Earlier this month, Asus unveiled its ROG Ally portable Windows gaming device. It has caused quite a stir in the gaming realm, though we are yet to learn all the details regarding its specs and capabilities.
Asus is now successfully keeping up the hype train by announcing that Ally will see a worldwide release and that release may happen sooner than expected. Color us excited!
ROG Ally will be released worldwide (and it could be sooner than you expect⏱)
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— ROG Global (@ASUS_ROG) April 14, 2023
Unfortunately, that’s all the information contained in the tweet, and we’re left with only crumbs of data regarding the ROG Ally’s specs to follow. As early reports and previews show, the ROG Ally has a 7-inch, 1080p, 120Hz display. Inside is some kind of custom AMD Zen4 and RDNA3 CPU + GPU solution. Something potentially similar to the Ryzen 7040U, although that might just be speculation. As stated by Linus of Linus Tech Tips, the custom silicon within the Ally can supposedly deliver up to twice the performance of the Valve Steam Deck at the same 35W power envelope and should be able to produce better frame rates than the 50% in 15W power mode.
As for the ROG Ally’s other unofficial specs, we know that it measures 28.0 x 11.3 x 3.9 mm and weighs 608 grams, which is lighter and more compact than the Steam Deck. And we know that Ally is running Windows 11 with some custom ASUS software overlays on top.
With international availability now promised by Asus, the most important aspect of the Ally is undoubtedly its price. That will ultimately make or break the handheld, especially now that Valve finally has a steady supply of its highly competitive Steam Deck with an MSRP of just $399.
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