Asus ROG Ally is the Steam Deck rival we did not count on

Asus has stunned everybody with a Steam Deck rival seemingly launched from nowhere. The Asus ROG Ally is a Home windows 11 gaming handheld with twin fan cooling and a customized AMD APU chipset. Will probably be accessible to pre-order quickly, however Asus is but to announce when. It does have a sign-up web page on Greatest Purchase within the US, nonetheless, so you may enter your e-mail particulars to be notified.

Its announcement was accompanied by a fairly tacky video launched on 1 April, so many questioned whether or not the Ally was an elaborate April Fools joke, however it is not. The machine actually is coming to steal Valve’s thunder.

Asus ROG Ally specs

There are comparatively few specification particulars at current, with only a customized AMD APU chip and ROG XG Cell eGPU talked about within the video. The show expertise can be but to be revealed, though there’s affirmation that it has a Full HD (1080p) decision.

By way of video games, contemplating it runs on Home windows 11 there’s each chance it will work with a number of recreation platforms – possibly even Steam. Asus’ Armoury Crate software program will give entry to video games and settings, which incorporates the flexibility to customize all buttons.

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There’s one massive distinction to the Steam Deck that we will see from the bat – there isn’t any trackpad. That may make taking part in technique video games fairly tough, we really feel, as you may doubtless must map the precise thumbstick to mouse management as an alternative. Nonetheless, contemplating the Home windows working system, you may at the least additionally be capable to run video games through Xbox’s Cloud Gaming, we might think about. Nvidia’s GeForce Now could be useable too, in addition to different cloud gaming providers.

At this early stage, we’re nonetheless awaiting pricing and full availability. We additionally do not but know whether or not Asus plans a worldwide launch or simply within the US at current. We would count on it to be accessible elsewhere too, however are certain Asus will affirm quickly.

Perhaps it was deliberate for a full launch throughout E3 2023 in June, however with the annual gaming present now cancelled, that is not going to occur. We’ll replace you once we do discover out extra within the coming weeks, although.