The data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/handheld-gaming/rog-xbox-ally-hands-on-review” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/handheld-gaming/rog-xbox-ally-hands-on-review”>ROG Xbox Ally is $599 — $100 more than the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/nintendo/nintendo-switch-2-console-review” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/nintendo/nintendo-switch-2-console-review”>Nintendo Switch 2 that we already said was rather pricey in our review. And that’s before I even had the chance to spit my morning coffee out at seeing the ROG Xbox Ally X is $999.
Gaming handhelds are getting pricier, and this isn’t even the worst offender (looking at you, $1,349 data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/handheld-gaming/lenovo-legion-go-2-review” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/handheld-gaming/lenovo-legion-go-2-review”>Lenovo Legion Go 2). But a thousand dollars for an ultraportable just seems crazy to me. Did you know that for the price of one ROG Xbox Ally X, you could buy three Steam…

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