Asus threw its hat into the hand-held gaming PC area final yr with the discharge of the ROG Ally, and in a brand new interview, the corporate has confirmed {that a} second-generation model of the machine is already in improvement and may very well be out later this yr.
“We more than likely will launch a second-generation [handheld gaming console] this yr. We’ll nonetheless hold the Home windows options, however we’ll focus extra on gaming,” Asus India’s VP of shopper and gaming PCs, Arnold Su, stated to Techlusive.
The Asus ROG Ally is a formidable machine, because it combines a smooth design with highly effective {hardware} and a pointy IPS display. As a result of it runs on Home windows 11, it additionally offers customers a better choice of digital marketplaces to entry compared to Valve’s Steam Deck. Steam, GOG, and Uplay all carry out nicely on it, and you may even flip it in to a Recreation Move machine by logging into the Xbox app. It’s a pricy, and it would not have the very best battery life, however the ROG Ally remains to be a stable competitor in a crowded market.
As for upgrades, there may be room for enchancment right here as an OLED display, extra inner cupboard space, and a good beefier APU could be welcome. Whereas Asus is primarily competing towards Valve and AyaNeo on this area, it will need to be careful for the MSI Claw later this yr as nicely. There are fairly just a few similarities between each of those gadgets, as they each have 1080p 120hz IPS shows, 16GB of RAM, and even the same shell.
The MSI Hook does commerce AMD {hardware} for Intel’s new tech, and it is scheduled to launch within the first half of 2024 for $699. Proper now, the present ROG Ally is only $400 at Best Buy.