to the XBOX gaming store. This is where handheld gaming has a short coming. I noticed that a few games that I wanted to try out in handheld are not offered. I also noticed that performance is wildly inconsistent and I assume that is do to formatting of the games into a smaller screen and for handheld. I started to test out Halo which made note that the game will not be the same in handheld but is playable. It happens to play fairly well and looks really nice but it still is just missing the WOW factor. Racing games happen to look and play really well on the device as well. I am sure games like fortnite, doom and others will look and play really well and are probably perfect for the device. To me the device has the size and feel of the original Sega game gear which quite frankly disappointed me. To me this device just feels way to big, clunky and cheap. When I look at something by a major competitor, it can play AAA games really well in both handheld plus you can output it to a TV. I am excited by the prospect of what ASUS and Xbox can do moving forward but right now I cannot give this product more then three stars.

I’ve only had it for like a few days but it’s been so cool! It’s not for everyone, as some people would benefit from just having a gaming PC, but yeah it’s perfect for me.

Love it!!! works as gaming handheld, also with windows, i can even work in it!

Bought this for when I’m on the go and not with my oc, love it, works perfect and is super fun to use

Love it. It’s literally a computer on the game! Super excited to travel with it!

Was worth every penny don’t play it as often but if I’m out of town or on the road, I’m always on it. Just need a reliable Wi-Fi.

Loving my Ally! Great quality! Can’t wait to play long hours

NOT AN XBOX, it lags and was not running Skyrim well even. It also needs to be on WiFi to play most games, which to me defeats the purpose of a mobile handheld game system. Not worth it at all and was very disappointing. Also the 599 one is veryyyy underpowered, especially being the price as an Xbox series x!

You need to be connected to the internet all the time to be able to play. Which makes no sense to buy a console to play with when you are away from home.