Asus Launches ROG Xbox Ally X20 With OLED Screen and New Controls for 20th Anniversary
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Updated · Forbes · Jun 17
Asus Launches ROG Xbox Ally X20 With OLED Screen and New Controls for 20th Anniversary
3 articles · Updated · Forbes · Jun 17
Summary
ROG unveiled the Xbox Ally X20 earlier than expected, marking its 20th anniversary with a handheld that adds a native landscape OLED display and redesigned controls.
The OLED panel addresses a long-running user request while avoiding the orientation issues of repurposed smartphone screens, and Asus says fitting it required new cooling channels and a redesigned motherboard.
Physical inputs were also reworked: the face buttons have a new design, and the d-pad can switch between 8-way and 4-way modes depending on the game.
Core specs stay unchanged from the Ally X—an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme chip, 24GB of memory and an 80Wh battery—signaling refinement rather than a performance jump.
Pricing has not been announced for the later-this-year release, but Asus warned rising memory, storage and chip costs will likely push it above the current Ally X, which rose to £849 from £799.