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ASUS Opens Pre-orders for ROG Xbox Ally X20 at 258,800 Yen

The spec sheet does not move, only the screen and controls do, which sets the 258,800 yen price against the 89,800 yen the first ROG Xbox Ally carried at launch and leaves the pitch to Xbox Mode and battery behavior rather than raw performance.

Key Facts

  • ASUS opened pre-orders on September 17, 2026 for the ROG Xbox Ally X20 and set an October 16 release date at 258,800 yen in Japan.
  • The ROG Xbox Ally X20 uses an AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor, 24GB of LPDDR5X-8000 memory, a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, and Windows 11 Home.
  • The ROG Xbox Ally X20 has a 7.4-inch OLED display at 1,920x1,080 with a 120Hz refresh rate, 1400 nits peak brightness, and bezels reduced by about 60 percent.
  • The ROG Xbox Ally X20 weighs about 756g and measures 300.0mm by 121.0mm by 27.5 to 51.3mm.
  • The ROG Xbox Ally X20 Bundle with ROG XREAL R1 Edition 20 AR glasses and Pelican and dbrand cases is priced at 442,800 yen, and the AR glasses alone at 119,980 yen.

Reporting from 3 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), ASCII.jp, Game Spark.

ASUS Opens Pre-orders for ROG Xbox Ally X20 at 258,800 Yen

ASUS opened pre-orders on September 17 for the ROG Xbox Ally X20, a portable gaming PC developed with Xbox, and set an October 16 release date in Japan at 258,800 yen. The unit ships with an AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor, 24GB of unified memory, a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, and Windows 11 Home. The display is a 7.4-inch OLED at 1,920x1,080 with a 120Hz refresh rate and 1400 nits peak brightness, and bezels are cut by about 60 percent while the body stays at roughly 756g. ASUS also changed the controls: a rotary D-pad that switches between 8-direction and 4-direction layouts, plus TMR analog sticks. Memory and storage match the 2025 ROG Xbox Ally X, so the changes are in the screen, the shell, and the inputs. A 20th anniversary bundle with AR glasses and cases lists at 442,800 yen, and the AR glasses alone at 119,980 yen on the same day.

ROG is marking its 20th anniversary this year, a milestone ASUS ties to the new model. The company dates the brand to 2006 and points to the 2019 ROG Mothership and the 2021 ROG Flow as the experiments that led to the ROG Ally in 2023. The translucent black chassis carries gold accents and a 20th anniversary badge on the back.

  • ROG XREAL R1 Edition 20: AR glasses made with XREAL, sold separately on October 16 at 119,980 yen, dropping the ROG Control Dock and keeping the same functionality.
  • ROG Xbox Ally X20 Bundle: 442,800 yen, adds the AR glasses, a Pelican protective case, a dbrand Killswitch case, ROG-logo thumbsticks, and a travel hard cover.
  • ROG Bulwark Dock DG310: optional dock arriving in late October at 19,980 yen, with three USB Type-A ports, Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI, and USB Type-C, and an L-shaped USB Type-C cable built in.

The TMR sticks cut power draw from stick operation by 75%, and the microSD reader supports microSD Express. The unit carries an 80Wh battery, one USB 4 port, one USB 3.2 Type-C port, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.4, and the SSD is designed for future replacement. A hands-on session ran Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the latter holding at or above 60fps. The Xbox Mode boot skips normal Windows startup and saves about 2GB of memory.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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