ROG Xbox Ally has reportedly not made a dent in Steam Deck sales

In the wake of the overwhelming success of the Nintendo Switch, we’ve seen a rise in the number of handheld consoles being released by other manufacturers. While Valve’s Steam Deck is likely the most notable, Xbox’s ROG Ally partner handheld marked Microsoft’s own take on the format. Unsurprisingly however, it seems the Xbox Ally has failed to see the same level of interest, with sales reportedly not making a dent in the Steam Deck’s adoption.

Taking part in an interview conducted by the ‘Xbox Expansion Pass’ podcast, known industry analyst Matt Piscatella was asked about the current state of the ROG Xbox Ally handheld. According to Piscatella:

“It had a nice month one and has come back down quite significantly since then. And you're…you know you're not talking massive amounts of volume there. It's…it's kind of just chugging along at you know what you would expect for that price point for that type of audience. It's just kind of…it's hanging out being groovy.”

When asked for clarification as to whether the Ally has “put a dent in the Steam Deck” sales-wise, Piscatella simply responded with “no.”

Of course, while the Steam Deck and ROG Ally are two similar devices, the Ally operates at an entirely different price level, with the lower-end version coming in at roughly the same price as the higher-end Steam Deck OLED.

Regardless, both the Steam Deck and ROG Ally are low-volume devices, and so neither were expected to sell 10s of millions of units. That said, it would be interesting to learn exactly how many units each system has managed to push out.

KitGuru says: What do you think of the ROG Xbox Ally? How does it compare to the Steam Deck? Let us know your thoughts down below.

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