The Asus ROG Ally is among the most compelling Steam Deck options accessible immediately, providing higher ranges of efficiency for a better however nonetheless agreeable value. Nevertheless, plainly a successor of kinds could also be with us earlier than the 12 months is out, in response to Asus itself.
As issues stand, the ROG Ally is among the best handheld gaming PCs, the Steam Deck apart, notably in case you are after a transportable powerhouse that’s rocking Home windows 11. Nevertheless, this solely applies to the Z1 Excessive mannequin, because the Z1 mannequin that Asus launched after the preliminary launch merely will not be worthwhile.
The hand-held could also be due a alternative in 2024, although, in response to Arnold Su, of Asus India. In an interview with Techlusive, Su disclosed that the corporate “probably will launch a second era [handheld gaming console] this 12 months.”
Whereas Su didn’t share any specifics concerning the silicon that will energy the would-be ROG Ally 2, they did verify that it “will nonetheless preserve the Home windows options, however we are going to focus extra on gaming.” With this in thoughts, it appears we might be ready some time longer earlier than we see one other machine utilizing SteamOS, exterior of the Steam Deck OLED and LCD.
Provided that Asus plans to probably launch the ROG Ally 2 this 12 months, the machine will possible use an AMD Ryzen 8000 sequence chip, new for 2024. No matter finally ends up on the coronary heart of the hand-held, nonetheless, it’s going to definitely be extra highly effective than the Steam Deck.
The variety of main producers coming into the handheld area is constantly rising, with the Lenovo Legion Go serving as the newest instance we’ve reviewed. This naturally creates some strain for Valve to launch the Steam Deck 2, as a way to stay aggressive in each sense of the phrase. Given how widespread the prevailing mannequin is, although, it’s anybody’s guess once we will see it arrive.
For now, take a look at our Asus ROG Ally review to study extra about PCGamesN’s most well-liked Steam Deck different.
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