Asus ROG Ally European pricing may have leaked and it’s not good news

There have been many leaks and rumors surrounding the upcoming Asus ROG Ally PC gaming handheld forward of its May 11 launch date. And whereas speculations in regards to the US pricing have been nice news to this point, the identical can’t be stated about its rumored European value.

According to Twitter leaker Roland Quandt (opens in new tab), and reported by VideoCardz (opens in new tab), the value for the high-end Asus ROG Ally that options an AMD Z1 Extreme CPU is likely to be €799. Though the conversion from the leaked US value of $699 would imply a €632 value level, VAT will increase that to an MSRP larger than the Steam Deck.

This is similar leaker who claimed that pricing for the ROG Ally can be $599 and $699 for the 2 fashions within the US. Of course, that is nonetheless all unconfirmed data, and the value level might turn into decrease (or larger). So till Asus confirms all the things, take this one with an enormous pinch of salt. 

Not wanting good for Europe 

As I’ve beforehand mentioned intimately after ending my Asus ROG Ally hands-on assessment, a too-high MSRP might spell catastrophe for the Asus ROG Ally proper out of the gate. If it hopes to compete with the Steam Deck, which already has a 12 months of traction on this rising market of gaming PC portables, then it must have a aggressive value level.

Though the Ally ROG has impeccable specs and may even make for an amazing laptop computer in a pinch, patrons have proven time and once more that they are going to not pay what they understand as an excessive amount of for a recreation console or transportable (good day early launch PS3 and 3DS). And whereas the rumored US value is sort of promising, this alleged European value is completely horrible.

If that’s really the price of the higher-end mannequin, then that must be adjusted for VAT, as a result of it’s basically punishing patrons for an additional cost on a system that’s already fairly costly. And when patrons really feel like they’re being punished or taken benefit of, that’s going to have a big influence on gross sales, particularly since that is additionally hitting the cabinets throughout a value of residing disaster that’s affecting a number of areas throughout the globe.

All we will do is wait and see as soon as May 11 hits. If these rumors are true although, Asus may very well be throwing away an enormous market with this transfer.