With the advent of PC gaming handhelds, the nearly limitless library of games on Steam and other PC clients are now at your fingertips anytime and anywhere. Gaming handhelds aren’t exactly inexpensive, but luckily for us they frequently go on sale. For a limited time, both Amazon and Best Buy are offering the Asus ROG Xbox Ally handheld gaming PC for just $499.99 after a $100 instant discount. This is the lowest price ever and matches the same deal I saw during Black Friday.
Xbox Ally Handheld Gaming PC for $499.99
The Xbox Ally is a recently released model (October 2025) featuring the new AMD Ryzen Z2 A CPU, 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and a 512GB SSD. The Asus ROG Xbox Ally (non-X) model is equipped with a newer generation Ryzen Z2 A processor, which is comparable in performance to the Steam Deck’s APU. Although not nearly as powerful as the Ryzen Z2 Extreme found in the Xbox Ally X or even the Z1 Extreme in the older ROG Ally X, it’s also considerably less expensive.
The nomenclature might be confusing, but the Xbox Ally is really more of an evolution of the the Asus ROG Ally handheld than it is an actual Xbox console. Jacqueline Thomas sums it up quite well in her Xbox Ally X review:
“The Asus ROG Xbox Ally X is a fascinating little device. Because while it’s being sold as a sort of handheld Xbox, it’s more of a sequel to last year’s incredible Asus ROG Ally X. But the Xbox side of it can’t be ignored, because it’s the first device to launch with support for the new Xbox Full Screen Experience. This allows the handheld to boot straight into the Xbox App within Windows, without loading Explorer or any of the non-gaming-related background tasks that typically load when you boot up Windows 11. In a lot of ways, this partnership feels like Microsoft’s response to the rise of the SteamOS, and for the first time since the Steam Deck came out in 2022 it might actually have something that’s as easy to use.”
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn’t hunting for deals for other people at work, he’s hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
