ASUS’s ROG brand released a Windows game handheld introduction video called ROG Ally on the official YouTube channel on April 1 this year. As the content of the article and the page leading to Best Buy, the pre-order channel in North America, were not taken down, Juan Jose Guerrero, senior marketing manager of ASUS North America, responded later that the plan was true.
However, Juan Jose Guerrero did not further disclose the specific pre-order opening time of ROG Ally, but it may appear in late April this year, or during Computex 2023 in early June this year.
In addition, since the current publicity images use both Microsoft Windows 11 and Xbox Game Pass logos (Editor’s note:Under normal circumstances, it must be authorized by Microsoft), so it shows that this product is indeed true.
It may not be too surprising for ASUS to enter the Windows handheld market. After all, many brands in China, such as AYANEO (阿诺), or the Steam Deck launched by Valve, the operator behind the Steam service, are locked and easy to carry around, and you can play Steam at any time. Asustek, which has previously launched the ROG Flow series 2 in 1 gaming laptops and tablets, is obviously also interested in this market.
Judging from the content announced so far, ROG Ally adopts a white body, with the ROG brand logo on the back that can be diagonally cut with RGB backlight and Slash. It itself uses Microsoft Windows 11 operating system and is customized in cooperation with AMD The heat dissipation part of the processor maintains the operating temperature of the system through a dual fan system, and the main cooling holes are arranged on the top and the back of the fuselage.
As for the operation interface, it is also expected to use a 7-inch design touch screen, with a left analog joystick and a cross button, with four sets of control buttons and a right analog joystick on the right, and a trigger button on the top (there should be a distinction between L1, L2, And R1, R2), there is obviously a set of left and right dial buttons on the back of the fuselage, which are used as operation aids, and the volume and auxiliary function buttons are added on the front, and the left and right sides of the front are also equipped with loudspeakers.
In addition to being used as a handheld, the game mode also includes connecting the handheld as a host computer to a TV, or using a dedicated dock to connect it to a computer screen, mouse, and keyboard, and using it as a game console.
The more special part is that ASUS has retained a set of XG Mobile eGPU external graphics card box connection function with the same design as ROG Flow series models in ROG Ally, which is used through a special PCIe 3.0 x 8 connection port, so as to improve game display performance. This allows ROG Ally to perform display performance corresponding to more refined 3A-level games.
However, ASUS also chose the direct cooling refrigerator announced on April 1st.ROG Damageobviously it should be just a simple April Fool’s Day joke.
