āWeāre not looking at 30 to 40 percent more capacity,ā he tells me. āWeāre looking at way more than that.ā
More than 40 percent battery life would be nice. Still waiting for reviews.
Battery improvement is nice, must be a huge battery to pretty much double the worst case numbers.
June 2nd for the actual announcement 
Announcement for announcement.
I need help. I canāt sign on Xbox Network at all. Every time I click sign in, it goes to black screen and stays there. How can I sign in?
Edit: Got it working. Phew.
What āfixedā it?
I just rest gaming service app. It was odd.
Yeah, thatās quite an odd one.
A write-up on the impressions of an Ally X prototype, in terms of look and feel, not actual usage:
He goes on about how itās more comfortable to hold and how the back buttons are placed better, but Iāve zero issues with either of those on the existing Ally so I donāt really know what heās talking about. Then again, he also says he prefer symmetrical thumbsticks, which I definitely do not, so Iām thinking him and I simply donāt want the same things from our controllers.
Anyway, itās neat that theyāre apparently making some changes beyond just the specs.
For those in the U.S., the official charger ādockā is on sale for $29.99 at Best Buy. Thatās more than half off the regular $64.99 price.
Thereās no end date listed for this sale. Also, for any Canadians out there, itās not on sale at Canadian Best Buy. Already checked.
Apparently you can update the firmware on the official charger dock:
I didnāt know this was even a thing, but Iāve had some problems getting it to fast charge my Anker, so crossing my fingers thisāll fix that.
The ROG Ally X is properly official now. The Verge has a hardware breakdown with lots of pictures:
Good read. Itās not enough for me to upgrade from the original, but if I didnāt already have one I wouldnāt hesitate.
The next installment will be really interesting to see.
Definitely.
I think portable gaming is here to stay, and I think it will be one of the things that help blur the lines more and more between PCs and consoles and streaming.
So Iām watching the entire space with interest, and the ROG Ally corner of it especially carefully as Iām a big fan of their first attempt.
As an owner of first version, it has been a delight. I think I got it around the time software is integrated better with its hardware. Bit by bit, it gets better.
A week after getting my Ally I decided that from now on this is what Iām buying for my personal PC going forward. Itās a great experience. Now that the X should support eGPU, I have no concerns doing this for the foreseeable future.
Never got around to doing this until now, and the upgrade process was very easy. Too early to tell if it solved my fast charging issue, as it seems to have been an intermittent thing, but the first charge since the update was good. So crossing my fingers itāll continue that way.
For those in the U.S., the charger dock is on sale right now for $30, normally $65:
I checked Best Buy Canada, and no dice for us.