ASUS ROG Xbox Ally pre-orders live: stock of both variants of the handheld are available now

Asus ROG Xbox Ally handheld pre-orders are live!

Hello and welcome to our live running coverage of the Asus ROG Xbox Ally pre-orders!

We're scouring the internet for all the latest and best links now that pre-orders have officially opened. They opened a matter of hours ago on both sides of the Atlantic, and we're starting to see links appear and stock available to secure!

Strap in, and let's get you that new handheld.

Early UK options are pretty good

The superb news in the UK already is that your pre-order options are good! I'd head to the Microsoft store first, as there's bound to be fewer stock problems (if any) there. Hopefully.

• Asus ROG Xbox Ally X: £799 at Microsoft Store
• Asus ROG Xbox Ally: £499 at Microsoft Store

Asus has its own stock

You can also go straight to the source in the UK and bag your unit from the Asus storefront! Easy peasy.

• Asus ROG Xbox Ally X: £799 at Asus
• Asus ROG Xbox Ally: £499 at Asus

Currys completes the morning set

And if you're after one more full-availability option in the UK then Currys also has you covered - and could offer a good physical-store option if that's what you prefer.

• Asus ROG Xbox Ally X: £799 at Currys
• Asus ROG Xbox Ally: £499 at Currys

The US also has action

For any night owls in the US looking for the best links, then you're well covered too. First, the Microsoft Store on that side of the Atlantic is the place to go:

• Asus ROG Xbox Ally X: $999.99 at Microsoft Store
• Asus ROG Xbox Ally: $799 at Microsoft Store

Best Buy is well stocked

Best Buy looks to be the only US retailer with stock of both variants available for pre-order away from the official sources, so head there to grab yours if that's your preferred place to shop.

• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X: $999.99 at Best Buy
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: $599.99 at Best Buy

The non-X is more widely available right now

It's worth noting that if you're in the UK, you do have a nice and wide variety of retailers for the less-powerful non-X variant of the handheld. Check out all the retailers below.

• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: £499 at Microsoft Store
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: £499 at Asus
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: £499 at Argos
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: £499 at Very
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: £499 at Currys

Asus only have the non-X handheld up in the US...

Strangely Asus in the US only has the regular variant of the handheld up for pre-order - hopefully the X will make an appearance soon.

• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: $599.99 at Asus
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: $999.99 at Asus (select larger memory on page)

The US awakes!

With US folks now starting to get up and into their Fridays, let's review the state of affairs on that side of the pond.

In short, your options are good! You've got two options for the X handheld, and five for the regular handheld!

Asus ROG Ally X links

• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X: $999.99 at Microsoft Store
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X: $999.99 at Best Buy
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: $999.99 at Asus (select larger memory on page)

Asus ROG Ally links

• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: $599.99 at Microsoft Store
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: $599 at Walmart
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: $599.99 at Amazon
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: $599.99 at Best Buy
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: $599.99 at Asus

OK, just a note on the Asus US links: you have to manually change the memory option to select your preferred variant of the Xbox Ally - you may have to scroll down a bit but it's there and it works.

• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: $999.99 at Asus (select larger memory on page)
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: $599.99 at Asus

Amazon UK joins the party

Amazon UK now has the regular Ally!

• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: £499 at Amazon UK

Some more UK clarification...

OK, so upon some closer inspection, it appears that the Microsoft UK/Xbox UK links are only directing folks to other retailers to pre-order the handhelds - not hosting pre-orders itself.

As a result, I'll amend the links on this page to represent that.

However, I have found another link for the regular Ally, and that's at EE:

• Asus ROG Ally: £499 at EE

US X options look like just Microsoft and Best Buy

With stock wobbling on the X at Asus direct, it looks like Microsoft and Best Buy are your top options for the more powerful Xbox handheld right now.

• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X: $999.99 at Microsoft Store
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X: $999.99 at Best Buy

Little US Microsoft update

OK, looks like we've got some better direct links for the Mcicrosoft Store listing pages - but also news that the X looks to have sold out there...

• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X: $999.99 at Microsoft Store (out of stock)
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: $599.99 at Microsoft Store

Best Buy still an alternative for the X

Due to Microsoft being spotty with stock of the powerful X variant, Best Buy is your best option now, Here's the link:

• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X: $999.99 at Best Buy

X stock fluctuating at Microsoft

I've definitely had the X in and out of my basket at Microsoft in the past few minutes so it might be worth persevering if you want to get your new handheld direct from one of the sources.

• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X: $999.99 at Microsoft Store (out of stock)
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: $599.99 at Microsoft Store

No other US retailers offering stock yet...

While there's not been much action elsewhere, I have just spotted that Antonline is getting in on the action now, but it's only with the non-X variant.

• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: $599.99 at Antonline

A word on some conspicuous absences

Where the heck are Newegg, GameStop, and Target?!

I would certainly have expected Newegg to be right on the game when it came to pre-orders for the handhelds, considering they are, in effect, Asus products, and that's a computing-focused brand.

Still, anyway, none of those retailers are showing pre-order stock yet, so we'll have to wait and see if they are going to join the party.

• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X: Check stock at Newegg
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X: Check stock at Target
• ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X: Check stock at GameStop