After the primary two fashions of the ROG Ally launched final yr, Asus is able to reveal the subsequent iteration of the hand held PC gaming machine. Whereas the upcoming ROG Ally X is not a correct second era for the hand held, the brand new mannequin addresses a lot of the most important suggestions from the machine’s early adopters.
Whereas a ROG Ally 2 is on the playing cards in some unspecified time in the future, Asus instructed The Verge, that is not the plan for the Ally X, which is extra of an optimized model of the unique device–similar to a mid-gen refresh on a standard console. Sporting the identical chipset and display as the unique, the Ally X will not see a considerable efficiency or high quality enhance over the bottom machine, and as an alternative will deal with quality-of-life enhancements.
One of many predominant enhancements is an even bigger battery, as this was one of many predominant complaints gamers had in regards to the unique Ally. “We’re not taking a look at 30 to 40% extra capability,” Asus SVP Shawn Yen mentioned in regards to the improved machine. “We’re taking a look at far more than that.”
The Ally X may also have extra RAM, an extended SSD slot, and basically can be simpler for customers to restore and improve to their liking. The total feel and look of the machine can be barely different–the bigger battery will make it heavier, for one, with revised grips and tweaks to inputs together with joysticks, D-pad, and triggers.
The motherboard structure may also be rearranged, which can hopefully put an finish to thermal points that noticed the ROG Ally allegedly damaging SD cards–though Asus has nonetheless prevented admitting that the design was at fault to start with.
“We do not need folks to assume that is what we had to do,” mentioned senior product supervisor Gabriel Meng about shifting the SD card reader. “We needed to transfer issues across the board to make them match.”
The ROG Ally X is ready to be formally introduced on June 2, with a launched deliberate for the second half of 2024. Asus has mentioned that the varied enhancements to the machine will improve its price, warning that it’s going to launch at the next value level than the $600 base mannequin. The unique ROG Ally will proceed to be accessible after the X’s launch.