The Steam Deck essentially paved the way for a whole new class of hardware: the handheld PC. The ASUS ROG Ally is one of the most well-known competitors to the Valve platform – and it is scheduled to receive a successor in the form of the ASUS ROG Ally 2 in 2024.
ASUS wants to build on the ROG Ally and present a successor to the PC handheld in 2024. Arnold Su, Vice President of ASUS India, revealed this in a new statement. The aim is to build on the previous success with the gaming handheld based on Windows 11. The previous ASUS ROG Ally is known to let you play titles via both Steam and Xbox Game Pass.
In the said statement to Techlusive Su emphasizes that ASUS wants to build on the momentum of the first ROG Ally. The successor should also use Windows as the operating system again and focus even more on the topic of gaming. Specifically, Su said: “We will most likely become a second generation [des Gaming-Handhelds] publish this year. We will keep the Windows features, but focus even more on gaming.”
However, Su did not yet comment on the planned specifications of the ASUS ROG Ally 2 in further detail. However, he left out some details about the previous hardware. The ASUS ROG Ally did pretty well in India and was able to sell 70,000 to 80,000 copies to women and men there alone.
The first ASUS ROG Ally was released worldwide last June. There were high-end and basic models that had 512 GB of NVMe storage. The basic model was powered by an AMD Ryzen Z1 APU, the premium version used the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme. The starting price was $599 for the basic model and $699 for the higher-end variant.
Although the hardware specifications were quite good, there is certainly room for improvement, for example in terms of ergonomics or battery life. The processor used in the ROG Ally 2 should also offer a lot more performance due to a jump from the AMD Ryzen Z1 to the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme – if it all happens that way. We will keep you up to date!
First came the SteamDeck, now the competition is moving in – in the case of the ASUS ROG Ally, with more power and higher resolution, among other things. Andi and Felix introduce you to the PC gaming handheld.
