The OLED Xbox Ally X20 officially starts at $1,300

# The OLED Xbox Ally X20 officially starts at $1,300 Source: [https://www.theverge.com/games/984139/the-oled-xbox-ally-x20-officially-starts-at-1300](https://www.theverge.com/games/984139/the-oled-xbox-ally-x20-officially-starts-at-1300) The Asus Xbox Ally X20 looked like it could be one of the[best handheld gaming PCs](https://www.theverge.com/games/949010/best-handheld-gaming-pc)yet made — but originally, Asus wanted you to[buy a bundle](https://www.theverge.com/games/940722/asus-xbox-ally-x20-special-edition-oled-screen)pairing it with pricy AR glasses\. In July,[we told you](https://www.theverge.com/games/965123/asus-rog-xbox-ally-x20-oled-preview)that bundle would no longer be necessary, and today it’s official: you can pre\-order a standalone handheld[at Best Buy](https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/c/482924/614286/10014?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fpromo%2Frog-ally-2026)or[Asus’s online store](https://eshop.asus.com/us/rog/rog-xbox-ally-x20-2026.html)for $1,300, shipping October 15th\. Asus spokesperson Don Nguyen tells us it’s the same basic ROG 20th Anniversary handheld I tried at its US offices, so you should be getting a translucent gadget with gold trim\. Bling isn’t the reason to buy it, though\. If I were buying, it’d be because of the larger new 7\.4\-inch 1080p OLED screen, the clearest, fastest, and brightest on a handheld yet\. I’d be buying for the extra\-comfy grips, the trick D\-pad that rotates between 4\-way and 8\-way, and the lack of an Xbox “Library” button to yank me out of my game\. [You can read my full preview here](https://www.theverge.com/games/965123/asus-rog-xbox-ally-x20-oled-preview), though I always recommend waiting for the reviews — my review of the rival[MSI Claw EX](https://www.theverge.com/games/977646/msi-claw-8-ex-review-intel-panther-lake-handheld)found issues that were invisible[in my preview](https://www.theverge.com/games/941360/intel-arc-g3-extreme-msi-claw-next-gen-handheld-preview), after all\. Personally, I think $1,300 is an awful lot to spend on a handheld, but I’m pleased that it “only” costs $300 more than[the original $1,000 Xbox Ally X](https://www.theverge.com/games/843010/xbox-ally-x-sleep-battery-drain-two-months-later), especially since that $1,000 model and the $600 Xbox Ally will continue to stick around, Asus rep Anthony Spence confirms\. But if you have $2,500 to spend, Asus is making the bundled version a bit more attractive\. Not only will it include the $1,300 Xbox Ally X20 and a matching pair of 240Hz ROG XREAL X1 glasses \([normally $849](https://go.skimresources.com/?id=1025X1701640&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Frog.asus.com%2Fus%2Fglasses%2Frog-xreal-r1%2F)\), it’ll also come with a matching Dbrand Killswitch protective case for the handheld \(with the hardshell screen cover, stick toppers and built\-in kickstand\), plus a branded Pelican case to carry everything in\. Here’s the bundle: [](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/ROG-XBOX-Ally-X20-Bundle-Set.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100) Image: Asus And here’s another photo of the Dbrand Killswitch around the handheld: [](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Front-Kickstand-Deployed.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100) Image: Asus The Xbox Ally X20 won’t be the most powerful handheld \(that’ll currently be a Strix Halo device like[the upcoming $1,750 GPD Win Max 3](https://www.gpd.hk/)\) or even the most powerful handheld that feels properly portable \(that’ll be[the Claw EX](https://www.theverge.com/games/977646/msi-claw-8-ex-review-intel-panther-lake-handheld)\), and it certainly won’t be the most affordable\. But it might be the most refined and comfortable to use among Windows handhelds\. We’ll find out this fall\. **Follow topics and authors**from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates\. - Sean Hollister