Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 goes on sale for $1,299

Asus began selling the ROG Xbox Ally X20 in the United States on October 15, positioning the anniversary edition as a premium handheld gaming PC with a larger OLED screen and redesigned controls. The device costs $1,299 on its own, or $2,499 in a bundle that includes AR glasses and cases. The X20 marks 20 years of Asus’s Republic of Gamers brand. Its translucent black shell has gold accents, while its 7.4-inch, 1080p OLED display supports a refresh rate of up to 120Hz. The screen replaces the 7-inch LCD used in the preceding ROG Xbox Ally X. Asus also added rubberized grips, redesigned buttons and bumpers, and TMR joysticks that use magnetic sensors. The company says the joysticks are intended to reduce the risk of stick drift. The D-pad can be turned between four-way and eight-way configurations, though one reviewer reported that it did not stay locked in its diagonal position. The core specifications remain largely unchanged from the Ally X: an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor, 24GB of memory, 1TB of storage and an 80Wh battery. That leaves the X20’s main upgrades in its display, controls and design rather than a new processor. Reviewers generally praised the OLED screen and...