It appears the rumors round a brand new ROG Ally handheld are right, as Asus has one thing up its sleeve for later in the present day by means of an announcement.
VideoCardz, which beforehand highlighted rumors of the brand new gaming transportable, studies that the following ROG Ally seems on a leaked Computex 2024 launch schedule (which incorporates merchandise that will probably be unleashed earlier than the occasion in June).
Moreover, on the Asus ROG YouTube channel, there’s a stream set to go stay in eight hours (on the time of writing) entitled: “The following ROG Ally is coming.”
Now, earlier than you begin getting excited in regards to the look of the ROG Ally 2, it appears unlikely this may be a full-on sequel to the hand held. Relatively, it’s anticipated to be a refreshed model of the present ROG Ally – and on condition that the present mannequin is named the ROG Ally (2023), we’d count on this would be the ROG Ally (2024).
The up to date ROG Ally will run with the identical core parts, however it’s anticipated to alter issues up a bit. For starters – and maybe most significantly – the issues with the SD card reader are totally fastened, and we’re getting some tweaks to the design of the transportable too.
You may really glimpse the refreshed ROG Ally within the picture on YouTube for the announcement occasion (see under), and Asus seems to have tamed the angular strains, and gone for a extra rounded chassis. As you may as well see, it’ll be supplied in a black colour.
The opposite rumor swirling is that it would pack an even bigger battery, besides.
Evaluation: A refreshing change
We’re anticipating this to be extra about fixing issues – together with the notable difficulty of the SD Card reader sadly dying (which is far much less widespread nowadays, going by studies) – than making large modifications.
That stated, the tweaks to the design may very well be a significant enchancment by way of ergonomics, and extra battery longevity could be greater than welcome, too. And the black colour is prone to be a winner, as effectively.
As ever when a brand new model of a bit of {hardware} emerges, there could also be those that just lately dedicated and acquired a ROG Ally (2023) who find yourself with purchaser’s regret, and need that they had waited for this new mannequin. Significantly if the enhancements made are extra substantial than anticipated (we weren’t anticipating this refresh would do all that a lot, in all honesty – but it surely seems to be like it would).
The blurb of the stream tells us that it’ll contain getting “hyped about new impending ROG Ally {hardware},” so whereas an announcement is actually coming, it could be extra alongside the strains of a teaser than a full reveal. Time will inform, and we don’t have lengthy in any respect to attend to seek out out.
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