ASUS has revealed that it is going to be saying the following iteration of its ROG Ally handheld gaming PC on June 2.
The corporate revealed a handful of particulars relating to the gadget by way of its ROG Pulse stream with hosts Jake Kulinski and Whitson Gordon. Gordon revealed that the gadget will likely be named ROG Ally X and that it is going to be providing additional options over the present technology ROG Ally for the extra demanding consumer.
Whitman confused that the Ally X is neither a minor spec bump nor a very new technology of the Ally, however someplace between the 2. This implies it’ll share the identical Ryzen Z1 Excessive chip and the 120Hz VRR show with the usual ROG Ally 2023.
Nonetheless, the corporate is promising a number of enhancements with the Ally X. The most important change would be the inclusion of a a lot bigger battery. Chatting with The Verge, ASUS Senior Vice President Shawn Yen mentioned that the battery will likely be much more than only a mere 30-40% enchancment with out moving into specifics. Yen additionally recommended that the Ally X will be capable to greater than double the present worst case battery state of affairs of the Ally 2023.
ROG Ally 2023
Whitson Gordon additionally introduced different modifications on the stream, which embrace elevated system reminiscence from the present 16GB in addition to extra storage. The M.2 2230 slot may even be swapped for a extra frequent M.2 2280 slot for simpler upgradability. There was additionally point out of upgraded ports; contemplating the Ally 2023 had a single USB-C port, it is doable the Ally X has two. ASUS has additionally moved the ill-positioned microSD slot so your playing cards will not die from the exhaust warmth.
Amongst different hinted enhancements are modifications to the controls, with simpler interchangeability for the joysticks. Lastly, it appears the Ally X will are available an all-black shade choice, though the design appears unchanged in any other case.
ASUS may even be upgrading the corporate’s Armoury Crate SE software program to model 1.5, which options an improved design that makes it simpler to make use of and extra engaging. This up to date model may even be coming to the present ROG Ally 2023 sooner or later, which is able to proceed to be supported by the corporate.
The ROG Ally X will likely be formally launched on June 2 and can doubtless characteristic prominently within the firm’s Computex 2024 lineup in Taiwan. Pricing is claimed to be larger than the present Ally 2023, which might proceed to be on sale alongside the brand new mannequin.
